Argentina, the land stretching down the east side of South America and conjuring images of cosmopolitan cities, grass fed beef, Malbecs, the flat Pampas, and the mountainous Andes. It is a country full of abundant resources yet for the last century Argentina has been an interesting case economically because it could be argued that they have lost their way. 

In part III, we explore how they were affected by external shocks in the 20th century and how this helped and perhaps hindered their economy.