The political economy of Argentina : power and class since 1930 / Monica Peralta-Ramos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peralta-Ramos, Mónica, author.

Series:

Westview special studies on Latin America and the Caribbean.

Westview special studies on Latin America and the Caribbean

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social conflict--Argentina--History--20th century.

Social conflict.

Peronism--History.

Peronism.

Argentina--Economic conditions--1918-.

Argentina.

Argentina--Politics and government--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 191 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY ; Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.

Summary:

Economic developments in Argentina over the last half-century present a puzzle to observers: Before World War II, the nation's per capita income and standard of living were comparable to those in countries like Canada and Australia; today, Argentina is submerged in deep economic, social, and political crises. In analyzing the events that led to this reversal, the author enhances our understanding of the phenomenon of arrested economic development in Argentina and similar developing countries. Dr. Peralta-Ramos approaches the problem with a dialectical interpretation of contemporary Argentinian history, examining crucial economic and political developments since 1930 from the standpoint of class interests in conflict. She discusses early government strategies for industrialization and their consequences for economic growth and institutional stability, maintaining that state policies generated a struggle for the appropriation of income and, ultimately, for control of the state, not only between the middle classes and the urban working class but also between the agrarian and industrial sectors of the bourgeoisie. The ensuing political instability led to further fluctuations in economic policy, to an erosion of institutional legitimacy, and, eventually, to state terrorism. Ongoing political crisis, war, and military rule, as well as soaring speculation and dwindling capital, hastened the downward spiral of the Argentinian economy. Dr. Peralta-Ramos offers in this book an innovative theoretical approach for examining how power relations can inhibit economic development and produce a fragile institutional system that threatens democracy.

Contents:

Introduction

Origins of Argentinian Industrial Development

Paradoxes of Argentinian Industrial Development

Explosion of the Legitimacy Crisis

Legacy of the Process

Political Challenges to the Radical Government

Democracy on the Brink of the Abyss

Notes:

First published 1992 by Westview Press.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-177) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-000-30443-4

1-000-23255-7

0-429-31360-8

9780429313608

OCLC:

1107880263