1. FROM EXPORT-IMPORT DEVELOPMENT TO IMPORT-SUBSTITUTION INDUSTRIALIZATION: THE CASE OF ARGENTINA

2. CURRENT ASSIGNMENTS The Quest for Economic Development –MLA, chs. 9-10, 12 Democracy and Dictatorship –MLA, chs. 7-8, 13 Guest lecture Thursday 3 February: David Mares, director of CILAS

3. ARGENTINA: OVERVIEW Natural Resource: Land –Pampas –“Conquest of the Desert” –European immigration The Golden Age (1880s-1930) –Beef-and-wheat exports to Europe –Belle epoque Buenos Aires –Political democracy (of sorts) Depression and ISI (1930-1970s) –Military intervention (1930+) and ISI –Juan Perón, the working class, and polarization Repression and Democracy (1976-present) –Military dictatorship (1976-1983) –Democracy (1983-present) –Economic uncertainty + reliance on exports (again)