The end of Kirchnerism

An assessment of the legacies of Nestor Kirchner's period in office noting ruptures and continuities - both rhetorical and substantial - with its predecessors in economic policy, social indicators and modes of rule, as a basis from which to gauge the country's longer-term prospects. His su...

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Published in:New Left review 2008-09 (53), p.79-95
Main Author: Svampa, Maristella
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agribusiness
Argentina
Dominance
Income Inequality
Middle Class
Political Culture
Presidents
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Summary:An assessment of the legacies of Nestor Kirchner's period in office noting ruptures and continuities - both rhetorical and substantial - with its predecessors in economic policy, social indicators and modes of rule, as a basis from which to gauge the country's longer-term prospects. His successor - his wife, Cristina Fernandez - will need to quickly re-establish presidential authority; forge a distinctive political identity of her own; and develop an effective price-control policy to counter rising inflation. In the longer run, she will need a more effective political base than the Frente para la Victoria: the situation as it stands marks the end of timid experiments with building a centre left coalition; the way seems clear for the traditional system of Peronist domination to return with a vengeance. (Quotes from original text)
ISSN:0028-6060