Christian life does not arise spontaneously in us. The truth of the Gospel cannot always be arrived at through a process of reasoning. We need to meditate long on the words of Jesus. It is only through familiarity and association with the Gospels that we begin slowly to learn to live like him. This [...]
Latin America has been central to the main debates on development economics, ranging from the relationships between income inequality and economic growth, and the importance of geography versus institutions in development, to debates on the effects of trade, trade openness and protection on growth a[...]
Latin America is attracting increasing interest due to the strong economic performance of the last decade and to the political changes that are taking place. This book gives a unique, comprehensive, and up to date view of Latin America economic development over the two centuries since Independence. [...]
Latin America is attracting increasing interest due to the strong economic performance of the last decade and to the political changes that are taking place. This book gives a unique, comprehensive, and up to date view of Latin America economic development over the two centuries since Independence. [...]
Economic structuralists conduct a system-wide analysis of a given economy, including its social context, which can be particularly valuable in determining why poor countries consistently fail to grow. This textbook studies, from a structuralist perspective, the reasons why a host of developing count[...]
This book addresses the following question: why are presidential democracies more likely to break down than parliamentary ones? Conventional wisdom among political scientists pointS to the incentives generated by the form of government itself; the independence of the executive and legislature that d[...]
Is economic development conducive to political democracy? Does democracy foster or hinder material welfare? These two questions are examined by looking at the experience of 135 countries between 1950 and 1990. Descriptive information, statistical analyses, and historical narratives are interwoven to[...]
Examines the impact of political regimes on economic development between 1950 and 1990.
In "Supplements for Endurance Athletes," you can cut through all the hype and find the information you need on 20 top supplements. Find out which supplements to use--and which to avoid--to maximize your advantage. You'll learn what the supplements are, how they work, how to use them, and the precaut[...]
This publication evolves from Colombian artist Jose Antonio Suarez Londono's 2012 exhibition at The Drawing Center in New York. The volume features full-color plates of drawings from a selection of Londono's notebooks (or "yearbooks") dating from 1997 to the present and taken from the artist's ongoi[...]
Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera was a Spanish lawyer, nobleman, politician and founder of the Spanish fascist movement, the Falange Espanola. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936, he was accused of conspiracy and military rebellion against the government of the second Spanish Republic and s[...]
In this Spanish best-seller, now available in English for the first time, the Biblical scholar Jose Antonio Pagola reconstructs the historical Jesus with a scholarly exegetical and theological approach. He addresses basic questions about who Jesus was; how he understood his life; what was the origin[...]
This publication offers a guide, in Spanish, for reading Sunday Gospels and meditating Homilies every week for the Liturgical Cycle B. This personal meditation on the words of Jesus transforms us more than all the explanations, sermons, and exhortations which reach us from the outside. People change[...]
It is the first comprehensive overview of the photographic work of contemporary Cuban artist Carlos Garaicoa. Photographers are generally witnesses to what goes on around them; some risk their lives to get involved, while others prefer the detached record afforded by a telephoto lens. The work of Ca[...]