Colombia: The Politics of Reforming the State

by Eduardo Posada Carbo (Editor)

Ten contributions examine the process of political, economic, and social reform that Colombia has experienced in the past decade. The first section addresses history, parties, and constitutional reform in Colombia, including discussion of the Colombian experience with Liberalism and the role of the Constitutional Court. Part Two addresses the state and society, with topics including violence and the state and housing policy during the 1990s. The last section, the state and the economic apertura , includes discussion of regulation and deregulation and evolution and rationality of budget institutions. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

286 pages, Hardcover

First published December 31, 1997