Introducción al análisis de la economía política colombiana

"The buildings recognized as assets of cultural interest that have been selected to be part of this book make sense as structuring elements within the historical construction of the environment and the city of Bogotá. These buildings are not only part of the different urban fragments but who, in many cases, were promoters of the development of their areas, outstanding landmarks of the urban form, cultural or social references for citizens or outstanding examples for the architectural history of the city. " (HKB Translation taken from the introduction by Sheril Natalia Salazar Bayona)

"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...

"A raíz del violento ataque del ejército colombiano, el 1 de marzo de 2008, a un campamento de las FARC levantado en la zona de Angostura en territorio ecuatoriano, el Laboratorio de Medios de la UDLA, en alianza con la Universidad Javeriana de Colombia, consideró oportuno hacer un análisis de la información que sobre el tema empezaron a proporcionar diarios de los dos países para poner en evidencia las distintas formas de hacer periodismo y los diferentes niveles de calidad periodística. Este libro reúne los trabajos realizados en el marco de esa investigación que analizó las...

Juan introduces the reader to his family and describes his life including how they earn their living recycling trash found in the local landfill.