| dc.description.abstract | Course Description
Once one of the richest and fastest growing economies in the world, Argentina
is now entrenched in the rankings of the less developed countries.
Nevertheless, in the last decade it has grown at a fast pace, one that was hard
to predict in the days of the 2001-2002 crisis. That a country that was viewed
as a pariah, effectively shut out of the international financial markets, could
recover from its worst crisis, is the topic of recent academic and political
discussions. The course will provide a truly comprehensive perspective that will
enable the students to analyze and understand the process experienced by the
Argentine economy from the late 19
th
Century until the present days, focusing
on the processes that led to the economic crisis atthe turn of this century and
the measures implemented to overcome it. In the current world crisis scenario,
Argentina can thus serve as a case study of sorts. | |
