Hay futuro si hay verdad

"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.

"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...

Comentarios a los distintos aspectos del plan: politica agraria, politica industrial y el problema de vivienda.

CONTENIDO: El autor y su obra - Variaciones en torno al libro de Robert Louis Gilmore - El génesis del federalismo - La victoria del centralismo - Las dificultades de la postguerra - El recurso que falló - El estado de la Nueva Granada - "Doce largos años"--Ideología de la república democrática - La república democrática en acción - Fragmentación de las provincias y descentralización de la autoridad - La constitución de 1853.