Números Publicados

This work shows, through theoretical and conceptual reflections, as well
as through many case studies, the need to go further in analysing the incompatibility
of two main goals of microfinance: the outreach to the poorest, and
the good financial performance of microfinance institutions. The initial results
of our research note that there is no perfect compatibility, but that there is a

This article studies the Spanish energy sector internationalisation process
towards Latin America. Direct investment flows data reveals that during the
lasta decade this region became the main destination of Spanish energy enterprises
foreign investments. However, currently —and since the last two
years— we can find a fall of Spanish direct foreign investment rate flows
towards the region. The reason is twofolf: (i) the crisis of Latin American economies

The Spanish publication of J. E. Stiglitz ́s book entitled Globalization
and its discontents turn us back this economics professor. This paper
attempts to summarize the main ideas, supports, criticisms, and some
studies that have dominated the debate about the relationship between
growth/poverty in the cases of Southern Asiatic and Rusia. This debate has
been characterized by the fire of Stiglitz as Economist Chief of the World

This work presents the new tendencies in energy regulation (electricity, gas and oil products) and identify the key facts which combined with the present established rules explains the main attitudes of the leader companies in the energy business. These attitudes have also consequences in the present competition performance and industrial structure. Conclusions try to identify future tendencies.

DNGOs have been taking a important role in the international economic cooperation
since the second half of the 20 th century. But it ́s been in the last decades
when their number has been increased in a spectacular way due to the great recognition
given by different society sectors. It has became what is frequently known as
“NGO phenomenon”, characterised by its complexity due to the way in which such

Argentina was one of the first countries to start the application of a radical electricity deregulation process, imitating other previous liberalized models. This work examines in detail the liberalization process held in the Argentina electricity value chain related to the, lets say negative, economic circumstances happened in recent years in the country, which had generally negative consequences to most of the agents: companies, workers, consumers..

This article approaches some relevant economic aspects of Argentina’s
experience with its exchange rate system during the decade 1991-2001, and
studies the causes of the collapse of its currency board. It analyzes how the
intrinsic weakness of the currency boards along with adverse economic shocks
for the Argentine economy generated an unsustainable situation for the
exchange rate.