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The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was created during 1940s. It's a key indicator of economic policy, and it's considered as rule to measure the significance of a country's economy, and it's a common base for other important indicators, such as fiscal deficit and the human development index (HDI). Diane Coyle reminds us that this instrument is not supposed to turn into a fetish; on the contrary, since it possesses a history that explains its consolidation, along with a structure and strategies that show the conception of economy from those who postulate it. Nonetheless, the GDP is currently one ...

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Quien no haya visto el día de la revolución en un pueblo pequeño, en donde todo el mundo se conoce y se ha conocido siempre, no ha visto nada. ERNEST HEMINGWAY, Por quién doblan las campanas Sobre la guerra civil española se han vertido litros de tinta en forma de ensayos, libros históricos, memorias, guiones de cine, canciones o poemas. Pero ninguno que sea tan certeramente atípico como éste en donde los verdaderos protagonistas de la guerra son esos miles de españoles que sufrieron en su propia piel y anonimato la contienda. Dice Víctor Alba en el prólogo que no existe ningún...

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