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invite you to a book launch featuring a recent publication
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| | Argentina: An Economic Chronicle |
| (Embedded | How one of the richest countries in the world |
| image moved to | lost its wealth |
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| pic03855.jpg) | Argentina started the 20th Century as one of |
| | the richest ten country in the world. For a |
| | while its economic position in the world was |
| | comparable to that of, say, Germany today. It |
| | had a per capita income much higher than that |
| | of Japan and Italy and comparable to that of |
| | France. However, it ended the century on the |
| | eve of the largest default in history. How did |
| | this dramatic change come about? In this |
| | unusual book, not based on library research but |
| | mostly on first hand and direct observations, |
| | the author takes the reader through a |
| | fascinating ride through time. The reader is |
| | introduced to the concept of fiscal cycles and |
| | the economic landscape of this fascinating |
| | country. The book is written in a style that |
| | will make it accessible and interesting to a |
| | general reader. |
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| | This book is a must reading for anyone |
| | interested in understanding the Argentina of |
| | today and yesterday. Highly recommended. Andrés |
| | Solimano Regional Advisor UN-ECLAC. Former |
| | Country Director at the World Bank and |
| | Executive Director at the IDB |
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Thursday, November 8, 2007
3:00 pm
World Bank J Building, J1-050
701 18th St. NW corner of 18th St. and Pennsylvania Ave.
CHAIR
Luca Barbone
PRESENTED BY AUTHOR
Vito Tanzi
For 27 years, Vito Tanzi was a senior staff member of the
International Monetary Fund. He was the director of the Fiscal
Affairs Department of the IMF. He also was an Undersecretary for
Economy and Finance in the Italian Government. A professional
economist with a PhD from Harvard, he is considered a leading expert
in fiscal policy. The author of many books and hundreds of articles
in professional journals, he has given a named "effect" to
economics, the "Tanzi Effect". He has been a consultant to many
international organizations including the United Nations, the World
Bank, the European Commission, the European Central Bank, and the
Inter-American Development Bank. In 1994 he was President of the
International Institute of Public Finance of which he is now
Honorary President.
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