Looking at the fascinating Argentinian experience with trade liberalization, this study provides a contribution to improve our understanding of both the political economy and the economic effects of trade policy reform.
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Contents
- List of tables
- List of figures
- List of abbreviations
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Trade liberalization in Argentina since 1987 and accompanying policies
- 3. Does trade liberalization bring greater efficiency? Theoretical insights and empirical evidence
- 4. The efficiency effects of trade liberalization: A case study of Argentine industry in the 1990s
- 5. Conclusion
- Appendix 1: International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities, at the three-digit level
- Appendix 2: Definition, measurement, calculation, and data sources of the variables used in the regression analysis
- Appendix 3: Interviews
- References