Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

1985

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Williams, Bruce

Abstract

In 1976 the Colombian government signed an association contract with INTERCOR, a subsidiary of The Exxon Corporation, to explore and later exploit the coal mines of El Cerrejon. This contract, its history and the controversial debates it generated, exemplifies the historical dependency upon Western superpowers in which Colombia has found itself since the Spanish Conquest. It is a model for the study of neo-colonialist imperialism, since it can be analyzed both, in terms of how Colombia, under its current economic order, is dependent upon u.s. business interests, and also in terms of how the political system of Colombia is structured around the maintenance of imperialism, especially because this state of affairs is vital in maintaining the ruling class in power. Analyzing the Cerrejon contract from this perspective leaves little doubt that Colombia must employ radical measures to shake off its dependency upon the United States.

Extent

239 p.

Comments

Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1985.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Identifier

FADT14262

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