Teorías y mediciones de competividad

CONTENIDO: Elementos para estudiar las crisis de gobernabilidad en Colombia - Los problemas del ejercicio de gobierno en Colombia - La fotografía: atajos y notables. Los frágiles cimientos del poder presidencial en Colombia - La historia: la imperceptible erosión del poder presidencial en Colombia - La evidencia: el presidente sitiado. La dura paradoja del gobierno Uribe - La consecuencia: la fractura del régimen presidencial: los rasgos estructurales de la ingobernabilidad en Colombia.

Two exhibitions that propose a dialogue from diverse perspectives around art, archaeology and the human body. The exhibition "Amerindian Bodies: Art and culture of the corporal modifications" curated by archaeologist Uribe explores the cultural, social and symbolic richness of the corporal interventions amongst the Pre-Columbian societies of Colombia. The interventions in skin, muscles, bone, hair, denture and nails, far from being superfluous, are vital in the construction of the social identity of the people. The exhibition follows the beauty ideals, religious rituals, economic activities,...

"Fine political geography of central Nueva Granada (Santa Fe prov.) was originally prepared as a master's thesis. Demonstrates how changing property boundaries and land use both illustrated and activated shifts in social power relationships. For example, the dislocation of indigenous communities helped weaken the corregidores de naturales, which, in turn, facilitated the rise of other local administrators and jurisdictions and quickened the pace of miscegenation and citizenship expansion"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

"Six essays analyze Colombia/US relations in post-Cold War period and challenges facing Colombia as US seeks to impose an ill-conceived anti-narcotics policy. Discusses policy options (including drug legalization), alternatives to extradition, and US certification requirements"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.