Argentina

[Doug Henwood <dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx>]

Since we have a few Argentines on PKT, and some non-Argentine students of
the country, maybe someone knows the story behind the World Bank's
mysterious upgrading of Argentina's per capita GDP figures. In the 1987
World Development Report, Argentina's per capita GDP was given as $2,130,
just behind South Korea and just above Mexico. In 1992, Argentina's income
was $2,370, way behind Korea's $5,400 and about $100 below Mexico. In the
1997 WDR, Argentina clocks in at $8,030, more than twice Mexico's $3,320,
and not that far behind Korea's $9,700. Does this make any sense to anyone?

Doug

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