Inversión Extranjera Directa Y Construcción De Ferrocarriles en Colombia: El Caso Del Ferrocarril De Panamá (1849-1869)

Abstract

The mid nineteenth century experienced one of the most successful foreign investment processes in Latin America and particularly in Colombia with the construction and operation of the Panama Railroad Company. This railway was designed and operated as a route that bridged the Atlantic and the Pacific. It was one of the most profitable companies at the time and clearly reflected the economic and political interests of the United States. The company became one of the most prominent transport monopolies in its day and was one of the most valuable fiscal assets for the Colombian government.

Infraestructura y migración caribeña en Panamá, mediados del siglo XIX y principios del XX: una aproximación indirecta a partir de fuentes hemerográficas y secundarias

“…Two works of Colombian historiography, Inversión extranjera directa y construcción de ferrocarriles en Colombia: el caso del ferrocarril de Panamá] (1849-1869) (Correa, 2010) and The Panamá Railroad Company o cómo Colombia perdió una Nación (Correa, 2012), address various aspects of Panamanian history during the construction and operation of the railroad line. In the first work, the author examines the ideas for a route that would connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through Panama and the role that foreign investment played in this process.…”