Outputs (22)

Power balances, transnational elites, and local economic governance: The political economy of development in Medellín (2018)
Journal Article
Franz, T. (2018). Power balances, transnational elites, and local economic governance: The political economy of development in Medellín. Local Economy, 33(1), 85-109. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269094218755560

Applying a non-linear political economy analysis of power balances, institutional mechanisms, and elite structures, this study sheds light on the characteristics of Medellín’s economic development since the early 2000s. Elites with minimal technologi... Read More about Power balances, transnational elites, and local economic governance: The political economy of development in Medellín.

Aprendiendo de Karl Marx (2017)
Digital Artefact
Franz, T. Aprendiendo de Karl Marx

Urban Governance and Economic Development in Medellín: An “Urban Miracle”? (2017)
Book Chapter
Franz, T. (2017). Urban Governance and Economic Development in Medellín: An “Urban Miracle”?. In T. Angotti (Ed.), Urban Latin America: Inequalities and Neoliberal Reforms (129-145). Rowman and Littlefield

La productividad en América Latina se puede mejorar mediante incentivación, aseguración e inversión en tecnologías (2017)
Digital Artefact
Franz, T. La productividad en América Latina se puede mejorar mediante incentivación, aseguración e inversión en tecnologías

The Legacy of Plan Colombia (2017)
Digital Artefact
Franz, T. The Legacy of Plan Colombia

Latin America’s productivity problems can only be overcome by incentivising, underwriting, and enforcing technological investment (2017)
Digital Artefact
Franz, T. Latin America’s productivity problems can only be overcome by incentivising, underwriting, and enforcing technological investment

Corrupción, ¿para qué sirve? (2017)
Digital Artefact
Franz, T. Corrupción, ¿para qué sirve?

Sabotaging Peace (2017)
Digital Artefact
Franz, T. Sabotaging Peace

The Ends of Peace (2016)
Digital Artefact
Franz, T. The Ends of Peace

Urban Governance and Economic Development in Medellín (2016)
Journal Article
Franz, T. (2017). Urban Governance and Economic Development in Medellín. Latin American Perspectives, 44(2), 52-70. https://doi.org/10.1177/0094582X16668313

Many of the academic analyses calling Medellín’s development an “urban miracle” fall short with regard to discussion of the political economic implications of institutional shifts. An emerging transnational capitalist class promoted ‘good governance’... Read More about Urban Governance and Economic Development in Medellín.