América Latina. Huellas y retos del ciclo progresista

The need for an integrated management of water resources has derived from the emerging understanding that the water crisis cannot solely be regarded as a hydrological crisis. Instead, it is frequently defined as a crisis of governance, as institutional and management scarcity are hindering a sustainable, equitable and efficient use of water resources. Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) is internationally accepted as a toolbox to achieve these objectives. However, implementation of the IWRM-approach is still lacking, especially in developing countries and transitional economies. This ...

Julio Ligorría analiza y proyecta en Guatemala frente al espejo a un país multilingüe y pluricultural, regido por una constitución que lo enmarca en el modelo republicano, de estructura económica industrial, que sobrevivió a la descomposición social de un conflicto interno de 36 años caracterizado por una ubicación geoestratégica privilegiada, en tanto colinda con NAFTA y dista tres horas de vuelo de Estados Unidos. Ligorría señala que la movilidad humana es apresurada, mientras que la socioeconómica es sumamente lenta. En Guatemala frente al espejo, Julio Ligorría da su visión ...

Este libro es una compilación de las entrevistas realizadas por David Barsamian a Noam Chomsky, las cuales fueron transmitidas dentro de la serie Alternative Radio, y en las que abordó temas como: la situación política, económica y cultural de Estados Unidos; el “libre comercio”; el nazismo, entre otros.

Special Spanish-English Bilingual Edition Edicion especial ingles-castellano On September 11, 2012, on Catalonia's National Day, 1.5 million people from all over Catalonia marched peacefully and joyfully through the streets of Barcelona, behind a single placard: Catalonia: New State in Europe. Fifteen days later, President Artur Mas called snap elections for the Parliament of Catalonia, in order to hold a referendum that would let the people of Catalonia decide their own future. The rest of the world and even Spain were caught by surprise, but the events unfolding in Barcelona have been a...