Las preocupaciones por los grandes desequilibrios externos en los años previos a la crisis parecen haberse reducido a medida que su magnitud lo ha hecho. Pero hay dudas acerca de si las fragilidades y distorsiones a que respondían se han visto corregidas en sus causas de fondo o si, por el...

This paper examines three questions concerning the international coordination of macroeconomic policy. First it examines whether it is advantageous for governments to cooperate in the determination of monetary and fiscal policies. Second it asks whether it is helpful for governments to establish...

The food, environmental and economic crises have challenged civil society organizations (CSOs) and the communities they serve. A broad-based survey, initiated by the United Nations Division for Social Policy and Development and guided by a Civil Society Steering Committee, was undertaken in 2009...

This article offers a narrative of the Spanish crisis building upon previous literature and the papers published in this issue. This narrative focuses on two main topics: (1) the reasons why the Spanish economy embarked in the expansionary/speculative path resulting in an over-accumulation of...