ABSTRACT
Nation building also implies institution building. Taylor and Kent state: “the creation of institutions such as political parties, nonpartisan professional organizations, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) supportive of the government is an important part of the nation-building process” (p. 342). In June 1927, a private trade association with not-forprofi t status was created in Colombia to support an important commodity: coffee. The creation of the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia (the Federation) integrated the various regions of the country’s coffee growers into one association (Molleda & Suárez, 2006).
