FROM EXPORT-IMPORT DEVELOPMENT TO

IMPORT-SUBSTITUTION INDUSTRIALIZATION

(AND BACK AGAIN):

THE CASE OF ARGENTINA

CURRENT READINGS: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Modern Latin America, chs. 9-10, 12

BASIC STATS: ARGENTINA

Population (millions) 40.0GNP/capita 8,620Poverty rate 21%

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)