Argentina 1967-70: a stabilisation attempt that failed

Between 1950 and 1966 prices in Argentina rose at an average annual rate exceeding 25 percent. There have been several attempts to stabilise the situation, notably in 1966 when the military government took command. This attempt appeared to have considerable initial success, however, by 1970 the infl...

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Main Authors: G. MAYNARD, W. VAN RIJCKEGHEM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associazione Economia civile 2013-12-01
Series:PSL Quarterly Review
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Online Access:https://rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa04/psl_quarterly_review/article/view/11416
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description Between 1950 and 1966 prices in Argentina rose at an average annual rate exceeding 25 percent. There have been several attempts to stabilise the situation, notably in 1966 when the military government took command. This attempt appeared to have considerable initial success, however, by 1970 the inflation rate began to accelerate again. This article describes the nature and characteristics of the stabilisation policy pursued in 1967-69. The author explains why, despite its initial success, in the end it broke down. Implications for the structuralist-monetarist controversy are then drawn. Finally, some conclusions that can be drawn for long-run development strategy and short-run stabilisation policy in Argentina are suggested.   JEL: E31, E52, E60
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spelling doaj.art-224d80f9d4f249f1a811427d4235f6542023-02-03T16:45:06ZengAssociazione Economia civilePSL Quarterly Review2037-36352037-36432013-12-012510310.13133/2037-3643/11416Argentina 1967-70: a stabilisation attempt that failedG. MAYNARDW. VAN RIJCKEGHEMBetween 1950 and 1966 prices in Argentina rose at an average annual rate exceeding 25 percent. There have been several attempts to stabilise the situation, notably in 1966 when the military government took command. This attempt appeared to have considerable initial success, however, by 1970 the inflation rate began to accelerate again. This article describes the nature and characteristics of the stabilisation policy pursued in 1967-69. The author explains why, despite its initial success, in the end it broke down. Implications for the structuralist-monetarist controversy are then drawn. Finally, some conclusions that can be drawn for long-run development strategy and short-run stabilisation policy in Argentina are suggested.   JEL: E31, E52, E60 https://rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa04/psl_quarterly_review/article/view/11416Argentinainflationstabilisationpolicystructuralist-monetarist controversy
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Argentina 1967-70: a stabilisation attempt that failed
PSL Quarterly Review
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inflation
stabilisation
policy
structuralist-monetarist controversy
title Argentina 1967-70: a stabilisation attempt that failed
title_full Argentina 1967-70: a stabilisation attempt that failed
title_fullStr Argentina 1967-70: a stabilisation attempt that failed
title_full_unstemmed Argentina 1967-70: a stabilisation attempt that failed
title_short Argentina 1967-70: a stabilisation attempt that failed
title_sort argentina 1967 70 a stabilisation attempt that failed
topic Argentina
inflation
stabilisation
policy
structuralist-monetarist controversy
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