Argentina will hold a general election this weekend, but a struggling economy means the odds are stacked heavily against incumbent President Mauricio Macri. For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, WPR’s Elliot Waldman is joined by Luciano Cohan to discuss why Argentina is so prone to recession.

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Relevant Articles on WPR: 

Fear of Fernandez’s Return Should Be Helping Argentina’s Macri. It’s Not

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Macri Tries to Weather Argentina’s Economic Storm by Ending ‘Gradualismo’

Argentina Is Getting Impatient With Macri’s Painful Economic Reforms

 

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