From Social Protection To Vulnerability: Argentina'S Neo-Liberal Reforms Of The 1990s

This article examines the neo-liberal reforms introduced in Argentina in the 1990s, focusing on labour policies and their consequences for labour market dynamics and the welfare of households. To put this period in historical context, the authors first provide a brief summary of the strategies applied both during the preceding import-substitution phase and in the aftermath of the political, economic and social crisis of 2001-02. The latter, in effect, served as the tipping point for the emergence of a new set of social and economic policies aimed at promoting social cohesion and inclusion through employment.