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A widening gap erodes Argentina’s egalitarian image

Article on The New York Times: A Widening Gap Erodes Argentina’s Egalitarian Image "The fruits of the rapid expansion of commerce, construction, corporate profits and exports are not being shared by all, and as a result, economic and social inequality have intensified."

"In the mid-1970s, the most affluent 10 percent of Argentina's population had an income 12 times that of the poorest 10 percent. By the mid-1990s, that figure had grown to 18 times the income of the poor, and by 2002, the peak of the crisis, the income of the richest segment was 43 times that of the poorest. The situation has improved only slightly since then."

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