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Esta antología recopilada por Hilbourne Watsones uno de los mejores libros recientemente publicados sobre la actual crisis del Caribe. Los ensayos aquí incluidos trascienden los ámbitos específicos de la región caribeña, constituyendo también un importante estudio colectivo sobre el fenómeno general de la globalización.

Two essential features allow us to understand recent developments in growth theory: a new conceptualization to explain its nature, that is, the return to classical political economy and the introduction of the theory of public goods, and some mathematics that allow the formalization of this new conceptualization. With the development of bothn elements, the article presents the "new" theoretical framework, the formal conditions and the mathematical techniques needed tounderstand current growth theory. This review of these new developments can serve as a point of reference to broeciet, or to question the formulations of endogenous growth theories. ; Dos aspectos esenciales que permiten entender los desarrollos recientes en la teoría del creciemiento: una nueva conceptualización para explicar sus naturaleza, es decir, el retorno a la economía política clásica y la introducción de una teoría de bienes públicos, y unas matemáticas que permiten formalizar esta nueva conceptualización. Con el desarrollo de ambos elementos, el artículo presenta el "nuevo" marco teórico, las condiciones formalesy las técnicas matemáticas necesarias para entender la actual teoría del creciento. Esta revisión de los nuevos desarrollos puede servir de punto de referencia para ampliar o cuestionar los planteamientos de las teorías de crecimiento endógeno.

The analysis of the impacts of coffe bonanzas and crisis on the Colombian economy, given its importance, has been one of the favorite topics of research both by colombian and foreign economists, Cárdenas(1991);Carkovic (1992); Cuddington (1986); Ocampo (1994); Posada(1992);Urrutia and Suescún(1994). The political economy aspects behind the policy response by colombian authorities has not had similar emphasis in the literature. Such is the topic of this paper. The article stars with a historical overview of the international coffee price with the purpose of identifying the major periods of bonanzas and crissi. In a chronological pattern, the paper discusses the main institutional and political economy issues that took place then and the extent to which they may explain the macroeconomic response to bonanzas and crisis. The paper singles out the key role traditionally played by the coffee growers represented through the National Federation of Coffee Growers and poses the question of what should be its future role, in a country where coffee has lost its importance in foreign exchange earnings and in GDP, but where the coffee activity continues to be an important source of rural employment and where the coffee producers maintain a political and economic leadership in key regions of the country.

No abstract availableRealidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 15, 1990: 241-274 ; No hay resúmenes disponiblesRealidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 15, 1990: 241-274

The author explains the concept of 'genericity' and maintains that it is essential for scientific models. Then, he defines the associated concept of 'exceptionality' and shows how some assumptions in political economics (like Marx's theory of the uniformity of the composition of capital or Morishima's industrial independence) are exceptional. Finally, he shows that successful Sraffian systems are generic. ; El autor presenta el concepto de 'genericidad' y sostiene que es indispensable en los modelos científicos. Asimismo, define el concepto asociado de 'excepcionalidad' y demuestra que algunas asunciones económico-políticas (como la marxiana uniformidad de la composición orgánica del capital o la independencia industrial de Morishima) lo son. Finalmente, demuestra que los buenos sistemas sraffianos son genéricos.

This paper attempts to assess some of the economic implications of the Convention of Biological Diversity. After outlining the main principles and the scope of the Convention, the following aspects are being addressed: the determination of the "optimal" level of biodiversity loss, the indeterminacy of monetary value of biodiversity and the problems it poses for the funding mechanism, and concludes with a discussion of the issues of access to genetic resources and lo biotechnology. ; Este ensayo intenta evaluar algunas de las implicancias económicas de la Convención sobre Diversidad Biológica. Después de esbozar los principios más importantes y el enfoque de la Convención, se delinean los siguientes aspectos: la determinación del nivel "óptimo" de pérdida de biodiversidad, las consecuencias de la indeterminación del valor monetario de la biodiversidad y sus problemas con respecto del mecanismo de financiamiento, y se concluye con una discusión sobre el acceso a los recursos genéticos y a la biotecnología.

Neoclassical Economics dealt with political analysis since the fifties. In this way, Public Choice presented policy-maker as homo-economicus & introduced the notion of political market. Moreover, James Buchanan & the Virginia School constructed Constitutional Political Economy. But, its economical character & the lack of empirical analysis of the Public Choice prevented the broad resurgence of political economy. We had to wait until the last two decades of the 20th Century to contemplate this resurgence, propelled by New Institutional Economics, which is based on the coasean notion of transaction costs & the northian notion of institutions. This theoretical framework takes on a multidisciplinary perspective & generates Transaction Cost Political Analysis, which turn into indispensable reference for positive political theory. Tables, Graphs, References. Adapted from the source document.

Examines government negotiations with political parties in order to effect fiscal reform, arguing that reforms are insufficient to meet existing public policy demands and needs; Mexico. Summary in English.