The Elusive Quest for Growth in Argentina

This book tackles one of the big puzzles in the field of development economics, examining why Argentina, despite rich natural resources and ample human capital, has endured such poor growth performance. Combining rigorous economic analysis with an institutional and historical approach, the authors point to what went wrong and offer a timely contribution to sustainable development dialogue.

Daniel Chudnovsky held a D. Phil. in Economics from Oxford University. He taught Development Economics at the University of San Andrés and was Director of the Centro de Investigaciones para la Transformación (CENIT) in Argentina.  Andrés López is Doctor in Economic Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires. He is Principal Researcher at the Centro de Investigaciones para la Transformación (CENIT), Buenos Aires, Argentina and teaches Development Economics at the University of Buenos Aires.  Both Chudnovsky and López have written extensively on economic development, foreign direct investment, technological innovation, economic and financial crises, environmental management, and regional integration.