Economía y democracia

Investigación empírica donde se evalúan las economías de aglomeración de los sectores industriales españoles en 1985, de acuerdo con la clasificación NACE-CLIO, revisando por un lado las economías de aglomeración, de sus conceptos, clasificaciones, modelos y técnicas de medición y por otro se hace una estimación de estas economías en la industria española.

A selection of works written at the start of the author's writing career between 1983 and 1990, it consists of three sections. The first contains cultural criticism, the second, writings about Chilean rock, and the third is criticism of literature and the arts that reflect the counterculture sensibility evident in all the pieces.

"Carefully researched study of the economic impact of the Chilean occupation of Lima during the War of the Pacific. Looks at banking and the roles of emerging Spanish and Chinese merchants. Concludes that the economic 'ruin' of Lima by the end of the occupation was nearly complete. Suggests that the economic issues of the Chilean occupation were so profound that they played a significant role in delaying the final settlement of the War of the Pacific claims until 1929"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Caracterización demográfica de Chile en los años noventa; La educación un factor de potenciación; Participación política de las mujeres entre 1990-y1998; Institucionalidad pública encargada de promover e implentar la igualdad de derechos entre mujeres y hombres en el periodo 1990-1998.

"An interesting collection of speeches and writings from 1990-93 by the influential, but frequently embattled, 39-year-old leader of the moderate right-wing Renovación Nacional party. Of particular interest are his thoughts on the transition to democracy, human rights abuses and national reconciliation, economic and political development, and developments within the rival Christian Democratic party"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.