La alta dirección pública: análisis y propuestas

Ao longo dos 12 anos em que foi embaixador do Brasil em Genebra e Londres e ministro das Relações Exteriores do governo Lula, Celso Amorim colecionou histórias que foi anotando no que lhe caía à mão. Se não estava com seu molesquine, aproveitava o verso dos menus de jantares para os quais era convidado, envelopes de correspondência, blocos de recado de hotel. Nada o privava de registrar uma impressão ou opinião no calor da hora. Abrangendo o período entre dezembro de 2002 e meados de 2004, Amorim aborda, entre outros assuntos, a posição do Brasil no ataque ao Iraque. Revela toda...

"They came for her husband. The trucks arrived with a crash, the occupants came down screaming, their grandchildren played in the street, both ran scared. It was seven thirty in the afternoon. They were followed by at least six men. Others stayed outside, on duty. In the rustic interior courtyard, María Ordóñez could only hug the little ones. The only room with a door inside the house was the one below. The invaders tore her down. But there was no one behind. They seized a laptop, a tablet, a camera, two cell phones: the reporter's work tools. He slept on the top floor. The fatigue of two...

The Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean seeks to respond to the demands of users who require reliable and sound statistical information in order to analyse the economic, social and environmental situation of the region. This year's edition includes information available up to mid-December 2012. This edition of the Statistical Yearbook is similar in structure to the 2011 edition as no significant changes have been made in terms of content or design. The Yearbook comprises four chapters. The first covers demographic and social indicators and continues to reflect special...

Concepción Arenal es una reformadora moral que, salvando la dignidad humana, despierta las conciencias hacia la razón, la empatía con el sufrimiento ajeno, el compromiso social, teniendo en cuenta la libertad y la autonomía moral. Supone un legado para la  losofía política y, en la medida en que fue escuchada, impulsó aquel primer Estado liberal hacia una dimensión social y democrática. La profunda y meticulosa obra de Concepción Arenal tiene muchos aspectos por descubrir. Desde la perspectiva de los derechos humanos y la justicia social en esta obra se sondean diversas claves que...