Vikingos

Según el papa Inocencio III, "Nada de lo que pasa en el mundo debería escapar a los ojos del supremo pontífice" y, de hecho, durante dos milenios, es poco lo que no ha sido observado y controlado por esta figura. Desde su aparición entre las ruinas del Imperio Romano, el Papado ha representado la más extraordinaria prolongación del poder celestial sobre la tierra. Pese a los ataques de los que ha sido objeto, tanto por parte de sus enemigos como desde dentro, pasados dos milenios, es innegable que pocas instituciones han sobrevivido tanto y jugado un papel tan importante, no sólo en la ...

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 ...

Historias de grandeza y de debilidad, de astucia y de traición, de inocencia y de dignidad forman parte de nuestra gran historia, de todo eso que hizo de nosotros casi 400 millones de desposeídos.

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