La vida después de la desmovilización

"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...

Epoca precolombina - La cultura muisca - Cuatro civilizaciones - El mundo en el siglo XV - Descubrimiento - Conquista.

En los años ochenta el modelo de los servicios públicos domiciliarios prestados directamente por el Estado en Colombia entró en una profunda crisis. Desde hacía décadas se venían acumulando un sinnúmero de ineficiencias derivadas del manejo político y relaciones de clientela, que se habían traducido en bajas tarifas que no permitían cubrir tanto la operación como la expansión de la infraestructura; una carga laboral desmedida producto de la incapacidad de los gobiernos para limitar las peticiones de los sindicatos y deficiencia en las decisiones de inversión por parte del Estado. ...