This paper aims to propose a reading of [des] political order in Colombia, using as a theoretical source of Douglass North's reflections on the economic formation of political institutions. The contributions of this letter are very preliminary in nature and can better be understood taking into...

Fundamental research of the coffee economy have shown that regional class alliances were established imprecisely in the territories, usually in the central mountains of Colombia (although not exclusively or only way) and organized by the State being a necessary response to the inevitable need to...

This paper investigates growth convergence across Colombian departments during the period of 1975 to 2000, following both the regression and the distributional approaches suggested in the literature, and using two income measures computed by Centro de Estudios Ganaderos (CEGA).We also discuss...

This paper investigates convergence in social indicators among Colombian departments from 1973 to 2005. We use census data and apply both the regression approach and the distributional approach (univariate and bivariate kernel density estimators). Using literacy rate as a proxy for education, we...

This paper investigates convergence in social indicators among Colombian departments from 1973 to 2005. We use census data and apply both the regression approach and the distributional approach (univariate and bivariate kernel density estimators). Using literacy rate as a proxy for education, we...

This paper investigates growth convergence across Colombian departments during the period of 1975 to 2000, following both the regression and the distributional approaches suggested in the literature, and using two income measures computed by Centro de Estudios Ganaderos (CEGA).We also discuss...

The aim of this paper is to know, compare, contrast and evaluate the positive aspects of creating a hemispheric market, by analyzing the bilateral and multilateral agreements under negotiation, particularly the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). The theoretical framework is based on the...

A deep archive enquire reveals to the author that the management of the Colombian Coffee Industry during the last quarter of a century did not accomplish the best management practices as the Williamson and Coase fundamental transaction cost theorem proclaimed. This iron management theorem was...

This research attempts an exploratory inquiry to view, identify, and foresee managerial strategies to face the internationalization process under the forthcoming Summit of the Americas Trade Agreement. Two main diverted roads may be followed to reach Hemispheric market countries. Along the...

This research attempts an exploratory inquiry to view, identify, and foresee trends where the forthcoming Summit of the Americas may depart as a dynamic agent that will determine the transformation of developing economies in the Western Hemisphere. We launched this proposition based on a...