Argentina’s stunning recovery from the economic crisis of 2001 dealt a blow to orthodox economic theories imposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other international institutions. Former president Néstor Kirchner and now his wife…
There is a popular saying in Argentina: más vale estar solo que mal acompañado (better to be alone than in bad company). Increasingly Argentines are wondering whether it isn’t time to go it alone and…
On March 9, 2004, Argentina was teetering on the brink of default on a $3.1 billion payment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This high-wire act sent tremors through world financial markets, until an eleventh-hour…