Análisis de algunos aspectos del plan de desarrollo

"Insightful study of Colombia's drug problem. First chapters challenge some accepted ideas concerning the narcotics issue and its criminal, security, diplomatic, and military implications. Later chapters address its international aspects, focusing particularly on the role played by the US. Concludes that Colombian-US relations will become even more 'complex, difficult and tense' as a result of tough US policies and the negative impact of Colombia's political weakness and disarray on the anti-drug effort"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

Crecimiento, distribución del ingreso y pobreza - El crecimiento económico - Pobreza y desigualdad - La política de población - El rezago de la educación en Colombia - El problema del empleo - El modelo pensional - Los servicios públicos en Colombia - Los desafíos de las finanzas públicas.

An anthology of columns published in the newspaper, El Espectador, in December 2006. Illustrated with cartoons of Mico.

"Magnificent edition of articles translated into Spanish, by the late Berkeley geographer, James J. Parsons (1914-97). Approximately half are studies on Colombia. Parsons was known for his masterful ability to understand, from direct observation, the interraction between nature and culture"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.