Movimientos sociales, estado y democracia en Colombia

Las ciencias económicas y de derecho, mantuvieron por más de un siglo una marcada separación. En estos momentos las disciplinas vuelven a unirse y es así como en este libro se sintetizan los elementos jurídico-económicos, que vinculan la compleja estructura del las relaciones económicas enmarcadas en las decisiones legislativas a fin de señalar sus ventajas y desventajas.

"Polemical historical study of the origins of Panamanian secession and the role played by Colombian domestic actors and the US government. The evolution of Colombian-Panamanian relations since 1903, with particular reference to the issue of the Panama Canal is also analyzed. Denounces support of Panamanian separatism and its appropriation of the Canal Zone but also criticizes the behavior of Colombian parties and administrations for generating Panamanian resentment, opening doors to foreign intervention and failing to pay adequate attention to the inter-oceanic canal issue. Interesting...

"Analyzes the structural process of the economic opening begun in 1990. Unlike past economic liberalizations, this process is not contingent upon availability of hard currency, but obeys a long-term economic strategy designed to stimulate growth. The process is deployed across several fronts in addition to international trade, among them, renewed exchange rate and fiscal policy, financial and tax reform, foreign investment incentives and new labor laws. The book offers background for sector and industry leaders, and a complete bibliography"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

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