El candidato y la furia

Even before its budget crisis and recall election, California held a unique position in the United States. Often lauded as having the fifth largest economy in the world, California leads the nation in other measures as well, particularly cultural and political trends. But were it an independent state, it would have one of the world's most unusual democracies. In The California Republic Brian P. Janiskee and Ken Masugi bring together a diverse group of contributors to shed light on the Progressive nature of California government. In addition to thorough treatment of perennial issues like...

Publicada por primera vez en 1994, esta obra vuelve a cobrar relevancia por su crítica a las políticas de austeridad de los gobiernos conservadores. En él, Krugman somete a juicio este modelo del liberalismo así como para reivindicar la figura de Keynes, cuyas ideas siguen aún prevaleciendo.

This book talks about the approaches that different countries and systems have addressed when trying to improve the quality of teaching and research services in the university level. It gives a recount on the context and the precedents that this topic has nowadays, in relation to university quality and how this is qualified globally. The authors emphasize on the importance of the new rules of management, in where the common denominator is the notion of accountability and also another point worth mentioning is the way they classify university institutions in four types: the Missionaries (they...

Notas sobre economía cubana nos ofrece en sus tres ensayos un análisis sintético de la política económica aplicada por Cuba entre 1959 y 2009. En estos textos se reflexiona sobre las complejidades del establecimiento de estrategias y de la planificación, en las condiciones de un país que construye el socialismo desde el subdesarrollo. Además, se valora el real significado de las relaciones económicas entre Cuba y la ex Unión Soviética, polémica que se mantiene aún hoy, dentro y fuera de la Isla. Su autor combina un gran conocimiento académico sobre estos temas, con su...