The entrepreneurial and commercial activities of a family of french origin in Colombia : the case of the Dereix family, 1896-1950.

It was a time when they developed agricultural production and logging, livestock production, as well as landrelated speculation. In finance, banking, credits, purchase and sale of stocks and bonds in various companies and forays into local commerce. The role of the Dereix family has been important o...

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Autor principal: Polo Acuña, Jose
Formato: Revistas
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Universidad de Cartagena 2019
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unicartagena.edu.co/index.php/panoramaeconomico/article/view/2576
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Sumario:It was a time when they developed agricultural production and logging, livestock production, as well as landrelated speculation. In finance, banking, credits, purchase and sale of stocks and bonds in various companies and forays into local commerce. The role of the Dereix family has been important over two generations. On the one hand, the way in which a border area like the Sinú river valley was oriented towards the national country, then towards the world economy from productive and commercial activities developed by individuals and families of companies. Skillfully maneuvering in a difficult context, the creative use of businessmen and traders in a border context to overcome the adversities of a narrow market, including the precariousness of communication channels, limited technology and weak articulation with the global economy.