The stages leading to modern external growth in Colombia had no historical paragon different with the decade of the twenties where foreign revenues were oriented mainly to satisfy needs of a new expanding market economy. Tariffs didn't comply with a protectionism conventional policy. Instead...

The significant expansion of the Colombian open economy during the first thirty years of the century originated on the expansion of the coffee industry, the Panama Reparation, the increase of foreign direct investment and credit obtained abroad. From 1925-1929 alone coffee revenues represented...

The political class at the turn of the century opposed to the creation of a Central Bank, responding to the argument that government credit control should not surpass what they considered a rational action. Onwards and not exempted of bloodshed the parties? political proposal included the...

Colombian structural change occurred after the export economy benefited from the prolonged upsurge of world trade cycle and so did during the twenties the coffee industry. As causes of the abrupt decline of the external sector in Colombia export activity are attributed first the generalized...

Last century political class found out how difficult it was for a country like Colombia with such geographical obstacles and incipient technological developments available to conclude a viable and integrated transport network. Juan Bernardo Elbers a wealthy Danish migrant compromised his...

The political class at the turn of the century opposed to the creation of a Central Bank, responding to the argument that government credit control should not surpass what they considered a rational action. Onwards and not exempted of bloodshed the parties' political proposal included the...

The Colombian economy experienced during the first two decades of the present century a stage of rapid economic growth. The export sector encouraged by the coffee industry increased also domestic activity up to a point where aggregated demand traduced into the creation of a whole national...

The Colombian political economy during the upsurge of the economic cycle of 1975-80 attempted to curtail repercussions that affected coffee export's income distribution particularly as adjusting mechanisms contemplated to equilibrate the whole economy price level. From the conventional economic...

An appraisal of the structural factors that determine price fluctuations in the Colombian coffee economy is object of study during the 1975-85 cycle. Some of the exchange determinants that affect the economy are considered particularly as a consequence of a sudden income rise due to coffee...

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...