Los ferrocarriles y su impacto sobre la economía colombiana

Maria Ramirez-Giraldo

Revista de Historia Económica / Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History, 2001, vol. 19, issue 1, 81-122

Abstract: Recently in Colombia has emerged a new interest in explaining some facts in economic history within the context of cliometrics. However, the analysis of transportation infrastructure and its impact on the Colombian's economic development has not received enough attention. The objective of this paper is to close this gap, after all transportation developments is a central topic in the study of country's economic history. This paper provides a new database that contribute to the study of transportation developments in Colombia. The main contribution is to demonstrate that railroads did not play an overwhelming role in Colombia's economy during the first half of the twentieth century.

Date: 2001
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