Disputes over Political Economy and the 20th century Argentine case

Abstract

This work addresses two theses regarding the control and change of professions. The first one, Abbott’s (1988) inter-disciplinary conflict thesis, posits that competition between professions characterizes the way in which some dominate over others. The second thesis, advanced by Fourcade (2006), indicates that the process of transnationalization of capital and knowledge acts as a jurisdictional control mechanism. Fourcade highlights the ideas of early specialization and intra-jurisdictional competence. Finally, we review three periods of conflict over the control of Political Economy in Argentina. The first period coincides with changes caused by the World War I and the 1929 financial crash. The second period encompasses the economic development of the postwar period until Bretton Woods' bankruptcy. The third period goes from the end of Bretton Woods to the present.