Propuestas hacia el progreso económico en el siglo XIX en Colombia : impuesto directo, aduanas, vías de comunicación & federalismo

Abstract

The present paper examines economic proposals and ideas of New Granada’s intellectuals with liberal orientation. Those proposals were intended to promote the economic progress of the nation. The paper will focus on economic programs presented in XIX century’s newspapers about the following subjects: taxation, customs, communications routs and federalism. The paper illustrates the strong link between economic ideas and policies with liberal ideals as the proper way to create a good environment for economic development and civilization.