Neoliberal Collapse in Argentina

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Argentina is a country that has experienced extreme periods of wealth and poverty. Its history is full of erratic changes in political, social and economic conditions. Most recently, following a seemingly prosperous period, Argentina plunged into the depths of an economic crisis, the worst in its history. This paper shows that there are numerous circulating theories explaining why such a disaster occurred. Some blame the IMF's initial supportive stance, which then changed to a stringent handling of the country. The paper shows, however, that most convincing is the perspective that Argentina mismanaged the neoliberal reforms it implemented at the end of the last century. This theory purports that such political, social and economic disasters were inevitable considering the ineptness of the ruling administrations.

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"The origin of such extreme measures was due to then president Menem's desperate attempt to exhibit administrative success and gain popular approval before the country's midterm elections (Starr, 2003). In essence, he was sacrificing the long-term welfare of Argentina for short term personal advances. This is characteristic of recent Argentine politics, wherein restricted vision of personal desires creates devastating repercussions on a national level. It didn't end there, however. With the privatization of government enterprises, an intense flow of foreign funds entered the country, thereby spawning additional private desires. "

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