* Ivo Lesbaupin

 COOPERACION INTERNACIONAL Y CRISIS FINANCIERA
 Vera Gianotten*
La actual crisis mundial, cuyas perspectivas día a día empeoran sin que nadie se atreva a vislumbrar su fin, está teniendo consecuencias sin precedentes en el mercado financiero global, pero sobre todo afectará de forma severa a los países empobrecidos del planeta.  

This article addresses the methodological complexities inherent in researching poverty, examining how to differentiate the poor from other social groups, and how to assess the relationships between poverty and technology adoption and impact. The use of specific types of quantitative and qualitative methods, the degree to which their integration was achieved, and the benefits of integration are analyzed.