The Other Argentina: The Interior And National Development

337 Pages·1998·34.63 MB·English

by  Larry Sawers

The Other Argentina
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The Interior and National Development
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Contents
List of Maps and Tables
Preface
Part: One
The Faeatkn; f nlerior
1 The Interior and the Argentine Nation
2 A History of the Great Divide
3 Understanding Argentina's Stagnation
Part Two
The &anodes of" the fnkedor
4 The Northwest
Part Three
The banamic and Patitial Elackardness of the Intteriar
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The Bacbard fnterior and the &errtine Natian
11 The Fiscal @st of the: Interior's Bzbardness
Part Five
Summary and Gandusions
12 The Other Argentina
Gl@ss@y
Appdir. The menr of Poverly in the Inte&r
W ~ rChite d
About tlw Book and Author
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Maps and Tables
Map of Apgentina
Tables
8.1 Rate of Emigration from San Juan and San Luis,
IW%1*1
8.2 Total and Provincial Paved Roads, 19W1981
8.3 Inhabitants with Aaess to Sewers, 1945-1979
10.1 Deputies Representing Each Province and the
Provincial Papulatian, 291k1991
11.1 Redistributional Impaet of Copafiieipation
11.2 Revenue Sharing and National Treasuv
antributions, 198&-1W1
I13 Tax Efhrt, 1988 and 1992
21.4 Provincial Government Emplopent and Wages, 2m
A-1 Indicators of Poverty, 198&1@1
A2 Indicators af Poverty, 198b1991
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Preface
This book would not have been possible if The hetican University
had not sent me to Argentina to direct its study abroad program there,
Bemeen 1987 and 1993, X directed the program for five semesters. Part of
the progan consisted of a serics of seminars to which I invited distinguished
everts on Argentina. I was thus able to meet an astonishing array of the
country's top thinkers, from former economy ministers to parish priests, from
the wuntryfs mmost outstanding scholars to journalists and la'bor leaders,
Another major segment of the program each semester wa several weeks of
travel in the interior of the country. Due in large part to this travel pro-
gram, X have visited altl but one af the twenty-three provt'nces of kgentina.
At many of our destinations, I arranged seminars, faGtory tours, interviews
with politicians, and visits to universities and think tanks, This wars an
extraordinary opportunity to see Axgentina up close. Between two of these
semester programs, 1 remained in hgentina on a sabbatical leave from the
Department of Economics at my university and was able to get a good start
on this book,
My thinking abut the eeonomic problems of kgentina has been
importantly shaped by conversations with hundreds of kgentines, To
compile a list of the most infiuential and helpful of the people with whom
I spoke would be a rzkrallenge, but such a list would surely inclucle Radf
Arlotti, Ezequief Gallo, Ililda Shhato, Jorge Sehvarzer, Alejandro Rofman,
Garlos Reborarti, Mberm Porto, Javier Villanueva, large Katz, Esteban
Nevares, Carfos Emd6, Rafael Ramos Vertiz, Eduardo anesa, Jas&M rtria
Dagnino Pastore, Uki Goiii, Osvaldo Qrtiz, Ernesto Vigitizzo, Raquel E,
Mmsamne, and Nidolas Tozer,
In addition, Rairl Arlotti was most helphl in obtaining data for me.
Arnong other things, Rat3 arjsil;ned the students in his class on agrimlmrat
economics to look for data useful to my project, and several of their contri-
butions praved to be invaluable. Adolfi, Castro Afmeyra of the Centro de
Estudios e Investigaci6n para la Dirigencia Agopewaria was e~raordinarily
useful not only in sharing his thinlu'ng about the topics addressed in this
book but also in placing me in contact with numerous business leaders
associated with the economy of the interior. They gave generously of their
time in e~ensivep emnal. interviews and in preparing written respanses to
long lists of detailed questions that I had sent to them. I would like to thank