Argentine industrialization : an introduction -- Manufacturing productivity and concentration, 1895-1935 -- Argentina's investment in imported machinery, 1890-1930 -- Merchant finance groups in Argentine industrialization -- Manufacturing profits and strategies, 1904-1930 -- Political economy of...

This study focuses on the management strategies and profitability of 59 manufacturing companies across ten sectors in Argentina between 1904 and 1930. The manufacturers under study developed strategies best to control their environment. Common methods were diversification, self-financing,...

Between 1890 and 1930, Argentina’s manufacturers invested in imported machinery. Although they aligned with political allies to advance and protect their companies, their dependence on imported machinery, raw materials, and fuel, and expensive skilled labor were obstacles to their success. Two...