The joy of the international community and the mainstream press was overwhelming when, on August 24, after fifty-one years (or seventy, depending on the definition) of armed conflict, the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) announced a final peace agreement.

After four years of negotiation and far-reaching deals on rural land reform, political representation for demobilized FARC members, alternative solutions to the production of illicit crops, and recognition and reparation for victims, the Colombian public is asked to vote for or against the deal.

While a “sí” vote will be the likely outcome of the referendum on October 2, implementation and enforcement of the agreements will be largely contested. As Colombia’s pro-landlord brand of neoliberal development has not been an issue of debate at the negotiation table in Havana, a negotiated peace deal will not bring inclusive growth for the country’s rural poor.