--- Brad DeLong <delong at econ.Berkeley.EDU> wrote
> --much better educational system than Argentina
> --much higher domestic savings rate than Argentina
> --English makes technology transfer from Britain and America much smoother
> --no military coups
> --no Juan Peron
>
> I think those five account for most of it.
I think they can be reduced to four by striking out number 3 (I really can't believe this was a significant factor in Argentina's development; there has never been a shortage of English-speakers there). The remaining four can more or less be summarised as "social inequality".
dd
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