Memoria

Presenta un cuadro de la economia y la sociedad colombiana en la epoca de la colonia: el proceso de dominacion espa?ola, la evolucion de la poblacion indigena sometida, la tenencia de la tierra, la mineria del oro y el comercio.

"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...

Por la libertad de prensa - La Corte Suprema y la guarda de la Constitución - Orígenes de la política del Frente Nacional - La sociedad económica de amigos del país - El liberalismo y el Frente Nacional - La Asamblea Constituyente de la dictadura, su invalidez y la nulidad de los actos por ella cumplidos - La política administrativa del Frente Nacional - La restauración institucional - Análisis de una política - Política del desarrollo económico y el bienestar social - Descentralismo y desarrollo regional - Un criterio sobre el funcionamiento del Frente Nacional - La reforma social ...

"Essays by leading Colombian political economists review various aspects of contemporary Colombia including political parties, the congress, justice system, military, Catholic Church, social movements, and reform policies. Excellent review of the current scene"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.