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Goldwork and Shamanism
Classic study with photos of gold artifacts. Book by Pre-Columbian cultures of Colombia scholar Reichel-Dolmatoff with studies of the mysterious rituals of what was undoubtedly the most important aspect of the life of the ancient ethnic communities of El Dorado: the decisive role of the Shamans and their hallucinatory world of magic and religion. The book analyses the spiritual dimensions of these cultures and the natural wisdom of century-old secrets along lavish full-page color images of the enigmatic and beautiful gold objects still known today as "gold of the ancients" that skillful craftsmen wrought for ritual use.
El Banco de la República
El papel de Banco de la Republica como banco central y en razon a sus tareas en los campos monetario, cambiario y crediticio; su naturaleza juridica y la forma de ubicacion, en las diferentes ramas del poder publico.
Banco de la República: 90 años de la banca central en Colombia
"El 23 de julio de 2013 el Banco de la República celebró noventa años de trabajo, fiel a su compromiso de mantener la confianza en la economía y en la moneda del país, contribuir a la estabilidad macroeconómica y, en general, cumplir los mandatos que le fueron asignados desde su creación con la llegada de la Misión Kenmmerer al país. Dichos mandatos le fueron ratificados en la Constituyente de 1991, y desde ese entonces se le ha legado la tarea de “mantener el poder adquisitivo de la moneda en coordinación con la política económica general, buscando un crecimiento del producto y el empleo”, todo en función del bienestar de la sociedad".
Junta directiva del Banco de la República
"Este libro de Gloria Valencia constituye una referencia imprescindible para entender la historia del Banco de la República desde que la Constitución de 1991 le confirió su autonomía. Tiene, además, el inmenso mérito de ser un libro lleno de anécdotas y consideraciones de economía política que hacen particularmente amena su lectura". LEONARDO VILLAR, GERENTE GENERAL DEL BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA La sala de reuniones de la Junta Directiva del Banco de la República guarda grandes secretos sobre decisiones cruciales e importantes momentos de la historia económica del país en los últimos 30 años. Las anécdotas y sucesos de lo allí acontecido son develados por Gloria Valencia, quien ...
Policy Analysis in Colombia
Leading Colombian academics and experienced policy practitioners cast new light on their country in this systematic overview of policy analysis for an international audience. Examining the historical development and current status of policy analysis as a field of study and in practice, it considers public policy analysis in government and the judiciary, and across domains including health, education and the military. Contributors also delve into Colombia’s notable success in economic regeneration, the management of cultural diversity and the resolution of long-term internal armed conflict. Not just an important summation of policy analysis in Colombia, this book also provides insights and lessons applicable elsewhere.
Banking Services for Everyone?
Using information from 193 banks in 58 countries, the authors develop and analyze indicators of physical access, affordability, and eligibility barriers to deposit, loan, and payment services. They find substantial cross-country variation in barriers to banking and show that in many countries these barriers can potentially exclude a significant share of the population from using banking services. Correlations with bank- and country-level variables show that bank size and the availability of physical infrastructure are the most robust predictors of barriers. Further, the authors find evidence that in more competitive, open, and transparent economies, and in countries with better contractual a...
The Welfare State Revisited
The welfare state has been under attack for decades, but now more than ever there is a need for strong social protection systems—the best tools we have to combat inequality, support social justice, and even improve economic performance. In this book, José Antonio Ocampo and Joseph E. Stiglitz bring together distinguished contributors to examine the global variations of social programs and make the case for a redesigned twenty-first-century welfare state. The Welfare State Revisited takes on major debates about social well-being, considering the merits of universal versus targeted policies; responses to market failures; integrating welfare and economic development; and how welfare states a...
