El empresariado colombiano (1850-2010) ¿microcosmos del empresariado latinoamericano? Una aproximación a sus características

Translated title of the contribution: Colombian entrepreneurship, 1850-2000: a micro-cosmos of Latin american entrepreneurship? an approach to its main features

Carlos Dávila L. de Guevara

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Abstract

In this article the origins and basis of Colombian entrepreneurship since 1850 are examined and a number of their main features are outlined within the framework of Latin American entrepreneurship. The article draws on Colombian business historiography which, as in the case of Latin America as a whole, shows an increase in output and quality since early 1990s. An overview of its evolution is portrayed. The features of Colombian entrepreneurship dealt with are: its regional basis in this, a «country of regions» with natural resources, social and cultural differentiation; a pattern of high business and investment diversification; the role of land as a means of accumulation; and the important entrepreneurial performance of immigrants in this «non-immigrants land». These traits constitute a legacy whose positive and negative aspects may be critically scrutinized through theoretically oriented business history research. In this perspective, some useful theoretical inputs are outlined.
Translated title of the contributionColombian entrepreneurship, 1850-2000: a micro-cosmos of Latin american entrepreneurship? an approach to its main features
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)29-68
JournalApuntes
Volume39
Issue number70
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2012

Keywords

  • América Latina
  • Colombia
  • Empresas

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