Abstract

BONA, Leandro M.. Cost of social reproduction in Argentina. Evolution during Convertibility (1991-2001) and Post convertibility (2002-2015) periods. Soc. Econ. [online]. 2018, n.34, pp.145-166. ISSN 1657-6357.  https://doi.org/10.25100/sye.v0i34.6476.

The objective of this paper is to analyze, from the point of view of the conditions of social reproduction, the changes that took place between the periods of convertibility (1991-2001) and post convertibility (2002-2015) in Argentina. The methodology implemented is the elaboration and estimation of the cost of social reproduction; this is a variable composed of the income needed to reproduce itself on existing material and historical conditions in each country; it is composed of salary, retirement and basic rights guaranteed by the State (education, health, etc.). Regarding the results, it is concluded that in the 1990s, reproductive conditions had a declining tendency, intensified at the beginning of post-convertibility, especially because the increase in unemployment and informal working. By contrast, between 2004 and 2015 the cost of social reproduction recovered, first as a result of the dynamics of wages (until 2008) and then by the preponderance of socialized rights (2009-2015).

Keywords : Argentina; economic development; social stratification; income distribution; wage.

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