Minería y desarrollo.

Readers will find here an approach to the behavior of the sector in terms of business variables, which are analyzed from different perspectives. In accordance with the interdisciplinary spirit of the project, researchers from the Faculties of Business Administration, Finance, Government and International Relations, Social Communication, as well as various departments of the Faculty of Law participate in this volume, in particular, the departments of Law Mining and Energy, Intellectual Property, Commercial, Labor, Business, Financial and Stock Market.

The different business dimensions of the sector that require attention in the short and medium term are addressed. Throughout the chapters the reader will find various analyzes that cover the conditions of the economic and regulatory environment that are affecting competitiveness, and institutional elements that have great potential to stimulate growth, but at the same time can become obstacles to its growth. long-term performance; In addition, he will be able to understand how the performance of the world market and future trends can condition specific business variables in the local market, such as profitability, productivity and investment. In addition, the volume presents abundant information collected from secondary sources, including testimonies from primary sources, such as businessmen, officials of organizations and institutions, and specialists on the subject. All of this reflects the complexity of the scenarios that companies in the sector must currently face, and the strategies that their leaders must execute to respond to them. The interdisciplinary approach presented by the authors on the factors that explain the competitiveness and performance of the mining industry will be very useful for people interested in comprehensively understanding the complex reality of this sector, and its true capacity to be an engine of economic development for the country.