A critical analysis on the processes of selection for vacancies of Assistant Professor in Public Andalusian Universities

La publicación del Real Decreto-ley 14/2012 de medidas urgentes de racionalización del gasto público paralizó la convocatoria de plazas de profesorado universitario. En muchas ocasiones la urgencia que lleva a reivindicar la necesidad de que se reactiven cuanto antes las promociones e incorporaciones de nuevo profesorado, hace olvidar que no basta únicamente con convocar concursos sino que éstos deben de regirse con criterios de transparencia, claridad, coherencia, justicia y objetividad. Si la aplicación de estos criterios es crucial en todos los casos, más lo es si cabe en los concursos de acceso para la adjudicación de plazas de Profesorado Ayudante Doctor/a debido puesto que suponen la puerta de entrada principal para la estabilidad contractual del profesorado en las Universidades Públicas. En esta aportación se analizan los concursos públicos para cubrir plazas de Profesorado Ayudante Doctor/a en las Universidades Públicas Andaluzas durante el periodo comprendido entre noviembre de 2014 y diciembre de 2015. El objetivo es mostrar cómo su marco regulatorio permite una enorme heterogeneidad y subjetividad en los procesos de contratación.The publication of the royal decree, law 14/2012 of urgent measures of rationalisation of public spending, paralysed the opening of vacancies for university professors. The urgency to open new promotions and incorporate new professors means it is often easy to forget that it is not enough to just open new processes of selection but that selection for vacancies should take place in a transparent, clear, coherent, just and objective manner. If applying this criteria is crucial in every case, it is even more so with respect to vacancies for Assistant Professor, given that this is the key entry point for gaining a fixed professorship in public universities. In this article we analyse the processes of selection for vacancies of Assistant Professor in public Andalusian universities during the period between November 2014 and December 2015. Our objective is to show how the legal framework allows for a huge amount of heterogeneity and subjectivity in the hiring process

The Euro System as a Laboratory for Neoliberalism: The Case of Spain

Since the 1970s, neoliberalism has evolved from ideology to political agenda, from political program to public policy, and from public policy to a system that replaces democratic control over economic policy with a system of elite economic management. This process of change has been possible due to the endorsement of a meta-political theory that destroys democracy and legitimizes technocratic despotism, financial deregulation, the debasement of labor into a new proletariat, and the purging of constitutional politics. In this article, we analyze this profound transformation of social and legal relations in the “euro system” and, specifically, in the regressive policies that have emerged from the “crisis” in Spain, a peripheral country of the European Union. The problems in contemporary Europe are a direct consequence of the neoliberal version of European economic unity. Their solution will depend on the capacity of the member states to create a social Europe that strengthens institutional democracy and develops universal systems of social protection. This, in turn, will depend on the ability of citizens to remodel state institutions in accordance with new social goals that place life at the center

Remittances in crisis: Is Moroccan development at risk?

This article reflects, in the context of the international economic crisis, on the impact of decreases in remittances on the development of Morocco. For this is explored 2008-2009 as our period of study: analyzing causes, consequences and the actions initiates by the country in this new situation. Based on an analysis of documents and official statis-tics, our study not only raises the issue of the possible depletion of the internal econom-ic dynamics in Morocco, but warning about the fragility of families receiving remittanc-es who have to face up social risk of losing the source of income that support them above the poverty line. The actions promoted by Morocco, reported in the article, are insufficient and should be reconsidered from global view, taking into account the latest economic dynamics, the practices of the diaspora and development needs. Este artículo reflexiona, en un contexto de crisis económica internacional, sobre los efectos de las disminuciones de remesas sobre el desarrollo de Marruecos. Para ello se explora en el intervalo temporal 2008-2009: las causas, las consecuencias y las medidas iniciadas por el país en esta nueva situación. A partir de un análisis documental y de datos estadísticos oficiales, nuestro estudio no sólo plantea el posible agotamiento de la dinámica económica interior de Marruecos, sino que alerta sobre la fragilidad de las familias receptoras de remesas que están ante el riesgo social de perder su fuente básica de ingresos y quedarse por debajo del umbral de la pobreza. Por lo que las medidas promovidas por Marruecos, relatadas en el artículo, son insuficientes y deben ser replan-teadas desde una visión más global, teniendo en cuenta las últimas dinámicas económi-cas, las prácticas de la diáspora y las necesidades del desarroll

Remittances in crisis: Is Moroccan development at risk?

This article reflects, in the context of the international economic crisis, on the impact of decreases in remittances on the development of Morocco. For this is explored 2008-2009 as our period of study: analyzing causes, consequences and the actions initiates by the country in this new situation. Based on an analysis of documents and official statistics, our study not only raises the issue of the possible depletion of the internal economic dynamics in Morocco, but warning about the fragility of families receiving remittances who have to face up social risk of losing the source of income that support them above the poverty line. The actions promoted by Morocco, reported in the article, are insufficient and should be reconsidered from global view, taking into account the latest economic dynamics, the practices of the diaspora and development needs.Este artículo reflexiona, en un contexto de crisis económica internacional, sobre los efectos de las disminuciones de remesas sobre el desarrollo de Marruecos. Para ello se explora en el intervalo temporal 2008-2009: las causas, las consecuencias y las medidas iniciadas por el país en esta nueva situación. A partir de un análisis documental y de datos estadísticos oficiales, nuestro estudio no sólo plantea el posible agotamiento de la dinámica económica interior de Marruecos, sino que alerta sobre la fragilidad de las familias receptoras de remesas que están ante el riesgo social de perder su fuente básica de ingresos y quedarse por debajo del umbral de la pobreza. Por lo que las medidas promovidas por Marruecos, relatadas en el artículo, son insuficientes y deben ser replanteadas desde una visión más global, teniendo en cuenta las últimas dinámicas económicas, las prácticas de la diáspora y las necesidades del desarrollo

Perspectives on human and social capital theories and the role of education: an approach from Mediterranean thought.

