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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.

Obra sobre politica económica y economia politica en Colombia en el contexto de la historia del país desde los años sesenta.

En este análisis de determina el comportamiento del sistema creado en 1993, en sus cuatro grandes aspectos: El sistema de seguridad social colombiano; el sistema de seguridad social en salud; el régimen pensional dentro de la seguridad social; y el sistema general de los riesgos profesionales. Es por el esto que se construyen reflexiones que contribuyen a la construcción de conceptos y teorías sobre la seguridad social.

"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 ...