Labor has accompanied humanity since ancient times; however, it’s only with the advent of capitalist alienation that labor has come to be contemplated. Labor is a complex concept that encompasses a broad array of historical layers of meaning, not always reconcilable with each other, and therefore problematic. Despite its prevailing […]
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On April 19, 1978, on page six of El Colombiano (a newspaper from Medellín), the following note was published: “A group of Antioquian investors created a common capital fund of $1,000 million pesos, with the purpose of investing in Antioquian companies to maintain control of them in the region and […]
In this video, a concise overview is provided of the emergence of coffee cultivation in Colombia. Juan Carlos López Díez, a history professor and co-editor of the book commemorating the 90th anniversary of the National Federation of Coffee Growers, delves into the history of the expansion of the coffee economy […]
Founded in 1887 to meet the need for mechanizing gold extraction in Colombia, the School of Mines of Medellín was a pioneer in training managers in the country. Since 1912, with the creation of the Civil Engineering program —in parallel with technical subjects— other courses were introduced aimed at […]
The economic and business history of Antioquia is closely linked to its geography, especially to the Andes Mountain range. During the colonial period, its abundant reserves of gold and silver drove a prosperous mining economy, fueling Atlantic trade via the Magdalena River. The 19th century in Antioquia witnessed significant colonization […]
By the late 1990s, management consulting had become one of the most desired professions for those earning MBA degrees. This global industry was led by giants such as McKinsey, Bain Capital, or Deloitte. In the following video, Chris McKenna (Oxford University) author of the award-winning book The World’s Newest Profession: […]
Global operations of multinational corporations are often plagued with scandals resulting from crimes committed by their executives. How has this type of crime evolved throughout history? How does it help us to understand the present? Professor Hartmut Berghoff (University of Goettingen, Germany) explains this process in the video below. […]
Shortly since Latin American gained its independence from Spain in the early nineteenth century, British investors showed interest in the region and kept arriving attracted by the different opportunities the continent offered. Rory Miller is a prominent business historian who has studied this subject for decades. In the following video […]
Few issues generate more heated debate than the regulation (or deregulation) of the financial sector. This became an increasingly important issue particularly after the 2008 crisis. How has the debate evolved in the United States? What has determined what policy is followed? Professor Mark Rose (Florida Atlantic University) and author […]
What is the role of finance in explaining why some countries are more powerful than others? How can we trace this influence back in history? Richard Sylla (from New York University) is one of the world’s most renown historians of finance. In this video he offers us a fascinating account […]