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A union list of serials commencing publication after Dec. 31, 1949.
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Includes entries for maps and atlases.
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book brings together a range of ideas and theories to arrive at a deeper understanding of inequality in Latin America and its complex realities. To so, it addresses questions such as: What are the origins of inequality in Latin America? How can we create societies that are more equal in terms of income distribution, gender equality and opportunities? How can we remedy the social divide that is making Latin America one of the most unequal regions on earth? What are the roles played by market forces, institutions and ideology in terms of inequality? In this book, a group of global experts gathered by the Institute for the Integration of ...
Extract: The main effort of this research was directed toward assembling as long and as complete a set of data as possible for government expenditures on agriculture in nine Latin American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela. It covers the period 1950-78 on an annual basis. An effort was made to include estimates for many kinds of expenditures, such as research and extension, irrigation, marketing, transport, health, education, administration, agrarian reform, and so forth. The purpose is to identify government expenditure policies for the agricultural sector; to measure their importance in relation to the total government budget and agricultural output; to analyze their trend and variability throughout the time period and from country to country; and to begin to study their effects on agricultural production.
Reconocidos académicos y experimentados hacedores de políticas colombianos participan en esta descripción sistemática del análisis de políticas para una audiencia internacional. Al examinar el desarrollo histórico y el estado actual del análisis de políticas como campo de estudio y en la práctica, este libro considera el análisis de políticas públicas en el gobierno y el poder judicial, y en otros campos como la salud, la educación y la seguridad. Los autores también profundizan en el notable éxito de Colombia en la regeneración económica, la gestión de la diversidad cultural y la resolución de conflictos armados internos a largo plazo. Este libro no es solo un resumen importante del análisis de políticas en Colombia, sino que también proporciona conocimientos y lecciones aplicables en otros lugares.
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.