Poder constituyente, conflicto y constitución en Colombia

Monograph on the history of data collecting in Colombia from the pre-colombian era to 1978 - discusses statistical computing techniques, types of census and surveys carried out, data collecting through the ages, and describes functions of the national level statistical service, etc. Bibliography pp. 589 to 594.

"Polemical historical study of the origins of Panamanian secession and the role played by Colombian domestic actors and the US government. The evolution of Colombian-Panamanian relations since 1903, with particular reference to the issue of the Panama Canal is also analyzed. Denounces support of Panamanian separatism and its appropriation of the Canal Zone but also criticizes the behavior of Colombian parties and administrations for generating Panamanian resentment, opening doors to foreign intervention and failing to pay adequate attention to the inter-oceanic canal issue. Interesting...

El objetivo principal de este trabajo es analizar el concepto de democracia en el discurso politico de la izquierda colombiana, a partir del caso de la Union Patriotica (UP) desde su creacion hasta1991, pues se trata de un partido de oposicion al bipartidismo que han integrado tanto liberales como conservadores. En su conjunto, el trabajo analiza la evolucion del discurso upecista: su estrategia, sus condiciones de produccion, su composicion, su base ideologica en la epoca analizada (democracia, guerra sucia, unidad convergencia), la importancia del enunciador, del destinatario y del...

"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...