Talk:Economy of Argentina
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I'm adding a 'needs attention' template message to this article. It needs major topical reorganization. It borrows heavily from the CIA World Factbook. A seperate 'History' section might be useful. Delief 19:10, Dec 26, 2004 (UTC)
it is incredibable that wikipedia doesn't cover the recent developments in the economic sector in argentina, since the CIA is not a really credible source in this game it needs serious attention by some local activist groups who are part of the changes going on. (a reader)
- I hope this is better now. I've done what I could; the CIA might be credible with respect to numbers but it's not neutral regarding other things.
- I'm going to replace billions by thousands of millions throughout the article, in order to avoid the ambiguity of the word, and to make it internationally neutral (1 billion = 1012 for everyone but Americans and now also British). (I would sincerely prefer to talk of gigadollars if the word was in wide use.) --Pablo D. Flores 19:34, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- PS: Could the author of the economy table template (Template:Economy of Argentina table) check the numbers and denominations? There's data in the BCRA. I think they're more or less fine, but the public debt is stated as more than 500,000 million dollars (that's what $ stands for), and that's not the case. It seems $ was meant to mean pesos. --Pablo D. Flores 19:47, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Reorganization and expansion
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I've touched a few things here and there, reorganized the sections, and moved a couple to separate articles. Things to be mentioned or expanded in this article or its children, off the top of my head:
- Outsourcing (call centers are popping out everywhere, nascent software industry maybe trying to emulate India?).
- Analysis of the recent inflationary trend.
- Imports (not specified anywhere; the INDEC groups them in very broad categories).
- Main industrial complexes (soy, oil, autos, etc.).
--Pablo D. Flores (Talk) 14:03, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Current policies
Current policies are a touchy issue. I've just removed this...
- Mr. Kirchner administration policies gear to more state control on the economy. On March 2006 he nationalized previously privatized water and sewage services. Continuous monetary expansion is reigniting inflationary expectations.
... since I believe it's more an editorial piece than a fact. Kirchner did not nationalize anything: the government withdrew concessions from private companies. "State control" is a very broad term and suggests massive interventionism. Monetary expansion does not imply inflation, and it's only some people who claim that expanding the economy produces inflation. The monetary base has in fact decreased lately, as you can easily check, so in fact what's really meant by those analysts (you know who) is that paying higher (decent) salaries to low- and middle-class workers who lost purchasing power during the devaluation is bad, while e. g. lowering exports taxes is good...
... None of which should go into the article. In short, I suggest that we stick to dry figures and indisputable facts (for example, "the government has withdrawn the concessions of X and Y, and the state has re-gained control of Z and W services, though there are plans to re-privatize Z"). Plus all the sources (references to press articles) that are needed. --Pablo D. Flores (Talk) 17:52, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
