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

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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/capita8,620 Poverty rate 21%

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5 ARGENTINA: OVERVIEW Natural Resource: Land  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 (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)  The Kirchner era (2003-present)  Economic uncertainty + reliance on exports (again) + default on debt


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