The Agony of Argentine Capitalism
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The Agony of Argentine Capitalism

From Menem to the Kirchners

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The Agony of Argentine Capitalism

From Menem to the Kirchners

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This diagnostic history of Argentina's economic prostration is full of timely lessons for readers in the United States about how an irresponsible capitalist elite and cynical politicians can lead a wealthy nation to throw it all away. They say those who do not learn from history are bound to repeat it. Thus the importance of this book. The Agony of Argentine Capitalism: From Menem to the Kirchners is the capstone of a magisterial trilogy exploring the reasons for Argentina's shocking "reversal of development." In the early 20th century, Argentina was a rising star. It was one of the world's ten richest countries, on course to a place among the most advanced and prosperous liberal democracies in the world. Then, in 1929, Argentina fell into an economic coma from which no political or military shock treatment has been able to rouse it. The collapse of Argentina's capitalist class has been so devastating that little support remains for free enterprise or free trade. Her fate poses an intellectual challenge for First World capitalist countries. As famed economist Paul Samuelson warned: "Argentina is the pattern no modern capitalist may face without crossing himself and saying, 'There but for the grace of God….'"

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Publisher
Praeger
Year
2009
ISBN
9798216044000
Edition
1
Topic
History
Subtopic
Latin American & Caribbean History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Abbreviations
  7. CHAPTER ONE: The Rise to Power
  8. CHAPTER TWO: The Crisis of Argentine Capitalism
  9. CHAPTER THREE: Trials and Errors
  10. CHAPTER FOUR: Free Markets and Convertibility
  11. CHAPTER FIVE: The Underside of the System
  12. CHAPTER SIX: Triumphs and Troubles
  13. CHAPTER SEVEN: The Downward Slide
  14. CHAPTER EIGHT: Challenges
  15. CHAPTER NINE: The Crash
  16. CHAPTER TEN: The Retreat to Populism
  17. CHAPTER ELEVEN: The Illusions of Progress
  18. CHAPTER TWELVE: Defiance
  19. Notes
  20. Selected Bibliography
  21. Index