137  Argentine economy

Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 12:14:33 -0400
From: Melinda Bates <tangerauna@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: Argentine economy

For those interested in the details of Argentina's economic woes, there is a
lengthy article on the front page of today's Washington Post. I can't give
you the URL because it appears their site is (temporarily) down, but you can
go to www.washingtonpost.com and proceed from there. The scenario they
describe is pretty grim.

happy tangos to all,
Melinda

Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 11:01:21 -0500
From: Stephen Brown <Stephen.P.Brown@DAL.FRB.ORG>
Subject: Tango and the Argentine Economy

A number of articles have been written about economic situation in
Argentina. For a few examples, see
<https://www.tejastango.com/argentina.html>,
<https://www.tangonoticias.com/newsletr.htm> February 2002
<https://www.tangonoticias.com/articles/may_2002_pots.htm>

In contrast, the few recent reports that I have read about tango in Buenos
Aires seem not to reflect very many concerns about safety or other
problems. Yes. There seem to issues in the pricing of shoes, and some
people reported some problems with obtaining cash when they were in Buenos
Aires during the sauce-pan revolution
<https://home.earthlink.net/~rmcgarreysprint014/>.

Any way I have some difficulty reconciling the idea of severe problems in
the Argentine economy with the idea that those problems have not manifested
themselves in the milongas or in a way that would affect those visiting
Buenos Aires to dance tango. I would appreciate any enlightenment that
those who are in Argentina or have recently visited could offer.

With best regards,
Steve

Stephen Brown
Tango Argentino de Tejas
https://www.tejastango.com/