Going through the labyrinth: the political economy of Argentina’s abandonment of the gold standard (1929-1933)

This article is the short but crucial history of four years of transition in a monetary and exchange-rate regime that culminated in 1933 with the final abandonment of the gold standard in Argentina. That process involved decisions made at critical junctures at which the government authorities had little time to deliberate and against which they had no analytical arsenal, no technical certainties and few political convictions. The objective of this study is to analyse those “decisions” at seven milestone moments, from the external shock of 1929 to the submission to Congress of a bill for the creation of the central bank and a currency control regime characterized by multiple exchange rates. The new regime that this reordering of the Argentine economy implied would remain in place, in one form or another, for at least a quarter of a century.

International migration, capital flows and the global economy: a long run view

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International financial reform: a broad agenda

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From capital surges to drought: seeking stability for emerging economies

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Macroeconomic policies in times of crisis: options and perspectives

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Generating inclusive and sustainable growth: the role of policy and multilevel fiscal institutions

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Political instability, institutional quality and social conflict in the Andes

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The economy, conflict and governance in Colombia

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Development then and now: Idea and utopia

The crisis of globalization has given renewed topicality to the idea of development as a complex process involving social and institutional changes as well as a variety of democratic learning processes. Placed at the margin of the international academic and political debate, the political economy of development can come back into its own if academics and politicians responsible for the economy are forced to think for the long term. The political economy of development needs to be twinned with politics so that what we understand by the general interest can be reconfigured in pursuit of freedom, justice and democracy. These can be the keys to turning globalization, whose essence is openness and interdependence, into an active agent in the development of national density, something that is indispensable if we are to think critically about reality and, as Prebisch taught and practised, set history on a future-creating course.

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2007-2008: Macroeconomic policy and volatility

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Fostering economic policy coordination in Latin America: the REDIMA approach to escaping the prisoner's dilemma

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The Role of Tax Policy in the Context of the Global Crisis: consequences and prospects

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Public-private partnerships in renewable energy in Latin America and the Caribbean

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Theory and practice of industrial policy: evidence from the Latin American experience

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Macroeconomic success and social vulnerability: lessons for Latin America from the Celtic Tiger

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