Description
In this book, Roberto Cortes Conde describes and explains the decline of the Argentine economy in the twentieth century, its evolution, and its consequences. At the beginning of the century, the economy grew at a sustained rate, a modern transport system united the country, a massive influx of immigrants populated the land, and education expanded, leading to a dramatic fall in illiteracy. However, by the second half of the century, growth not only stalled, but a dramatic reversal occurred, and the perspectives in the median and long term turned negative, and growth eventually collapsed. This work of historical analysis defines the most important problems faced by the Argentine economy. Some of these problems were fundamental, while others occurred without being properly considered, but in their entirety, Cortes Conde demonstrates how they had a deleterious effect on the country.
This book describes and explains the decline of the Argentine economy in the twentieth century.
About the Author
Roberto Cortes Conde is Professor Emeritus of Economy at the Universidad de San Andres in Argentina. He is Honorary President of the International Economic History Association. He is co-editor, with Victor Bulmer-Thomas and John Coatsworth, of The Cambridge Economic History of Latin America (2006) and co-editor, with Michael D. Bordo, of Transferring Wealth and Power from the Old to the New World: Monetary and Fiscal Institutions in the 17th through the 19th Centuries (2001).
Reviews
'... this is very much the work of a skilled historian ... The book's goal is to explain why Argentina failed to sustain its position as a wealthy country, which it had achieved in the first decades of the twentieth century ... It will be difficult for anyone interested in Argentina's economic decline not to take this work extremely seriously ...' Latin American Research Review
Book Information
ISBN 9780521882323
Author Roberto Cortes Conde
Format Hardback
Page Count 406
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 770g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 27mm
This book describes and explains the decline of the Argentine economy in the twentieth century.
About the Author
Roberto Cortes Conde is Professor Emeritus of Economy at the Universidad de San Andres in Argentina. He is Honorary President of the International Economic History Association. He is co-editor, with Victor Bulmer-Thomas and John Coatsworth, of The Cambridge Economic History of Latin America (2006) and co-editor, with Michael D. Bordo, of Transferring Wealth and Power from the Old to the New World: Monetary and Fiscal Institutions in the 17th through the 19th Centuries (2001).
Reviews
'... this is very much the work of a skilled historian ... The book's goal is to explain why Argentina failed to sustain its position as a wealthy country, which it had achieved in the first decades of the twentieth century ... It will be difficult for anyone interested in Argentina's economic decline not to take this work extremely seriously ...' Latin American Research Review
Book Information
ISBN 9780521882323
Author Roberto Cortes Conde
Format Hardback
Page Count 406
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 770g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 27mm
