Argentine economic crisis (1998–2002)

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The Argentine economic crisis (1998–2002) was a severe financial and social collapse marked by massive debt default, currency devaluation, bank freezes, and widespread unemployment and protests that reshaped the country’s political and economic landscape.

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instanceOf economic crisis
financial crisis
sovereign debt crisis
alsoKnownAs Argentine economic crisis (1998–2002)
surface form: Argentine Great Depression
country Argentina
currencyInvolved Argentine peso
US dollar
surface form: United States dollar
endTime 2002
followedBy Argentine debt restructuring of 2005
Argentine debt restructuring of 2010
Argentine recovery from 2003 onward
hasCause IMF-backed adjustment programs
austerity measures
capital flight
currency board regime
fixed exchange rate to the US dollar
high public debt
loss of investor confidence
prolonged recession
hasEffect bank runs
currency devaluation
decline in GDP
emigration from Argentina
increase in inequality
mass unemployment
political instability
rise of informal economy
sharp increase in poverty
social unrest
sovereign default
widespread protests
hasPart 2001 Argentine economic crisis
Argentine economic crisis (1998–2002) self-linksurface differs
surface form: 2001 Argentine sovereign default

December 2001 riots in Argentina
corralito
corralón
location Argentine provinces
Buenos Aires
Greater Buenos Aires
mainEvent Argentine economic crisis (1998–2002) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Argentine sovereign default of 2001

December 2001 state of siege in Argentina
cacerolazo protests
resignation of President Fernando de la Rúa
succession of interim presidents in December 2001
precededBy Convertibility Plan (Argentina)
Mexican peso crisis of 1994
surface form: Tequila Crisis
significantPerson Eduardo Duhalde
surface form: Adolfo Rodríguez Saá

Domingo Cavallo
Eduardo Duhalde
Fernando de la Rúa
startTime 1998
topic IMF programs
currency crises
macroeconomic policy in Argentina
sovereign default

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documentary film "The Take" setDuring Argentine economic crisis (1998–2002)
subject surface form: The Take
Argentine economic crisis (1998–2002) hasPart Argentine economic crisis (1998–2002) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 2001 Argentine sovereign default
Argentine economic crisis (1998–2002) mainEvent Argentine economic crisis (1998–2002) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Argentine sovereign default of 2001
Argentine economic crisis (1998–2002) alsoKnownAs Argentine economic crisis (1998–2002)
this entity surface form: Argentine Great Depression