%0 artículo original %A Sampson, Elizabeth Abigail %D 2018 %G spa %T Social and political problems in El coronel no tiene quien le escriba (1958) by Gabriel García Márquez %U https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/estudios/article/view/35398 %X Every country faces social and economic challenges. Nevertheless, administrators must look for different solutions to solve problems. In the novel, El coronel no tiene quien le escriba, the Colombian writer, Gabriel García Márquez, with great dexterity highlights the challenges of human development. The novel is his contribution to Colombia, the Latin American region and beyond as he demands changes to the everyday life of the people. This article is going to comment on the social and economic problems that impede productivity and progress in the novel.