El estado social de derecho y la rama judicial

"Este libro forma parte de un estudio más extenso sobre el comportamiento legislativo en Colombia, en el que participaron varios profesores e investigadores del Departamento de Ciencia Política del a Universidad de los Andes. Es un intento de interpretación histórica del proceso político colombiano, analizando desde un punto de vista estrictamente científico"--Tomado de la contracarátula.

Crecimiento, distribución del ingreso y pobreza - El crecimiento económico - Pobreza y desigualdad - La política de población - El rezago de la educación en Colombia - El problema del empleo - El modelo pensional - Los servicios públicos en Colombia - Los desafíos de las finanzas públicas.

"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...

"The Centro de Investigación y Educación Popular, a well-known Colombian research center, coordinated analysis for this work as part of a multi-cultural project organized by the Asociación Peruana de Estudios y Investigaciones para la Paz. Investigates the culture of violence including its impact on daily life, the media, and the economy, as well as its relationship with narcotics and organized crime. Contributors are well-established scholars"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.