Raquel BernalAdriana CamachoCarmen Elisa Flórez NietoChristian JaramilloOskar NupiaXimena PeñaCatherine RodriguezFabio SánchezMiguel UrrutiaAlejandro Gaviría2026-03-222026-03-222009https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/64173This study identifies the main problems that Colombia faces and the medium and long term policies that it should follows in order to become a developed country. We concentrate on five relevant elements of development: Education, health and demography, poverty and income distribution, labor market and institutions.esPovertyOrder (exchange)Distribution (mathematics)Welfare economicsMedium termEconomic growthEconomicsPolitical scienceEconomic Development: Challenges and Policies (Desarrollo Económico: Retos y Políticas Públicas ) (Spanish)article