• The Argentine Church: From Integralist to Populist Nationalism 

      Ghio, José María (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, 1996-09)
      This paper examines the different institutional strategies implemented by the Argentine Catholic Church to extend its influence in the society. The paper covers a long period of Argentine political history, from the crisis ...
    • The determinants of regional exchange in Mercosur: geography and trade liberalization 

      Garriga, Marcelo; Sanguinetti, Pablo (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, 1995)
      Since the mid-eighties many Latin American countries have been involved in a process of trade liberalization. The direct consequence of this liberalization was a strong increase in international trade flows between these ...
    • The Export-led growth hypothesis revisited: Theory and Evidence 

      Ahumada, Hildegart; Sanguinetti, Pablo (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, 1995-06)
      Exports have been often singled out as a key determinants of fast and sustainable rise in per capita income. In this paper we revisit this export-led growth hypothesis (ELGH). From an empirical point of view we study ...
    • The Strenght of Markets in Latin America’s political discourse, 1750-1850. Some preliminary observations 

      Salvatore, Ricardo D. (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, 1995-06)
      The paper explores the shifting 'strength' attributed to markets in some key texts of Latin American political discourse. To both Bourbon reformers and mid-nineteenth century liberals, the market was a weak agent unable ...
    • Traditional & Relationship Marketing can coexist: The BGH-Motorola research case study 1991-1995 

      Pels, Jaqueline (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, 1997-09)
      This is the case study of a turn around of managerial practices within a division of a large Argentine company, during 1994/5. The division goes: from a reactive to a proactive attitude, from an unstructured sales policy ...
    • El veto presidencial bajo los gobiernos de Alfonsín y Menem, 1983-1993 

      Mustapic, Ana María; Ferreti, Natalia (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, 1995)
      En este trabajo se exponen algunas de las conclusiones preliminares de una investigación más amplia acerca de la práctica del veto durante las presidencias de Alfonsín y Menem. La lectura comparativa de los datos referidos ...
    • Voting in Buenos Aires before 1912 

      Alonso, Paula (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, 1995-07)
      This paper analyses the nature of the electorate of the city of Buenos Aires at the turn of the century. It challenges received views on the city's political life arguing that electoral participation was growing at a fast ...
    • What term limits do tha ordinary voting cannot 

      Elhauge, Einer (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, 1999-02)
      We already have term limits on legislators; they're called elections. So why don't we just throw the bums out?" Instead, voters simultaneously cast their ballots for senior incumbents and for term limits. They do so for ...
    • Yankee merchants in South America: narratives, identity, and social order, 1810-1870 

      Salvatore, Ricardo D. (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, 1993)
      American merchants in nineteenth-century South America acted as universal mediators in the world of commodities. Their specific function provided the navigational, commercial, and financial links that connected South ...