Many researchers and economists have argued that competitiveness studies conducted by WEF and IMD, show limitations in small-economies, even more when they have different characteristics. The objective of this research is to study the competitiveness of three small-economies: Puerto Rico, Costa...

Es objeto de discusión si la política de incentivos destinada al sector minero es o no conveniente. Los partidarios defienden que gracias a esta los municipios tienen mayores oportunidades para desarrollarse, mientras que los detractores argumentan que no tiene sentido orientar recursos hacia...

The general objective of the study is to quantify the economic potential of 98 municipalities in the province of Seville in 2007 and 2012 from empirical research based on the application of the Rasch model. This will allow us to design a generic analytical framework or frame of reference for the...

The contents of the present work focus on contrasting the possible contribution of the funds from the second pillar of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to improving the evolution of one of the economic variables that is usually included as an objective to be achieved by rural development...

The Protocol for Socially Responsible Territory is the result of a local sustainability management experience, which has demonstrated the importance of public administration in social innovation. This article describes the process through which such protocol was obtained, its characteristics and...

The development model proposed for the economies of the world is based on a vision that includes economic growth. This idea is supported by the use of natural resources to provide the raw materials required for the system. However, from the concern for the consequences in the environment -by...

The Protocol for Socially Responsible Territory is the result of a local sustainability management experience, which has demonstrated the importance of public administration in social innovation. This article describes the process through which such protocol was obtained, its characteristics and...

Spanish Abstract: Los estudios de caso sobre desarrollo urbano en Colombia se han concentrado en dos de las ciudades más pobladas: Bogotá y Medellín (Castrillón & Cardona, 2014; Beuf, 2012). Mientras tanto, el éxito en la planificación de otras ciudades con menor población ha sido menos...

Spanish Abstract: Durante los últimos dos siglos, la discusión académica en torno al concepto de desarrollo ha permitido una evolución de este, tanto en su significado como en las diversas interpretaciones de los actores que la usan. La geografía como disciplina científica también ha...

Spanish Abstract: El presente artículo describe la política del mínimo vital de agua, instaurada en Bogotá por el Alcalde Mayor Gustavo Petro Urrego en 2012, en el ámbito de los subsidios del servicio público domiciliario, así mismo analiza el tipo de subsidio que plantea la iniciativa y...