Federico Fernández and Martin Sarano of Argentina’s Bases Foundation spoke at Rockford College on the challenging political economy of Argentina and its impact on current business. A century ago Argentina’s economy was in the top ten in the world, but has declined significantly. Doingbusiness.org currently ranks Argentina ranked 115th.
In the interview we talk about Argentina’s general economic malaise, its history of pragmatic authoritarianism, the ethical challenges caused by a culture of bribery and rent-seeking, and the paradox of freedom in an over-regulated economy but with an often-incompetent bureaucracy.
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