EJW: A History of Classical Liberalism in Argentina (Part I)
Classical Liberalism in Argentina, from 1816 to 1884
My latest paper, with Alejandro Gómez, at Econ Journal Wath (EJW) is now out. We offer an overview of the history of classical liberalism in Argentina between 1816 and 1884.
This piece is also part of the Classical Liberalism in Econ, by Country run by EJW.
Abstract
This article has been undertaken as the first in a projected multipart series that will treat classical liberalism in Argentina from 1816 to 2024. The present article studies the classical liberal influence in early Argentine history, from its first thinkers after independence in 1816 to the 1853 constitution and its aftermath. The paper focuses on the channels by which classical liberal thinking animated and influenced Argentine intellectuals and leaders. The foremost protagonist in the story is Juan Bautista Alberdi (1810–1884). As indicated in the title of the present article, we have used Alberdi’s death year to close the period covered in this Part I on classical liberalism in Argentina.
You can access the paper here.
Ale and I will work on Part II, where we will discuss the ups and downs of liberalism in Argentina up to recent events.
Thanks for this! I was also wanting to read more on this. Part II is eagerly anticipated. I think this history for Latin America generally would be very valuable. Sebastian Edwards has a good book on Chile but it's basically 1970 to the present and one always wonders where things started and how did they evolve to that situation over the 20th century. Please keep up your fantastic work.
Thanks for this! I was wanting to find out about the liberal roots of Argentina and needed something like this to get informed.