Notas sobre economía cubana

Desde cuando ocurrió la invasión iraquí a Kuwait durante la era de Sadam Hussein, el petróleo está siendo constante fuente de conflictos, el agua potable se ha convertido en causa de enfrentamientos múltiples y en importante moneda de cambio. En un brillante análisis, Michael T. Klare, experto en seguridad internacional e influyente analista en temas de defensa, predice que el móvil de las guerras futuras ya no será ideológico, sino la posesión de nuestros recursos naturales más preciados y cada vez más escasos. Citando como ejemplos desde los eriales petrolíferos de Asia...

Recopilación de artículos de la autora acerca de la transición del sexenio de Salinas de Gortari (1988-1994) y comienzos del de Zedillo (1994-2000); así como las diferentes problemáticas políticas de esos períodos.

No Reserve: The Limit of Absolute Power is a gripping and historically fascinating look into the dangers of mixing political power and economics in an emerging country. Written by Martín Redrado, president of Argentina's Central Bank (2004-2010), readers learn how this Harvard-educated veteran of Wall Street and leading Latin American economist was appointed by the country's President, Nestor Kirchner, to lead Argentina through difficult economic times. By 2008, the country, along with the world, was in financial crisis and through the independent policies of the Central Bank was able to...

The definitive account of the disappearance of forty-three Mexican students On September 26, 2014, a party of students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers’ College were en route to a protest when intercepted by local police. A confrontation ensued. Come the morning, the students were nowhere to be found. The crime that had transpired and the resultant cover-up brought the profound depths of corruption in the Mexican government and police force—as well as the vulnerability of ordinary Mexicans—into stark relief. Investigative reporter Anabel Hernández reconstructs the terrible events of...