Geografía humana de Colombia: Variación biológica y cultural en Colombia

"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...

Este documento se centra sobre la pobreza en Colombia. Con una metodología de descomposición, se establecen características de la evolución de la pobreza en la década de los noventa, especialmente el aumento de 10% de la población pobre entre 1995 y 2000. Se presentan las características de los hogares pobres, y se encuentran los efectos de algunas variables sobre la probabilidad de encontrarse en condiciones de pobreza. Se miran algunos efectos básicos de las variables macroeconómicas sobre el nivel de la pobreza. Finalmente, se estima la magnitud del crecimiento económico y de la...

"Six essays analyze Colombia/US relations in post-Cold War period and challenges facing Colombia as US seeks to impose an ill-conceived anti-narcotics policy. Discusses policy options (including drug legalization), alternatives to extradition, and US certification requirements"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

"Fine political geography of central Nueva Granada (Santa Fe prov.) was originally prepared as a master's thesis. Demonstrates how changing property boundaries and land use both illustrated and activated shifts in social power relationships. For example, the dislocation of indigenous communities helped weaken the corregidores de naturales, which, in turn, facilitated the rise of other local administrators and jurisdictions and quickened the pace of miscegenation and citizenship expansion"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.