Los programas y proyectos de cooperación al desarrollo dirigidos a promover la igualdad de género encuentran, con frecuencia, límites que reducen la eficacia de sus objetivos. Entre esos límites se identifican los que son considerados como barreras culturales y que no son más que...

Based on substantial empirical work, our paper contributes to the ongoing debate on the historical causes of contemporary Latin America problems of development (slow growth and high inequality). It shows solid quantitative evidence on wages and heights for Bourbon Hispanic America that, in our...

This article analyses current attempts to identify the factors underlying long-term economic growth. The author criticises some the arguments and historical proofs in which are based the two main explanations which dominate recent literature: the institutional approach and those which focus on...

En el presente trabajo se pretenden aportar elementos de información y de debate en torno a la cooperación cultural; ámbito en el que se ha producido un limitado esfuerzo teórico para entender el papel que la cultura tiene en los procesos de desarrollo. A su vez, se evalúa la cooperación...

This article presents a critical opinion on the lack of politicalization of gender as an instrument in the development programs carried out by international development agencies. The author analyzes how the target groups in International Development programs, in this case the Ecuadorian Kichwua...

The abominable acts of terrorism of September 11 led to the opening of a new period of international assistance in Afghanistan. Staged in a geopolitically complicated regional setting, Afghanistan’s current situation accepts no simple definitions, for it reflects the simultaneous efforts of...

Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows have contributed to the productive and technological upgrading of many host economies, whereas the discussion about the entry modes of multinational companies (MNC) and developmental effects is far from being concluded. Our aim is to exam the relative...