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Description
Title
The Political Economy of Argentine Development
Author(s)
Gallo, Andres Alberto
Issue Date
2003
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Alston, Lee J.
Department of Study
Economics
Discipline
Economics
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Economics, Agricultural
Language
eng
Abstract
To understand Peron's policies, it is necessary to understand the erosion of political institutions that occurred in the 1930s. The military coup of 1930 and the afterwards fraudulent elections throughout the decade undermined democratic institutions and opened the gates of opportunity for populism. One of Peron's first measures was to impeach all Supreme Court justices. Peron's economic policies punished the rural conservatives by imposing rent and price controls. The new justices believed that retribution was legitimate given the fraud of the 1930s. None of these policies would have passed the Supreme Court had there been democratic governance in the 1930s. This work presents evidence consistent with this narrative showing that Peron's policies advantaged those constituents and regions that suffered most from electoral fraud in the 1930s.
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