Hacia una política para la frontera con Colombia

"En la obra de Uriel Cassiani sobrevive un mundo nuevo para nosotros, pero antiguo y vigente para una etnia que nunca ha cortado su cordón umbilical con la naturaleza [The work of Uriel Cassiani Pérez opens a world which is new for us, but is old and active for people who never cut their umbilical cords with nature]"-- John Jairo Junieles.

CONTENIDO: Qué es la economía socia de mercado / Klaus G. Binder, Ernst Dürr / - Modelo político colombiano y la cuestión social / Gustavo Zafra Roldán / - Acceso igualitario a activos, condición del desarrollo / Jorge Iván González / - La propiedad como fuente de creación de riqueza y bienestar / Eduardo Pizano / - Precios, competencias y desarrollo económico / César Ferrari / - Política económica en la coyuntura / Leonardo Villar / - La seguridad social en América Latina / Gina Magnolia Riaño Barón.

"As the Samper government was rocked by allegations of drug-related corruption in the presidential campaign of 1994, Colombia's endemic crisis of governability, violence, and political participation took a dramatic turn for the worse. Moreover, Colombia/US bilateral relations degenerated into mutual accusations and recriminations. In this book, several of Colombia's leading political analysts assess this crisis and its implications for the maintainance of political stability and consolidation of democracy"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

"Excellent study by a team of Colombian social scientists of the recent evolution of Colombian-Venezuelan relations and their process of integration. Analyzes Colombian and Venezuelan roles in the other country's foreign policy, evolution of bilateral relations (1989-92), commercial relations, and negotiations and agreements on border, commercial, transportation, energy, environmental, and other issues. Concludes that integration process has lost momentum and recommends the reduction of the number and complexity of issues under discussion, while focusing attention on implementation of...