Formación de la deuda pública en Colombia (1821-1873)

Abstract

Th e paper presents an extensive review of the formation and changes of Colombian public debt since the constitution of Cucuta in 1821 to 1873 when the public debt was completely transformed throughout the Law of May 21th. Th e paper underlines public debt components presenting signifi cant changes due to internal or external causes (insolvency, war, etc.). To do so, we focused on legislation and secondary sources