The economic accomplices to the Argentine dictatorship : outstanding debts / edited by Horacio Verbitsky, Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky ; translated into English by Laura Pérez Carrara.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Verbitsky, Horacio, editor.

Bohoslavsky, Juan Pablo, editor.

Pérez Carrara, Laura, translator.

Standardized Title:

Cuentas pendientes. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Businesspeople--Argentina--Attitudes--History--20th century.

Businesspeople.

Argentina--Economic policy.

Argentina.

Argentina--Economic conditions--1945-1983.

Argentina--History--Dirty War, 1976-1983--Economic aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 394 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Much has been written on the Argentine dictatorship and the transitional justice movement that brought its members to justice. However there has been no study to date of the economic accomplices to this dictatorship and the recent advancements in Argentina towards holding these actors accountable. What was the role of banks, companies, and individuals in perpetuating a murderous regime? To what extent should they be held responsible? As the first academic study on economic complicity in Argentina, this book attempts to answer these questions. Renowned human rights scholars investigate the role played by such actors as Ford, Mercedes Benz, the press, foreign banks, and even the Catholic Church. Across numerous case studies, the authors make a compelling argument for the legal responsibility of economic accomplices. A groundbreaking interdisciplinary study, this book will be essential to anyone interested in transitional justice, business, and human rights.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

ISBN:

1-316-41850-2

1-316-41988-6

1-316-42011-6

1-316-42057-4

1-316-42103-1

1-316-42034-5

1-316-28702-5

1-316-42149-X