The Argentine as a Market

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watson, Nowell Lake, 1883-

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The Argentine as a Market" by Nowell Lake Watson is a scholarly report written in the early 20th century. The work focuses on exploring the economic conditions of Argentina, particularly in relation to its industries and trade from the perspective of foreign investors, especially British capitalists. It investigates various aspects such as price inflation, the reliance on agricultural products, labor issues, and the implications of immigration policies within the context of the Argentine economy. The opening of the report provides a comprehensive overview of Argentina's economic landscape, focusing on the dramatic inflation of prices for most goods except for basic staples like meat and bread. Watson notes how the concentration of trade in Buenos Aires has led to increased costs and outlines the challenges posed by an underpopulated country dependent on raw material production. He emphasizes the need for knowledgeable agricultural colonists and critiques the protective tariffs which, while aiming to stimulate industrial growth, have led to inefficiencies and reliance on inappropriate immigrant labor. This introductory analysis sets the stage for a deeper discussion on the country's economic needs and the nature of foreign investment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Adrian Mastronardi, René Anderson Benitz, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 52.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.

Release date is 2012-05-16