Patience wears thin

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There is growing popular anger in Argentina over the country's economic crisis. Dec 13, 2001, saw a one-day general strike, while there has been isolated incidents of looting of supermarkets. The government is seeking to win Congress's approval for a tough budget.

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Comparative advantage: Argentina and Brazil

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Argentina has emerged from twenty years of recession and hyperinflation by adoption of dramatic free-market policies. Now Brazil is looking help its economy in the same way. Both countries are faced with huge foreign debt that they must get under control.

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The end

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Argentina's financial crisis has worsened, and the government's efforts to avoid a debt default have caused greater problems. The government has now imposed strict controls on the withdrawal of cash from bank accounts.

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