The Political Economy of Argentine Development

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.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Economics

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Gallo, Andres Alberto

Contributors dc:contributor

• Alston, Lee J.

• Economics, Agricultural

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3111542

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/85540