1. FROM EXPORT-IMPORT DEVELOPMENT TO IMPORT-SUBSTITUTION INDUSTRIALIZATION
(AND BACK AGAIN):
THE CASE OF ARGENTINA

2. CURRENT READINGS: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Modern Latin America, chs. 9-10, 12

3. BASIC STATS: ARGENTINA
Population (millions) 40.0
GNP/capita 8,620
Poverty rate 21%

5. ARGENTINA: OVERVIEW Natural Resource: Land The Golden Age (1880s-1930)
Pampas
“Conquest of the Desert”
European immigration
The Golden Age (1880s-1930)
Beef-and-wheat exports to Europe
Belle époque Buenos Aires
Political democracy (of sorts)
Depression and ISI ( s)
Military intervention (1930+) and ISI
Juan Perón , the working class, and polarization
Repression and Democracy (1976-present)
Military dictatorship ( )
Democracy (1983-present)
The Kirchner era (2003-present)
Economic uncertainty + reliance on exports (again) + default on debt