The paths of coffee: A brief economic history of coffee in Colombia

Fernando Estrada

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Abstract: This paper develops a brief history of coffee in Colombia identifying the processes of change in the geography and populations. From the eighteenth to the twentieth century, coffee cultivation represented the basis of household income. Changes in rural and urban culture of the nineteenth century were influenced by the coffee trade, likewise the fundamental transformations of the Colombian economy during the first half of the twentieth century. The Colombian economy and the idiosyncrasy of its people still depend on coffee, especially in rural areas and the Andean ranges.

Keywords: Colombia; coffee; Latin America History; household income (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A1 A14 H8 H80 N0 N16 N86 Q0 Q01 Q1 Q13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-09
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Published in Credencial Historia, Banco de la Republica IV.261(2011): pp. 1-16

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