Abstract

CORREA RESTREPO, Juan Santiago; JIMENO LEON, Santiago  and  VILLAMIZAR BACCA, Marianela. The Bogota tramway, 1882-1951. Rev.econ.inst. [online]. 2017, vol.19, n.36, pp.203-229. ISSN 0124-5996.  https://doi.org/10.18601/01245996.v19n36.08.

This article analyzes the evolution of the tramway system in Bogotá and the business development that came along during the period 1882-1951, to understand the relationship ofthe élite with this project and the impact of the new transport technologies on the city design, the social and economic dynamics, and its effect on the popular sectors.

Keywords : Growth; Fluctuations; Latin America; Caribbean; structure; performance; jel: N10, N16, N76, H11.

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