No todo lo que brilla es oro: acción colectiva en minería aurífera. Buriticá, Antioquia (All That Glitters Is Not Gold: Collective Action in Gold Mining)

Spanish Abstract: Los territorios colombianos donde existe explotacion minera han sido objeto numerosos estudios desde el punto de vista economico, politico y social. En este articulo se analiza la accion colectiva en Buritica, Antioquia, para entender sus dinamicas comunitarias a pesar de los retos de la explotacion minera. Examina la cooperacion a partir del mecanismo de contribucion voluntaria y estima sus determinantes mediante un modelo probit. Los resultados indican que, aun en la adversidad, las personas tienden a actuar en forma cooperativa, a diferencia de estudios anteriores que se enfocan en la maximizacion del beneficio individual. English Abstract: The Colombian territories where mining occurs have been subject to numerous studies from an economic, political and social point of view. This article discusses the collective action in Buritica, Antioquia, in order to understand its community dynamics, despite the challenges brought on by mining exploitation. It examines cooperation based on the voluntary contribution mechanism and estimates its determinants through a probit model. The results indicate that, even in adversity, individuals tend to act cooperatively, unlike previous studies that focus on maximizing individual benefits.