Construyendo lo global

CONTENIDO: El nudo gordiano de la justicia y la guerra en Colombia / Mauricio García Villegas, Rodrigo Uprimny / - Seguridad nacional y seguridad ciudadana. Una aproximación hacia la paz / Francisco Leal Buitrago, Patricia Bulla Rodríguez / - Humanización del conflicto y proceso de paz / Carlos Vicente de Roux / - Violencia urbana : teoría y políticas de seguridad ciudadana / Alvaro Guzmán Barney / - La cuestión agraria en la guerra y la paz / Alejandro Reyes Posada / - Violencia y equidad / Alfredo Sarmiento Gómez / - Narcotráfico y paz : alternativas y políticas / Alvaro Camacho...

Monograph on the history of data collecting in Colombia from the pre-colombian era to 1978 - discusses statistical computing techniques, types of census and surveys carried out, data collecting through the ages, and describes functions of the national level statistical service, etc. Bibliography pp. 589 to 594.

"Very thoughtful study of a problem of the utmost importance for Colombia. The author analyzes the country's economic and political development since the post-war to better understand the profound changes it has undergone; he then proceeds to survey the known facts about the illegal drug industry. Within this context, Thoumi attempts to determine why Colombia developed, since the 1970s, a marijuana, and subsequently a cocaine, industry. Further, he evaluates the effects of the drug trade on the Colombian economy and social order. The final analysis suggests that Colombia's chances of reducing ...

"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...