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Export of Capital and Investor Groups: French Investments in Argentina, 1880-1914
Author(s)Regalsky, Andres
AbstractArgentina saw the greatest economic growth in its history between 1880 and 1914. British, as well as French, investment played a major role in this development. The penetration of French capital is well accounted for in the analysis of investor groups, within which banks held a dominant position. The major banks involved were the Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas and the Société Générale, followed by the Banque de l’Union Parisienne. They owed a great deal of their success to the action of their agents or intermediaries in Buenos Aires. Hurt for a short time by the 1890 default, the banks resumed and increased their activities until World War I, allowing larger inward flows of investment, especially between 1902 and 1914.
IssueNo4
Pages499-524
ArticleAccess to Article
SourceHistoire, Economie et Société
VolumeNo20
PubDate2001
ISBN_ISSN0752-5702
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