Introducción a la macroeconomía colombiana

Este documento se centra sobre la pobreza en Colombia. Con una metodología de descomposición, se establecen características de la evolución de la pobreza en la década de los noventa, especialmente el aumento de 10% de la población pobre entre 1995 y 2000. Se presentan las características de los hogares pobres, y se encuentran los efectos de algunas variables sobre la probabilidad de encontrarse en condiciones de pobreza. Se miran algunos efectos básicos de las variables macroeconómicas sobre el nivel de la pobreza. Finalmente, se estima la magnitud del crecimiento económico y de la...

"Polemical historical study of the origins of Panamanian secession and the role played by Colombian domestic actors and the US government. The evolution of Colombian-Panamanian relations since 1903, with particular reference to the issue of the Panama Canal is also analyzed. Denounces support of Panamanian separatism and its appropriation of the Canal Zone but also criticizes the behavior of Colombian parties and administrations for generating Panamanian resentment, opening doors to foreign intervention and failing to pay adequate attention to the inter-oceanic canal issue. Interesting...

"As the Samper government was rocked by allegations of drug-related corruption in the presidential campaign of 1994, Colombia's endemic crisis of governability, violence, and political participation took a dramatic turn for the worse. Moreover, Colombia/US bilateral relations degenerated into mutual accusations and recriminations. In this book, several of Colombia's leading political analysts assess this crisis and its implications for the maintainance of political stability and consolidation of democracy"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

Interviews avec le président colombien Uribe et essais des auteurs suivants : José Obdulio Gaviria, Libardo Botero Campuzano, Álvaro Uribe Vélez, Luis Carlos Restrepo Ramírez, Eduardo Posada Carbó, Mauricio Rubio, Fernando Cepeda Ulloa, Francisco José Lloreda Mera, Darío Acevedo Carmona, Jaime Jaramillo Panesso, Alfonso Monsalve Solórzano, Eduardo Pizarro Leongómez, Mario Aguilera, Carlos Gaviria Díaz and Alejandro Martínez Caballero.