Argentina at the turn of the century was the world's richest nation in terms of GDP Per Capita. Today it is one of the few nations in which rates of poverty are increasing.
How could Argentina stay rich and what if they did stay rich?
I'm not asking for an Argentina-wank. I'm asking about what if there wasn't the Argentina-screw of OTL?
I imagine, due to its relative geographic isolation from much of the world, Argentina wouldn't be all that interested in projecting power overseas. Maybe it'd be like Canada or Australia (which were comparably wealthy) as a prominent middle power that involves itself in humanitarian actions and whatnot.
If Argentina has a GDP per capita comparable to that of Australia (another immigrant nation that is relatively isolated geographically and very resource-dependent) then it'd be 4.85x richer per-person than OTL. If Argentina has a GDP per capita that's ~1.1x that of the US (sort of where it was in 1900 OTL) then it'd be 5.9x richer per-person than OTL.
I imagine a wealthier Argentina would mean a higher population. More Brazilians, Bolivians, Chileans, and Paraguayans fleeing military governments for one. More immigration in general on the whole. Australia is 30% foreign-born today. I can see Argentina being 30-50% bigger in population.
High per capita GDP + higher population would mean a national economy that could be around Germany-sized.
I imagine the Falklands issue might have been settled a bit differently. Maybe the Beagle Islands too.
A stable Argentina might set up an Argentina-Uruguay-Paraguay customs union.
How could Argentina stay rich and what if they did stay rich?
I'm not asking for an Argentina-wank. I'm asking about what if there wasn't the Argentina-screw of OTL?
I imagine, due to its relative geographic isolation from much of the world, Argentina wouldn't be all that interested in projecting power overseas. Maybe it'd be like Canada or Australia (which were comparably wealthy) as a prominent middle power that involves itself in humanitarian actions and whatnot.
If Argentina has a GDP per capita comparable to that of Australia (another immigrant nation that is relatively isolated geographically and very resource-dependent) then it'd be 4.85x richer per-person than OTL. If Argentina has a GDP per capita that's ~1.1x that of the US (sort of where it was in 1900 OTL) then it'd be 5.9x richer per-person than OTL.
I imagine a wealthier Argentina would mean a higher population. More Brazilians, Bolivians, Chileans, and Paraguayans fleeing military governments for one. More immigration in general on the whole. Australia is 30% foreign-born today. I can see Argentina being 30-50% bigger in population.
High per capita GDP + higher population would mean a national economy that could be around Germany-sized.
I imagine the Falklands issue might have been settled a bit differently. Maybe the Beagle Islands too.
A stable Argentina might set up an Argentina-Uruguay-Paraguay customs union.