Combate por la concordia

Un libro contundente que revela la vida y obra de Altamirano, uno de los hombres mas poderosos de su tiempo.

In 2008, inward foreign direct investment (FDI) in Latin America and the Caribbean rose to a new record high despite slowing with respect to the previous year, and the region's outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) reached its second highest level ever. Considering the economic and financial turmoil of the times, these results are surprisingly positive, but caution needs to be exercised in their interpretation. Many of the investments carried out in 2008 reflected the inertia effects of pre-crisis market trends, and capital flows in 2009 are in fact expected to fall. Focusing on the impact ...

Ben-Ami, Israel's ex minister of foreign affairs, contributes in this exceptional document an indispensable reflection to understand the reasons for the failure of the peace process. Having been one of the key persons in the negotiations with Palestinians, he clarifies where the relations between Palestinian and Israelis stand, and exposes the reasons for which the conflict has broken out again. This book poses basic principles for a solution, a solution that must be a political one, and one that shows a ray of hope towards peace.

America Latina es la region de mayor desigualdad economica del mundo en terminos de ingresos. A pesar del crecimiento de la region, esta desigualdad aumento durante los ultimos cincuenta y, sobre todo, los ultimos veinte anos, con resultados previsibles: disminucion del salario real, aumento del desempleo y compresion de la clase social media. A la vez hubo una abrupta reduccion del gasto publico en salud, educacion y otros servicios sociales. Sin embargo, frente a la violacion sistematica de los derechos sociales, el movimiento latinoamericano por los derechos humanos, forjado en muchos...