Competitividad y estructura de la economía colombiana

"Very thoughtful study of a problem of the utmost importance for Colombia. The author analyzes the country's economic and political development since the post-war to better understand the profound changes it has undergone; he then proceeds to survey the known facts about the illegal drug industry. Within this context, Thoumi attempts to determine why Colombia developed, since the 1970s, a marijuana, and subsequently a cocaine, industry. Further, he evaluates the effects of the drug trade on the Colombian economy and social order. The final analysis suggests that Colombia's chances of reducing ...

"Straightforward introduction to history of Bogotá from colonial times to present. Shows how daily life changed over the centuries and how the city continually redefined itself by integrating people and customs from other parts of the country. Helpful maps, tables, bibliography, and capsule biographies of famous Bogotanos"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

CONTENIDO: El autor y su obra - Variaciones en torno al libro de Robert Louis Gilmore - El génesis del federalismo - La victoria del centralismo - Las dificultades de la postguerra - El recurso que falló - El estado de la Nueva Granada - "Doce largos años"--Ideología de la república democrática - La república democrática en acción - Fragmentación de las provincias y descentralización de la autoridad - La constitución de 1853.

Debates de un taller organizado en Bogotá por el Instituto de Estudios Políticos y Relaciones Internacionales de la Universidad Nacional y la Fundación Friedrich Ebert de Colombia en Mayo 22 de 1996.