Crítica de la economía política

Monograph on the history of data collecting in Colombia from the pre-colombian era to 1978 - discusses statistical computing techniques, types of census and surveys carried out, data collecting through the ages, and describes functions of the national level statistical service, etc. Bibliography pp. 589 to 594.

"Ground-breaking, comprehensive multivolume history of the Huila dept. from pre-conquest to the present. Work is the product of the collaboration of diverse university faculty and regional specialists who utilized archival, published, and oral sources to write monographic essays on individual topics. Vol. 1 covers preconquest through the colonial era; vol. 2 covers independence through the 20th century; vol. 3 covers economic topics, social movements, colonization, government; vol. 4 covers education, daily life, women, health, diversions; vol. 5 covers literature, art, architecture....

"Discussion by academics, government officials, and private sector leaders on the virtues of reducing the role of the Colombian State in favor of private interests, with the objective of increasing economic efficiency. Although a selective process of privatization has long been praised as beneficial for economies such as Colombia's, major sales of nationalized industries have not yet been achieved and successive governments have failed to elaborate a comprehensive privatization plan. The authors describe the benefits of moving in this direction and point out that the new Constitution opens...

Como lo demuestran los casos recientes de Timor Oriental y Kosovo, el reconocimiento de nuevos Estados es un asunto de la mayor actualidad. Para comprender cabalmente procesos de esta naturaleza resulta fundamental el antecedente hispanoamericano, y en particular el de la República de Colombia (1819-1831), que encabezó durante su breve existencia la pugna diplomática independentista en la difícil coyuntura de las restauraciones europeas. ¿Cómo elevarse al rango de nación en un ambiente eminentemente hostil? Esta obra sugiere que la publicación de artículos de prensa, folletos,...