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 ...

El Frente Nacional y su desarrollos - Las Reformas posteriores al Frente Nacional - La Asamblea Nacional Constituyente de 1991 - Desarrollo y primeros intentos de reforma a la Constitución de 1991 - Las Reformas políticas del gobierno Pastrana y su alianza por el cambio (1998-2002) - Las reformas políticas en el proyecto de referendo del presidente Alvaro Uribe Vélez y la enmienda de origen parlamentario presentada en el 2002.

"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.

"Fine political geography of central Nueva Granada (Santa Fe prov.) was originally prepared as a master's thesis. Demonstrates how changing property boundaries and land use both illustrated and activated shifts in social power relationships. For example, the dislocation of indigenous communities helped weaken the corregidores de naturales, which, in turn, facilitated the rise of other local administrators and jurisdictions and quickened the pace of miscegenation and citizenship expansion"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.