Argentina, in its infernal circle

Simon Kuznets, 1971 Nobel Prize winner in Economics, said in a phrase that went viral before such a concept was forged, that “there are four types of countries: developed, developing, Japan and Argentina”. That is, rich countries, poor countries, a poor country that is rich, Japan, and a rich country that is poor, Argentina. More than fifty years after it was formulated, the validity of the assertion is becoming increasingly immovable. While Jap…