Broken Promises? The Argentine Crisis and

This collection examines Argentina's recent economic and political crisis by looking at the events leading up to the crisis as well as the reaction by both security forces and the people, as well as the relations between Argentina and its foreign allies. Finally the book looks to the future, asking how this crisis will affect the nation.

Part I. Introduction

The Crisis of 2001 and Argentine Democracy

3

(26)

Edward Epstein

David Pion-Berlin

Part II: Causes of the Crisis

The Democratic Process in Argentina

29

(24)

Jose Nun

Police, Politics, and Society in the Province of Buenos Aires

53

(20)

Marcelo Fabian Sain

The Costs of the Convertibility Plan: The Economic and Social Effects of Financial Hegemony

73

(24)

Jorge Schvarzer

Part III. Citizen Responses

The Piquetero Movement in Greater Buenos Aires: Political Protests by the Unemployed Poor During the Crisis

97

(22)

Edward Epstein

Political Mobilization in Neighborhood Assemblies: The Cases of Villa Crespo and Palermo

119

(24)

Maristella Svampa

Damian Corral

Middle-Class Use of Barter Clubs: A Real Alternative or Just Survival?

143

(22)

Ines Gonzalez Bombal

Mariana Luzzi

Part IV: The Forces of Order During the Crisis

Crisis, Democracy, and the Military in Argentina

165

(18)

Rut Diamint

The Gendarmerie's Response to Social Protest in Argentina

183

(24)

Eric Stener Carlson

Part V. State and Foreign Responses

In the Name of the People: The Possibilities and Limits of a Government Relying on Public Opinion

207

(24)

Isidoro Cheresky

The Argentine Political Crisis and Necessary Institutional Reform

231

(16)

Juan Abal Medina

Will Foreign Allies Help? Argentina's Relations with Brazil and the United States

247

(26)

Roberto Russell

Juan Gabriel Tokatlian

Bibliography

273

(12)

Index

285

(4)

About the Contributors

289

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Broken Promises? The Argentine Crisis and Argentine Democracy

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