Current discussions about education suggest that a transformative pedagogy that goes beyond the acquisition of knowledge and skills is needed. However, there is no agreement as to the inputs needed for a correct development of the educational model. In this sense, we can identify the presence of two different approaches to human and social capital which embody distinct educational worldviews. On the one hand, the ‘Marketable Human Capital’ or ‘Personal Culture’ approach, and on the other hand, the ‘Non-Marketable Human Capital’ or ‘Civic Culture’ approach. The first, which is linked to mainstream economic theory, sees education as any stock of knowledge that contributes to an improvement in the productivity of the worker and individual well-being. The second, which is rooted in the Mediterranean tradition of political thought, highlights the role of civic virtues, reciprocity, and public action within the educational process and its influence on public happiness. In this article, we analyse these connections in order to introduce the eighteenth-century Mediterranean tradition of economic thought into discussions about human and social capital theories and the role of education in them. Focusing on education through these prisms, national and international agendas must be reoriented towards the integral development of people to include broader global debates.Financial support from the Research Program of the Faculty of Economic and Business Administration at the University of Granada (UGR/2018

Crisis económicas y cambio institucional en España: de la gran depresión a la crisis de 2008

This paper discusses the economic crises in Spain, from the Great Depression to current recession. Institutional economics offers the theoretical framework for identifying and analyzing the institutions and the rules of the game that have triggered or aggravated the economic crises. This work identifies the institutional changes, caused by economic depressions, which have determined the path dependence of Spanish economy during the last century. In addition, this article analyzes in historical perspective three factors relevant for the institutional environment of the Spanish economy: the Stabilization Plan of 1959, the democratic Spanish transition and Spain joined the European Economic Community. They all have direct effects on policy-making of the country.: crises, Spain, institutional change

Economic poverty and happiness in rural Ecuador: The importance of Buen Vivir (Living Well)

This research paper addresses the endemic dimensions of having or not having a good life using a concept of poverty based on self-reported subjective well- being. We build a subjective well-being poverty (SWBP) line and compare it with two income poverty (IP) lines. The endemic dimension comes from rural Ecuador and the indigenous happiness idea of Buen Vivir (Living Well), which has been the focus of growing attention in the scientific and the political arena. Discrepancies between SWBP and IP are deeply explored building models that explain SWBP with IP, as well as control variables and Buen Vivir related variables. We show that income poor households are more likely to be poor in terms of their reported subjective well-being. However, households that grow their own food and are in an indigenous community are less likely to report to be subjective well-being poor. The results suggest that low SWBP values in contrast with high IP may be explained by idiosyncratic components of the Buen Vivir philosophy. The components of the Buen Vivir ethos related to SWBP give rise to the idea of building multidi- mensional concepts of poverty based on what ethnic people consider to be good or bad for their specific way of life. In a general context, our study raises the importance of considering poverty and its dimensions taking into account the endemic factors of specific groups of people and cultures. That is, to take into account what is important for their lives.Financial support from the Spanish Ministry of Economics and Competitiveness (Project ECO2012-32189) and the Government of Andalucía (Project P11-SEJ-7039 and Project P12-SEJ- 1436)

La economía política institucional: balance y perspectivas

Los recientes debates sobre el papel de las instituciones en el desarrollo han mostrado la existencia de dos grandes corrientes teóricas en lo que al pensamiento institucionalista se refiere: la “Nueva Economía Institucional” y la “Economía Política Institucionalista”. La primera, encabezada por premios Nobel de Economía como Ronald Coase, Douglass North, Oliver Williamson y Elinor Ostrom, ha sido ampliamente analizada y documentada. En cuanto a la Economía Política Institucionalista, aún puede apreciarse un vacío importante de contribuciones académicas que analicen sus raíces y sus principales aportaciones. El presente artículo trata de superar, en parte, esta laguna mostrando las aportaciones principales de la que, a juicio de algunos autores, puede considerarse como la única corriente “explícitamente institucionalista”, la Economía Política Institucional (EPI), que se sitúa en torno a la obra de Ha-Joon Chang. El objetivo del trabajo es doble: ofrecer una aproximación a la EPI y realizar una propuesta de clasificación de las instituciones a partir de las contribuciones de sus principales autores

Aproximación crítica a la crisis económica mundial : Sistema capitalista, política monetaria y globalización financiera

Para comprender las verdaderas causas de la crisis económica mundial en la que aún estamos inmersos, es necesario abordarla dentro del proceso de integración del sistema financiero internacional, entendido como la evolución del régimen económico capitalista contemporáneo. El presente trabajo analiza la crisis actual desde esa perspectiva, mostrándola como una causa directa al modelo de expansión capitalista cuyos inicios se remontan a la década de los 70. Esta orientación nos ayudará a vislumbrar otra serie de problemas fuera de la esfera financiera e inherentes al modelo de crecimiento de los últimos 30 año