Post-neoliberal developmental regimes in Latin America: Argentina under Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner

ABSTRACT

This article seeks to analyse the concept of post-neoliberalism through state theory, grounded in an understanding of the state as a historical institution influenced by both domestic and international forces. This theoretical exercise is complemented with a discussion of contemporary Argentina under the Presidency of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, showing that focus on a ‘developmental regime tripod’ reveals underlying tensions in the post-neoliberal model as a result of a desire to ‘deepen that model’ combined with shifts in the nature of international political economy in the wake of the global financial crisis.

KEYWORDS:

• Post-neoliberalism
• globalisation
• developmental regime
• Argentina
• Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.

Notes on contributor

Christopher Wylde holds a PhD from the University of Leeds, is currently an Associate Professor of International Relations at Richmond, the American International University in London, and a Fellow of the Salzburg Seminar American Studies Association. He has published numerous articles and chapters on post-neoliberalism and developmentalism, as well as two books: Latin America after Neoliberalism (2012) and Argentina Since the 2001 Crisis: Recovering the Past, Reclaiming the Future (2014). His current work is on a new monograph, tentatively titled Emerging Markets and the State.