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The Elusive Quest for Growth in Argentina / by D. Chudnovsky, A. López.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chudnovsky, Daniel.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Development economics.
- Economic development.
- Ethnology--Latin America.
- Ethnology.
- Culture.
- Economic history.
- Economics.
- Development Economics.
- Development Studies.
- Latin American Culture.
- Economic History.
- Political Economy and Economic Systems.
- Local Subjects:
- Development Economics.
- Development Studies.
- Latin American Culture.
- Economic History.
- Political Economy and Economic Systems.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (236 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2007.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book explores a big puzzle in development economics - why Argentina, despite rich natural resources and ample human capital, has endured such poor growth performance. The authors use rigorous economic analysis and an institutional and historical approach to show what went wrong, in a timely contribution to the sustainable development debate.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Abbreviations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction: The End of Panaceas; from the Postwar Consensus to the Post-Washington Consensus; Chapter 2 Argentina's Economy in a Long-Term View; Chapter 3 The Import-Substitution Industrialization, 1962-1974; Chapter 4 The Long Recession, 1975-1990; Chapter 5 Structural Reforms and Complementary Policies during the 1990's; Chapter 6 Economic and Social Performance during Convertibility "High Growth" Years
- Chapter 7 The Microeconomics of Industrial Restructuring during the Convertibility Era Chapter 8 From Crisis to Recovery, 1998-2006; Chapter 9 Conclusions and Policy Implications; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611363352
- 9781281363350
- 1281363359
- 9780230604278
- 0230604277
- OCLC:
- 314776130
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