A follow-up to their 2002 film Argentina: Hope in Hard Times—which covered the South American country's weathering of a severe financial crisis during the first two years of the new millennium—filmmakers Mark Dworkin and Melissa Young's Argentina: Turning Around underscores the potentially negative effects of globalization on fragile economies. Here, we see Argentina working toward economic recovery through self-reliant means, using grassroots organizing to build internal networks of support (the film pays particular attention to the rise of worker-run factories). However, considerably less credit is given to then-President Néstor Kirchner, a curious omission since his aggressive financial policies (including the reaffirmation of the quality of Argentine exports) were largely believed responsible for steering Argentina back to some degree of fiscal good health—although the filmmakers correctly point out that challenges still remain for Argentina (especially in its handling of unemployed workers). Combining contemporary and archival footage together with interviews of scholars, journalists, and activists, Argentina: Turning Around is recommended for larger Latin American and global economic collections, and a strong optional purchase elsewhere. Aud: C, P. (P. Hall)
Argentina: Turning Around
(2008) 37 min. DVD or VHS: $225. Moving Images (dist. by Bullfrog Films). PPR. Closed captioned. ISBN: 1-59458-697-7 (dvd), 1-59458-696-9 (vhs). Volume 23, Issue 4
Argentina: Turning Around
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