A New Economic History of Argentina

Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, [2007]. 3rd Printing. Octavo with black, white and grey glossy pictorial wraps; xviii, 397 pages: illustrations; index; 23 cm Near fine; pages are clean and binding tight; spine shows some creasing from reading. Paperback. ISBN: 9780521283250

A 2004 reference for those seeking a more quantitative understanding of Argentina's development. Since the 1970s, research in the 'new economic history' has crafted a more sophisticated interpretation of the past, and this book provides the scholar, student and policy-maker access to that material.Contents: 1. Introduction Gerardo della Paolera and Alan M. Taylor; 2. Between independence and the golden age: the early Argentine economy Ricardo D. Salvatore and Carlos Newland; 3. Passing the buck: monetary and fiscal policies Gerardo della Paolera, Maria Alejandra Irigoin and Carlos G. Bózzoli; 4. Economic cycles Adolfo Sturzenegger and Ramiro Moya; 5. The labor market Sebastián Galiani and Pablo Gerchunoff; 6. Capital accumulation Alan M. Taylor; 7. International trade and commercial policy Julio Berlinski; 8. Agriculture Yair Mundlak and Marcelo Regúnaga; 9. Industry María Inés Barbero and Fernando Rocchi; 10. Banking and finance, 1900–35 Leonard I. Nakamura and Carlos E. J. M. Zarazaga; 11. Business, government and law Sergio Berensztein and Horacio Spector; 12. Epilogue: the Argentine puzzle Gerardo della Paolera and Ezequiel Gallo; 13. Statistical appendix Gerardo della Paolera, Alan M. Taylor and Carlos G. Bózzoli..

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