La guerra de rapiña de 1879

A catalog of books deposited in the library under law of 1872; and, from 1891-1898, books by Chilean authors, or relating to Chile, published in other countries.

"Marvelous collection of newspaper editorials, reflecting different political opinions, on the Allende period. Also contains numerous pictures as well as documents plus various political cartoons. A godsend to scholars who wish to avoid grimy archives"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

They have been complex in recent years for Chile, especially if we add corporate corruption and the discrediting of republican politics and institutions to the erosion of the government projects of the Concertación and the New Majority. Therefore, during a year of elections, critical reflection on the representativeness of the Poder Legislativo and, especially, the one hundred and twenty "honorable" representatives that allow or impede changes in our country become urgent. In this detailed and no less ironic analysis, the journalist Nancy Guzmán bares with humor what each deputy does and...

"La Convención Constitucional debe discutir, entre otras cosas, el derecho a la propiedad privada, el rol del Estado en la economía o como enfrentar el agotamiento del modelo de derarrollo. ¿Cómo se equilibra el derecho de propiedad con el interés público y la función social? ¿Y el rol estratégico del Estado con la autonomía individual? Estas son algunas de las tensiones que el economista Óscar Landerretche identifica en siete nudos constitucionales -- subsidiaredd, propiedd, solidaridad, descentralización, autonomía técnica, iniciativa presupuestaria y gestión pública--, que...