Una guerra irregular entre dos ideologías

"El libro ... es el resultado del concurso Historias de Vida que el Fondo Editorial para la Paz, de la Fundación Progresar, convoca anualmente en su interés por rescatar la memoria histórica de las últimas cuatro décadas ... los textos son ante todo una aproximación a la cotidianidad de la izquierda armada y a la vez a unos elementos culturales que se han forjado en varias décadas de guerra insurgente en nuestro país"--P. [7]-8.

"Invaluable account of negotiations with and reincorporation of several guerrilla groups in 1990-91. Thorough history of settlement negotiated with M-19 guerrillas, and reports on parallel negotiations with the Ejército Popular de Liberación, Movimiento Quintín Lame, Partido Revolucionario de Trabajadores, and urban militias of Medellín. Good addition to the large and growing body of literature on guerrillas and peace processes in Colombia"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

"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...