Banking and Regions in Colombia, 1850-1880
Revista de Economía Institucional, Vol. 11, No. 20, pp. 15-44, Fall 2009
30 Pages Posted: 24 Sep 2009 Last revised: 13 Mar 2011
Date Written: June 30, 2009
Abstract
This article analyses the development of the Colombian monetary and banking system between 1850 and 1880. The political debate and the power struggle at the national level determined the economic model of this period. Beyond its technical feasibility, the economic decisions were influenced by the concept of Nation that each group wanted to impose
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Keywords: monetary policy, radicalism, free banking, regional banking
JEL Classification: E52, E58, N16
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Correa, Juan Santiago, Banking and Regions in Colombia, 1850-1880 (June 30, 2009). Revista de Economía Institucional, Vol. 11, No. 20, pp. 15-44, Fall 2009, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1477607
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