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"Discussion by academics, government officials, and private sector leaders on the virtues of reducing the role of the Colombian State in favor of private interests, with the objective of increasing economic efficiency. Although a selective process of privatization has long been praised as beneficial for economies such as Colombia's, major sales of nationalized industries have not yet been achieved and successive governments have failed to elaborate a comprehensive privatization plan. The authors describe the benefits of moving in this direction and point out that the new Constitution opens...

"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...

Las memorias de un abanderado del pintor José María Espinosa fueron escritas en tiempos de su vejez, y no por mano propia sino por la pluma del escritor José Caicedo Rojas, quien apuró los recuerdos de Espinosa y los redactó. En tono autobiográfico están narrados allí los avatares de su participación en la Campaña del Sur, tiempos postreros de la Patria Boba, cuando fue abanderado de Antonio Nariño.