Abstract

VIGIL, José Ignacio  and  MAGRI, Arturo. The Regional Problem: Regional and Sectoral Disengagement in Argentine Development. Prob. Des [online]. 2015, vol.46, n.182, pp.91-118. ISSN 0301-7036.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rpd.2015.06.003.

This paper aims to contribute to the current debate on (regional) development. It suggests that regionalist analyses and policies have turned a blind eye to certain dynamics that influence the performance of regional spaces. Based on a case study of Argentina (2001-2014) in a region that produces agricultural machinery (AM), we propose to make progress in opening up a more introspective view of the regionalist approach, considering: a) the role of the region-building process in the broader national and macro-political project, b) a description of certain extra-local factors that stimulated technological change and improved the regional demand for AM and c) a description of actions taken by the national State to promote the regional economic regeneration of AM.

Keywords : Regional development; public policy; agriculture sector; state interventions; sectoral policies; regional economic space.

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