Backgrounder: Argentina’s Struggle for Stability
Argentina is Latin America’s second-largest country by area and the region’s third-largest economy. Over the past century, it has vacillated between economic growth and dysfunction, going from being one of the richest countries in the world to becoming one mired in a prolonged financial crisis, massive debt, and triple-digit inflation. Meanwhile, the legacy of populism and military rule has left the country’s political culture deeply divided.
A life of boom and bust: Can Argentina break the cycle?
"This 2018 video shows another bust cycle the Argentine economy, which continues to suffer severe crises every decade, usually related to currency and hyperinflation. You will see in this video that the Macri government turned to International Monetary Fund again as one of the largest creditors to Argentina to keep the economy afloat but at a high cost."
Why is Argentina’s economy such a mess?
From Boom to Bust, what will it take to save Argentina from Bankruptcy? | Foreign Correspondent
"Reporter Carrington Clark travels to the South American nation where the price of a steak is up by seventy percent this year alone and soup kitchens are struggling to meet demand."
Backgrounder: Argentina’s Struggle for Stability
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A life of boom and bust: Can Argentina break the cycle?
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Why is Argentina’s economy such a mess
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From Boom to Bust, what will it take to save Argentina from Bankruptcy? | Foreign Correspondent
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