DUTCH DISEASE AND BANANA EXPORTS IN THE COLOMBIAN CARIBBEAN, 1910-1950

A Meisel

No 2384, Borradores de Economia from Banco de la Republica

Abstract: 3 “Sale el tren de Santa Marta Ci�naga se ve dormida de Rio Fr�o hasta Aracataca donde mi abuelo cultiva Fundaci�n ya est� de fiesta viene el tren pidiendo v�a las canciones vallenatas se oyen en la lejan�a. … … … … … … … … … … … … P� mi abuelo fue el progreso y eso lo ten�a contento viviendo las malas horas lo llam� los buenos tiempos”. Carlos Vives, Los buenos tiempos In 1994, the seven departments of the Colombian Caribbean had a population of about 7.2 million, representing 21% of the country�s total. The region is at present the poorest in Colombia, with a per-capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of only 63.5% of the national average. The relative backwardness of the Colombian Caribbean is a twentieth century phenomenon. At the beginning of this century that was not the case. However, since then its economy has performed poorly. Unfortunately, we only have GDP statistics at the departmental level for the period 1950 to 1995. Thus, for the first fifty years of the century we do not have an adequate understanding of the evolution of Colombian regional incomes.

Pages: 53
Date: 1998-11-30
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Working Paper: Dutch Disease and Banana Exports in the Colombian Caribbean, 1910-1950 (1998)
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