A New Economic History of Argentina

Cambridge University Press
Edition: Illustrated, 11/3/2003
EAN 9780521822473, ISBN10: 0521822475

Hardcover, 416 pages, 23.1 x 15.5 x 3.3 cm
Language: English
Originally published in English

Argentine economic history has long presented a puzzle: how could a country that was once one of the world's richest, now fare so poorly? What is the economic story behind such long-run divergence? And how does economic reality reflect deeper social, institutional and political forces? Not since the publication of Carlos Díaz Alejandro's Essays on the Economic History of the Argentine Republic in 1970 has there been another standard reference for those seeking a more quantitative understanding of Argentina's development. In the intervening years research in the 'new economic history' has crafted a more sophisticated interpretation of the past. This 2004 book provides the reader access to research, focusing on long-run economic change, major developments in policy making, and important shifts in institutions and ideas. The lessons from Argentina's turbulent economic past represent the essential context for the issues that confront scholars, students, and policy-makers.

1. Introduction Gerardo della Paolera and Alan M. Taylor
2. Between independence and the golden age
the early Argentine economy Ricardo D. Salvatore and Carlos Newland
3. Passing the buck
monetary and fiscal policies Gerardo della Paolera, Maria Alejandra Irigoin and Carlos G. Bózzoli
4. Economic cycles Adolfo Sturzenegger and Ramiro Moya
5. The labor market Sebastián Galiani and Pablo Gerchunoff
6. Capital accumulation Alan M. Taylor
7. International trade and commercial policy Julio Berlinski
8. Agriculture Yair Mundlak and Marcelo Regúnaga
9. Industry María Inés Barbero and Fernando Rocchi
10. Banking and finance, 1900–35 Leonard I. Nakamura and Carlos E. J. M. Zarazaga
11. Business, government and law Sergio Berensztein and Horacio Spector
12. Epilogue
the Argentine puzzle Gerardo della Paolera and Ezequiel Gallo
13. Statistical appendix Gerardo della Paolera, Alan M. Taylor and Carlos G. Bózzoli.

Review of the hardback: '... a major contribution to Argentine economic history for some time to come.' Journal of Latin American Studies