Straining at the Anchor: The Argentine Currency Board and the Search for Macroeconomic Stability, 1880-1935

by Alan M. Taylor and Gerardo della Paolera

Book Overview

The "Argentine disappointment"--why Argentina persistently failed to achieve sustained economic stability during the twentieth century--is an issue that has mystified scholars for decades. In Straining the Anchor, Gerardo della Paolera and Alan M. Taylor provide many of the missing links that help explain this important historical episode. Written chronologically, this book follows the various fluctuations of the Argentine economy from its...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226645568
• ISBN13: 9780226645568
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"