Obra de Francisco Leal Buitrago

"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...

La apertura como una relacion con el mercado externo y las variaciones que deben hacerse en cuestiones de politica economica; analiza economia de mercado, tasa de cambio, aranceles, macroeconomia de la apertura y el pacto andino y la apertura.

Two exhibitions that propose a dialogue from diverse perspectives around art, archaeology and the human body. The exhibition "Amerindian Bodies: Art and culture of the corporal modifications" curated by archaeologist Uribe explores the cultural, social and symbolic richness of the corporal interventions amongst the Pre-Columbian societies of Colombia. The interventions in skin, muscles, bone, hair, denture and nails, far from being superfluous, are vital in the construction of the social identity of the people. The exhibition follows the beauty ideals, religious rituals, economic activities,...

Heredera del esperpento y del teatro del absurdo, la trama de Hombre Cero evidencia que "el amor y la politica son los dos extremos de las relaciones humanas," tal como afirmara Octavio Paz. Frida y Rob viven entre arte contemporaneo y descomposicion social, entre angustia personal y falaz altruismo, y transitan de la protesta politica al carnaval o del ambiente circense al filo de la muerte. Los personajes "entre ideales frustrados y dicotomia de personalidades, se ven envueltos en una farsa que a fuerza de repeticion se transforma en una pesadilla cada vez mas tangible, en la que parecen...