The Slow Industrial Take-Off of Bucaramanga, Colombia (1857-1929)
This article analyzes the conditions that made possible an incipient industrialization process in Bucaramanga, Colombia, for seven decades, five corresponding to the 19th century and two to the 20th century. The origin and amount of capital, the professions and occupations of economic actors, the le...
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| description | This article analyzes the conditions that made possible an incipient industrialization process in Bucaramanga, Colombia, for seven decades, five corresponding to the 19th century and two to the 20th century. The origin and amount of capital, the professions and occupations of economic actors, the level of risk used, the sense of association, business conduct, ownership and use of land and the various investment sectors are some of the factors examined to understand why the Santander region failed to consolidate an industrial and commercial process similar to that experienced in the states of Antioquia and Valle del Cauca. Based on the concept of the merchant and its performance in economic sectors of production and marketing, its link in the cultural industry, banking, finance and construction, state policies and strategies to encourage industrialization at national level will be analyzed with the objective to show the progress made in Bucaramanga with reference to similar contexts. The analysis of notarial archives and of the local press as a primary source make possible to understand the economic process of Santander region between 1857 and 1929; for this, the consultation of notarial protocols, evidence of the constitution of companies and the transformation of capitals in Bucaramanga region was essential. This article opens a perspective for the realization of new studies that show the process of economic development in Santander and find out the reasons for its stagnation compared to other Colombian departments. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-104292022-06-17T21:35:35Z The Slow Industrial Take-Off of Bucaramanga, Colombia (1857-1929) El lento despegue industrial de Bucaramanga, Colombia (1857-1929) Acevedo Tarazona, Álvaro Espinosa Suárez, Carlos Humberto trade, entrepreneur, factory, economic history, industrialization comercio, empresario, fábrica, historia económica, industrialización This article analyzes the conditions that made possible an incipient industrialization process in Bucaramanga, Colombia, for seven decades, five corresponding to the 19th century and two to the 20th century. The origin and amount of capital, the professions and occupations of economic actors, the level of risk used, the sense of association, business conduct, ownership and use of land and the various investment sectors are some of the factors examined to understand why the Santander region failed to consolidate an industrial and commercial process similar to that experienced in the states of Antioquia and Valle del Cauca. Based on the concept of the merchant and its performance in economic sectors of production and marketing, its link in the cultural industry, banking, finance and construction, state policies and strategies to encourage industrialization at national level will be analyzed with the objective to show the progress made in Bucaramanga with reference to similar contexts. The analysis of notarial archives and of the local press as a primary source make possible to understand the economic process of Santander region between 1857 and 1929; for this, the consultation of notarial protocols, evidence of the constitution of companies and the transformation of capitals in Bucaramanga region was essential. This article opens a perspective for the realization of new studies that show the process of economic development in Santander and find out the reasons for its stagnation compared to other Colombian departments. Este artículo analiza las condiciones que hicieron posible un incipiente proceso de industrialización en Bucaramanga, Colombia, durante siete décadas, cinco correspondientes al siglo XIX y dos al siglo XX. El origen y monto de los capitales, las profesiones y ocupaciones de los actores económicos, el nivel de riesgo empleado, el sentido de asociación, la conducta empresarial, la tenencia y el uso de la tierra y los diversos sectores de inversión son algunos de los factores que se examinan para comprender por qué la región santandereana no logró consolidar un proceso industrial y comercial similar al experimentado en los departamentos de Antioquia y Valle del Cauca. A partir del concepto de negociante y su desempeño en sectores económicos de producción y comercialización, su vinculación en la industria cultural, la banca, las finanzas y la construcción, se analizarán las políticas y estrategias estatales para incentivar la industrialización en el ámbito nacional con el objetivo de mostrar el avance que hubo en Bucaramanga con referencia a contextos similares. El análisis de archivos notariales y de la prensa local como fuente primaria permite comprender el proceso económico de la región santandereana entre 1857 y 1929; para ello fue fundamental la consulta de protocolos notariales, evidencia de la constitución de empresas y de la transformación de capitales en la región bumanguesa. Este artículo abre una perspectiva para la realización de nuevos estudios que muestren el proceso de desarrollo económico en Santander y descubran las razones de su estancamiento en comparación con otros departamentos colombianos. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2020-02-26 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer reviewed Article application/pdf application/xml application/pdf https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/cenes/article/view/10429 10.19053/01203053.v39.n69.2020.10429 Apuntes del Cenes; Vol. 39 No. 69 (2020); 241-266 Apuntes del Cenes; Vol. 39 Núm. 69 (2020); 241-266 2256-5779 0120-3053 spa https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/cenes/article/view/10429/9353 https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/cenes/article/view/10429/10466 https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/cenes/article/view/10429/10469 Copyright (c) 2020 Álvaro Acevedo Tarazona, Carlos Humberto Espinosa Suárez http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | trade, entrepreneur, factory, economic history, industrialization comercio, empresario, fábrica, historia económica, industrialización Acevedo Tarazona, Álvaro Espinosa Suárez, Carlos Humberto The Slow Industrial Take-Off of Bucaramanga, Colombia (1857-1929) |
| title | The Slow Industrial Take-Off of Bucaramanga, Colombia (1857-1929) |
| title_alt | El lento despegue industrial de Bucaramanga, Colombia (1857-1929) |
| title_full | The Slow Industrial Take-Off of Bucaramanga, Colombia (1857-1929) |
| title_fullStr | The Slow Industrial Take-Off of Bucaramanga, Colombia (1857-1929) |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Slow Industrial Take-Off of Bucaramanga, Colombia (1857-1929) |
| title_short | The Slow Industrial Take-Off of Bucaramanga, Colombia (1857-1929) |
| title_sort | slow industrial take off of bucaramanga colombia 1857 1929 |
| topic | trade, entrepreneur, factory, economic history, industrialization comercio, empresario, fábrica, historia económica, industrialización |
| topic_facet | trade, entrepreneur, factory, economic history, industrialization comercio, empresario, fábrica, historia económica, industrialización |
| url | https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/cenes/article/view/10429 |
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