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Inversión Extranjera Directa Y Construcción De Ferrocarriles En Colombia: El Caso Del Ferrocarril De Panamá (1849-1869)

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  • JUAN SANTIAGO CORREA RESTREPO

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A mediados del siglo XIX se evidencia uno de los procesos de inversión extranjeramás exitosos de América Latina y en particular en Colombia: la construccióny puesta en funcionamiento de la Panama Railroad Co. Esta línea férrea sedisenó y ejecutó como una ruta de paso entre los océanos Atlántico y Pacífico.Esta empresa fue una de las más rentables de su momento y reflejó de maneraclara los intereses económicos y políticos de los Estados Unidos. La empresase configuró en uno de los monopolios de transporte más importantes de laépoca, y significó uno de los recursos fiscales más apreciados por el gobiernocolombiano, presentando simultáneamente profundas asimetrías de poderentre Estados Unidos y Colombia.

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  • Juan Santiago Correa Restrepo, 2010. "Inversión Extranjera Directa Y Construcción De Ferrocarriles En Colombia: El Caso Del Ferrocarril De Panamá (1849-1869)," Estudios Gerenciales, Universidad Icesi, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:col:000129:008406
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    Keywords

    Ferrocarriles Colombia; inversión extranjera; migración; monopolios detransporte;
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    JEL classification:

    • N16 - Economic History - - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations - - - Latin America; Caribbean
    • N36 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Latin America; Caribbean
    • N76 - Economic History - - Economic History: Transport, International and Domestic Trade, Energy, and Other Services - - - Latin America; Caribbean
    • F21 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Investment; Long-Term Capital Movements
    • F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration

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