Focus-Abengoa, aware of the intellectual and communicative value of books, has promoted its growing publishing activity to the extent that it now has a valuable collection of documents relating to Seville. The distinctiveness of the city gives rise to multiple historical and artistic visions, which the Foundation seeks to present to the public, emphasising novel and unusual aspects. La Exposición Universal de Sevilla 1992: efectos sobre el crecimiento económico andaluz "1992 Seville Universal Exposition: effects on the economic growth of Andalusia" was written by María del Pópulo Pablo-Romero Gil-Delgado, who won the prize for the best doctoral thesis on a subject related to Seville in 2000. It was co-published with the University of Seville Publications Office as number 16 of the Focus-Abengoa collection. The immediate purpose of the 1992 Seville Universal Exposition was to highlight all the cultural, scientific, technical and economic factors associated with the Discovery of America that have influenced the evolution and progress of humanity. The public authorities were, however, aware that the event would also have significant economic and cultural repercussions on Seville and the surrounding area, and therefore devised an approach that would benefit the city and the region. Expo'92 is one of the greatest events to have been held in the city in its entire history, and the legacy it left behind included not only numerous architectural constructions and infrastructures, but also resources that could be used to the benefit of its citizens. The aim of the book is to assess the economic effects of the 1992 Seville Universal Exposition on the city itself and on the surrounding region and to evaluate the growth potential that has been generated, with a view to illustrating how the efforts of a society, in this case Sevillian society, can have a far-reaching positive impact not only on the city itself, but also on the surrounding area. The book provides an in-depth analysis of three basic issues: a detailed account of the event itself; a broad analysis of the main economic trends observed in Andalusia since the late 1950s; and, with a view to drawing conclusions on the long-term impact of infrastructures constructed for the Expo, an extensive insight into the new economic theories that have come to light since 1980 on long-term growth and regional development, known as the endogenous development model, in which communication infrastructures and innovation play a key role. Ver Sevilla. Cinco miradas a través de cien estampas "See Seville. Five perspectives in a hundred engravings" is a catalogue with texts by Antonio García-Baquero González, Vicente Lleó, Alberto Oliver, Alfonso Pleguezuelo, Javier Portús and Francisco Javier Rodríguez Barberán. It was published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name opened by the King and Queen of Spain in June, designed to showcase the permanent Collection of Engravings that the Foundation has built up over the years. Abengoa's decision to distribute it as a Christmas gift was a resounding success, judging by the overwhelming praise that poured in. In 2002 the Foundation decided to exhibit part of its Collection of Engravings. Alberto Oliver, a lecturer at Seville University, was asked to select a set of engravings on which to base an explanatory discourse as a representative summary of this rich and varied collection and to devise an original way of presenting it to the public. The idea for the exhibition crystallised into the consideration of the engravings in their iconographic dimension, that is, as a means to "see Seville", although the traditional single-sided point of view was to be replaced by a polyhedral point of view, which, while making no claim to comprehensiveness, would project different "perspectives" on the selected engravings. The resulting book is a collection of a hundred small articles with their respective illustrations, in which the five authors expound their particular vision of them, so that the engravings can be approached as an endless source of discovery and revelation. Catalogue of paintings shortlisted in the Focus-Abengoa 2002 painting competition This catalogue contains the 21 paintings shortlisted from the entries competing for the Focus-Abengoa 2002 Prize for Painting. The first prize went to José Manuel Núñez Arias for Páramo (Barren Plain), and the artists who received special mentions were Javier Buzón Fernández for Nocturno 21 (Nocturnal 21) and Manuel Martínez Vela for Silencio Negro (Black Silence). Newsletter Newsletters 52, 53, 54 and 55, the March, June, September and December issues, were published in 2002, providing information about the Foundation's activities and objectives. Annual Report 2001 The Annual Report for 2001, covering the activities carried out by the Focus-Abengoa Foundation in that year, was published and distributed in Spanish and English.