ECONOMIC CRISIS IN A

DEVELOPING
COLOMBIAN CARIBEAN
FORERO, PABLO
GARZÓN, MARIAN SOFIA
INTRODUCTION
• The project consists of identifying the
current situation of the port industry
in the Colombian Caribbean, from this
to propose the improvements that
can be implemented for the growth of
the Colombian economy and of the
Caribbean society, for this factors such
as the logistics of the ports of
Barranquilla and Cartagena, its
performance and structure, in the
social sphere it seeks to detail the
present situation, define its impact
and propose possible solutions based
on the port reform.
METHODOLOGY
• It will be carried out based on the
socio-critical paradigm, since from
the improvements proposed to the
ports, social improvements will be
integrated, which are necessary due
to the neglect suffered by the
population located near the ports
and the most important purpose of
This research is to collect the
necessary information to propose an
improvement plan for the Colombian
Caribbean society, in turn wanting to
improve and highlight the
importance of international business
both inside and outside the country.
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