Why ‘Good Governance’ Fails: Lessons from Regional Economic Development in Colombia

By critically reviewing different strands of literature on institutional change and development, this essay argues that, in order to fully understand subnational economic development, we need to move away from ‘good governance' explanations in which geography‐specific analyses of power structures and elite interests are largely absent. Using findings for Colombia and insights from economic geography and heterodox political economy theories, this essay gives theoretical and conceptual guidelines and approximations for future studies on regional economic development. The contribution provides a place‐based discussion of how the historically evolved distribution of power balances, context‐specific elite interests, and the interaction between place‐bound actors and place‐less dynamics affect subnational institutional arrangements shaping policies and development outcomes. The conclusions drawn are not limited to Colombia and will prove beneficial to researchers studying regional economic development in subnational contexts elsewhere in the world

Flexible ureterorenoscopy : state of the art and practical guide of tips and tricks

Flexible ureterorenoscopy is being used as first line treatment for kidney stones and proximal ureteral calculi, with variable success rates between different authors and lack of heterogeneity to define the minimal lithiasic mass in the stone free rate coQ4Revista Nacional - IndexadaBN

Erectile function and sexual health in men with spinal cord injury : a cross sectional study

Introduction and objective The main consequences of spinal cord injury (SCI) in men are erectile dysfunction and anejaculation. The mean age of people with SCI is 35 years in Colombia, and 76% of those affected are men. Approximately 80% of men with SCI pQ4Revista Nacional - IndexadaCN

Prostatectomía paliativa en cáncer de próstata localmente avanzado y metastásico con uropatía obstructiva

Conclusiones La pRTUP es una buena opción de tratamiento para la desobstrucción al tracto de salida de la vejiga secundaria al adenocarcinoma de próstata localmente avanzado, con mejoría considerable de los síntomas urinarios obstructivos bajos, el IPSS yRevista Nacional -No indexadaN