Globalization in the twenty-first century in quest of a new paradigm

The historical significance of the tragedy on September 11 in 2001 may well be compared to the tragedy of June 28 in 1914 - the assassination in Sarajevo. Both tragedies closed two symbolic chapters of world history, i.e. that of the nineteenth century liberalism [1815-1914) and that of twentieth century nee-liberalism (1991- 200 l). The view that September l l , 200 l opened a new chapter in global histo­ry has found full confirmation in the poll of 275 opinion leaders conducted by the International Herald Tribune and the Pew Research Centre for People and Press. The phenomenon of global terrorism should be interpreted as a consequence of two failings in the last decade of the twentieth century. The first failing was the absence of a grand strategic vision for ordering the global stage after the col­lapse of the Soviet Empire. The second failing of the last decade of the twentieth century was the almost total disappearance of concern for the tragic plight of societies around the globe that led to polarization between rich and poor

El contexto europeo de la transformación del espacio polaco

The European Unión represents a machinery of economic integration which will lead to an integration of three types in the first years of the XXI Century: a monetary integration with a common European currency; a political integration with a conversion into a Federal State, and finally, the Union constitutes a process of formation of the new European space.The article highlights some elements which are relevant ta the integration through the promotion and reinforcement of the mechanisms of free competition in the whole territory of the Unión; of the creation of conditions for the unrestricted movement of persons, goods, information, and capital; of the initiation and cofinancing of actions aiming at the development of the technical infrastructure on a national and European scale; of the initiation and cofinancing of actions referring to the "cleaning up" of the natural environment; and of the creation of a whole system of networks which will accelerate and rationalize the process of ¡nnovation and its transmission; and through the use of the enormous financial resources set aside to the agricultural policy of the Unión.

Metas de las políticas regionales y objetivos de la planificación regional

Presentado anteriormente al Segundo Seminario sobre Regionalización de las Políticas de Desarrollo en América Latina, organizado por el Instituto Panamericano de Geografía e Historia, Santiago, 8-12 septiembre 196

El contexto europeo de la transformación del espacio polaco

La unión europea forma una máquina de integración económica efectiva, que en los primeros años del siglo XXI llevará a tres tipos de integración: monetaria, en el sentido de crear una moneda europea: política, con la transformación gradual a un estado federal; y, finalmente, es también la máquina de integración espacial que forma el nuevo espacio europeo

La política regional y la sociedad de la información

In the field of theoretical and pragmatic reflection on regional policy, the paper goes from the classical model of regional policy lo a new emerging model developed by the information society and by global development. Discussing two main regional policies (globally-minded and socially-minded policy), the author proposes four actors that determine regional policies in today´s world: The regions, the state, the transnational corporation and the European Union. On the other hand, the work focuses mainly on a European scenario and, therefore, on the European Community and the European landscape, everything coming to determine some of the research priorities in regional policies.Dentro del campo de la reflexión teórica y pragmática, el texto parte desde el modelo clásico de política regional hasta un nuevo modelo de política regional surgido de la sociedad de la información y del desarrollo global. Se discuten dos principales políticas regionales (la política con énfasis global y la política con énfasis social), y el autor propone cuatro actores que determinan las políticas regionales en el mundo actual: las regiones, el Estado, la corporativa transnacional y la Unión Europea. Por otro lado, el trabajo se enfoca sobre todo al escenario europeo y, por lo tanto, a la Comunidad Europea y al paisaje europeo, todo tendiente a determinar algunas de las prioridades en la investigación de las políticas regionales