Descripcion del libro:
**Argentina**: Argentina presents a strange case of arrested development. In the early decades of the twentieth century the Argentine nation underwent a spectacular economic and cultural transformation that catapulted her to leadership in Latin America. Yet today her economy is stagnant; her social system is dangerously unstable; and Argentine democracy faces the constant threat of military intervention.
In this book Dr. Whitaker succinctly interprets Argentina's present impasse in the light of her past mistakes. Decades ago, he argues, the country was thrown off balance by some of the same problems that trouble many developing nations today. Whether she can recover her former vitality and become an inspiration rather than a warning to the world's new countries rests on Argentina's ability to revive the democratic traditions that underpinned the successes of her earlier history.
