Colombia: Effects of the adjustment policy on agricultural development / Astrid Martinez.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Martínez O., Astrid, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic and Social Development.

Colombia.

Local Subjects:

Economic and Social Development.

Colombia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (15 pages)

Contained In:

CEPAL Review Vol. 1987, no. 33, p. 91-105 1987:33<91 16840348

Place of Publication:

New York : United Nations, 1987.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

Agriculture was the most im portant activity in the Colombian economy in the 1970s. It contributed 25% o f the total gross domestic product, absorbed 32% of the labour force and generated about 75% of total exports. In the middle of the decade the country experienced an unexpected boom in coffee and certain illegal products which, in conjunction w ith a stronger influx of external resources, strengthened the position of international reserves. However, at the end of the decade the w orld recession, the fall in international export prices and the accumulated exchange rate slippage were sapping the economy's strength - a situation accentuated by the persistence o f structural rigidities.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed May 1, 2017).

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.