The Failure of Global Capitalism uses the examples of Cape Breton and Colombia to illustrate the harsh realities suffered by people throughout the global North and the global South under neoliberal globalization, particularly with regard to socio-economic and environmental issues. Ultimately, it...

The efficiency and productivity of Colombia's urban system will be a key determinant in the ability of the country to transition from a middle to a higher income economy. Economic growth is strongly driven by commodities in Colombia and other Latin American countries. However, the contribution...

Oil Wars -- Contents -- Figures, Boxes, Tables and Maps -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Nigeria: political violence, governance and corporate responsibility in a petro-state -- 2 Drilling in deep water: oil, business and war in Angola -- 3 Greed and grievance in Chechnya -- 4...

This paper provides an assessment of the funded pension system and the quality of the regulatory framework for both accumulation and payout phase. It suggests that the lack of portfolio diversification may contribute in the future to low returns and poor pensions and provides a number of...

From hotel luxury suites to working-class lunchboxes -- The United Fruit Company in Latin America: business strategies in a changing environment -- The United Fruit Company and local politics in Colombia -- The Labor conflicts of the United Fruit Company in Magdalena in the 1920s -- Nobody's...

Cover -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- List of Acronyms -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1. Introduction: The Spectre of Paramilitarism -- 2. Foundations for Theorizing Paramilitarism -- 3. From Colonialism to Neoliberalism: A History of Dispossession -- 4. Eight Years After...

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW -- II. A BRIEF REVIEW OF MACROECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS SINCE THE EARLY 1990S -- III. THE DATA -- IV. SECTORAL BALANCE SHEETS AND THEIR INTERACTIONS -- V. CONCLUSIONS -- References -- Appendix I: Balance Sheet Matrices for 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000,...

Colombia has set forth a number of important policy strategies to achieve its clean energy ambitions, including the 2018 Green Growth Policy, the 2019 National Circular Economy Strategy and the 2022 Energy Transition Policy. These strategies all note the role sustainable bioenergy and...