Democracias republicanas y estados fuertes : estrategia económica después de la crisis

Resumen: El artículo analiza el desarrollo económico mundial actual a partir de la crisis de las hipotecas de 2008, que perfila el fin del paradigma neoliberal. Frente a la debilidad de las democracias republicanas, los Estados fuertes propios de países emergentes y BRIC se convirtieron en el motor económico mundial. El autor examina el caso puntual de China y Rusia, los modelos centrales de los Estados fuertes, y luego estudia las estrategias desarrollistas de Brasil y Argentina. Estos casos ilustran que las nuevas formas de organización económica tienen por eje a un Estado fuerte. Observando esta realidad a la luz de la Doctrina Social de la Iglesia, se señala el riesgo que esto implica en detrimento del sistema democrático, donde el centro de la economía es el hombre.

Sources of contention and the emerging reality concerning Qohelet's Carpe Diem advice

Abstract: When Qohelet declares “there is nothing new under the sun,” his own words are no exception. It has been known for a century now that not all of Qohelet’s material is original to his own genius, and the idea that Qohelet is directly dependent on a literary source(s) is standard fare. The hallmark example continues to be Siduri the alewife’s advice to Gilgamesh which displays remarkable correspondence with Ecclesiastes 9: 7-9. However, what may have been construed as an instance of clear literary dependency a century ago cannot be maintained in light of the data that continues to emerge from the ancient Near East. New sources have risen that contend with the Gilgamesh Epic, and there has yet to emerge a definitive victor. This paper calls into question the very idea that Qohelet was directly dependent on a literary precursor and joins with a few select voices both past and present in suggesting an alternate interpretation of the data.