Coffee in Colombia, 18501970
Subtitle: An Economic, Social and Political History (Cambridge Latin American Studies)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: October 31, 1980
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9780521222044
Subjects: Industry & Industrial Studies; Industries - General; Economic History; Business / Economics / Finance; History; South America; Social conditions; History / Latin America; Colombia; Coffee industry; Economic conditions
First sentence: Judging from its limited participation in international trade, Colombia during the nineteenth century was one of the poorest countries of Latin America, with a backward and stagnating economy.