… the truth is I’ll never pay you! This week we’re doing a deep dive into the history of Argentinian debt repayment, or lack thereof. As the country has yoyo-ed between populist and neoliberal political leadership, Argentina’s relationship to IMF loans has changed. Repaying debt is cringe, defaulting is based. 

Sources on Argentina:

https://www.ft.com/content/09a8cd83-616c-48a0-8066-0c96fdeb16b9

https://www.ft.com/content/cdd1ce4e-8cd8-46fc-b0a2-d48c98afc726 

https://www.ft.com/content/ce0d1647-0bd7-4bb4-b787-d1301a8a3bc0 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/26/argentina-imf-biggest-loan

https://www.dropbox.com/s/jn0d6e0flqgeczl/Datz%20-%202009%20-%20What%20Life%20after%20Default%20Time%20Horizons%20and%20the%20Out.pdf?dl=0 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/9ro8f41qy1qa9zr/Ranis%20-%202005%20-%20Argentina%27s%20worker-occupied%20factories%20and%20enterpri.pdf?dl=0 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/e7zor5xu5y6t53e/Helleiner%20-%202005%20-%20The%20Strange%20Story%20of%20Bush%20and%20the%20Argentine%20Debt%20C.pdf?dl=0 

Fanta Bility killed by police: https://www.inquirer.com/news/angelo-ford-hasein-strand-fanta-bility-shooting-arrest-20211110.html

Don’t text your employees after hours you douchebag: https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkpdan/portugal-makes-it-illegal-for-your-boss-to-text-you-after-work

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