Toledo y los Dominicos en la época medieval

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was created during 1940s. It's a key indicator of economic policy, and it's considered as rule to measure the significance of a country's economy, and it's a common base for other important indicators, such as fiscal deficit and the human development index (HDI). Diane Coyle reminds us that this instrument is not supposed to turn into a fetish; on the contrary, since it possesses a history that explains its consolidation, along with a structure and strategies that show the conception of economy from those who postulate it. Nonetheless, the GDP is currently one ...

A polemic work due to its hefty critic to public figures and to those who see the electoral reformations -which this book demystifies-, as a historical achievement. The transition to democracy requires not only the dismantlement of the old regime, but also the design of the new normative and institutional arrangement that preserves the plural and multiple spirit of the nation. The task is immense, but our generation cannot avoid it: citizens must not stay apart. The mixture of fill and hope has to be translated into critic, proposal, and active participation. The essays that I have gathered...

Síntesis histórica del estado de Guerrero que ofrece una forma de explicar la situación actual, las condiciones económicas y la inestabilidad política que se han reflejado con más fuerza desde el segundo tercio del siglo XIX hasta fechas recientes. Si el proceso histórico experimentado en una región brinda claves para comprender los dilemas presentes, esta breve historia es un ejemplo de ello. Los capítulos que la integran invitan a reflexionar sobre su entorno y sobre el grado de influencia que la historia ejerce sobre su persona.

Benito Pablo Juárez García, presidente de la República que promulgó las liberales Leyes de Reforma, defendió la soberanía nacional ante la invasión extranjera y promovió el orden constitucional republicano. Se presenta aquí una semblanza del hombre y una selección de su correspondencia política.