Dictatorship, Democracy, and Globalization

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Author’s Note and Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

1. The Crisis of the 1970s and the Search for a New Economic Order

2. Global Markets and the Military Coup

3. The Origins of the Foreign Debt

4. The Self-Destruction of the Military Dictatorship

5. The International Debt Crisis and the Return to Democracy

6. Can Democracy Feed a Nation?

7. False Dawns: Failed Stabilization Plans, 1985–1991

8. From Miracle to Basket Case, 1991–2001

Conclusion: The Cost of Paralysis

Bibliography

Index

“The publication of Klaus Veigel's book comes at an opportune time, for it provides a valuable guide through the complexities of contemporary Argentinean economic history--in particular the politics of economic policy making from the mid-1970s to the early 2000s. This book should appeal not only to country specialists but also to a wider cohort of readers. . . .

[Veigel's] book goes farther than most previous works in connecting domestic trends with international conditions as the narrative tacks skillfully between politically divided Argentina and global players like the International Monetary Fund and the Federal Reserve Bank.

Dictatorship, Democracy and Globalization ultimately offers a cautionary tale about Argentina's economic trajectory and future prospects, one that reaches conclusions not all readers will share but that is thoroughly researched and worth considering carefully.”

—Eduardo Elena, The Americas