Trayectoria Empresarial De Pedro Aquilino López Medina (Business Trajectory of Pedro Aquilino López Medina)
Sugerencia de citación: Berdugo C., E. (2018). Trayectoria empresarial de Pedro Aquilino López Medina. tiempo&economía, 5(2), 209-225, doi: 10.21789/24222704.1336
17 Pages Posted: 16 Aug 2018
Date Written: July 1, 2018
Abstract
Spanish Abstract: La historia de Pedro A. López es un ejemplo más de muchos casos de ascenso social en Colombia de personas que no proviniendo de familias adineradas, ni de apellidos ilustres, lograron sobreponerse a múltiples dificultades económicas, políticas y sociales hasta alcanzar una posición importante en el mundo empresarial: mayor exportador de café, contratista de ferrocarriles y de transporte fluvial, banquero y accionista de varias empresas manufactureras y de servicios públicos.
English Abstract: The Pedro A. Lopez story is another example of many cases of ascent in the social pyramid in Colombia, people who don’t come from wealthy families or influential surnames, they were able to overcome economic, social and political difficulties and get a prominent position in the business world: Big coffee exporter, railway contractor and river transportation, banker and shareholder of several public sector and manufacturing companies.
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Keywords: Colombian businessman, business story, business development, economic history
JEL Classification: D72, N86, N46
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