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Monnaies parallèles provinciales et fédéralisme budgétaire en Argentine

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[eng] Provincial quasi-monies and fiscal federalism in Argentina . Since July 2001, the Argentineans provinces emitted a large amount of quasi-monies. This manifestation of the structural difficulties rises from the imperfect organization of the Argentinean fiscal federalism. The separation of powers between the federal State and the provinces seems inadequate, since the provinces have an influence on the legitimate prerogatives of the federal authority. The excessive power of the provinces results in a recurring monetary competition which weakens the national currency and which is only the reflection of an institutional bursting. The notes, emitted by the provinces, provided a partial function of means of payment. One, however, could see in the quasi-monies, the solution to define the new monetary regime. It seems that those are misled. It would rather be necessary to tackle the institutional inconsistencies of the Argentinean federalism, to ensure the viability of the new monetary order. . JEL classification : H77, E49, N16, D79 [fre] L’Argentine a connu, à partir de juillet 2001, un phénomène massif d’émission de monnaies parallèles provinciales. Cette émission découle de l’imparfaite organisation du fédéralisme budgétaire argentin. Dans ce cadre, la séparation des pouvoirs entre l’État et les provinces est déséquilibrée, puisque les provinces ont une influence sur des sujets qui relèvent normalement du pouvoir fédéral. Le pouvoir excessif des provinces se traduit par une concurrence monétaire récurrente qui affaiblit la monnaie nationale et qui n’est que le reflet d’un éclatement institutionnel. Les bons monétaires, émis par les provinces, ont assuré une fonction partielle de moyens de paiement. D’aucuns ont pu voir dans les monnaies parallèles, la solution pour définir le nouveau régime monétaire. Il faudrait plutôt s’attaquer aux incohérences institutionnelles du fédéralisme argentin, afin d’assurer la viabilité du nouvel ordre monétaire. . Classification JEL : H77, E49, N16, D79

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  • Stéphane Colliac, 2005. "Monnaies parallèles provinciales et fédéralisme budgétaire en Argentine," Revue d'Économie Financière, Programme National Persée, vol. 81(4), pages 251-269.
    • Handle: RePEc:prs:recofi:ecofi_0987-3368_2005_num_81_4_4023
    DOI: 10.3406/ecofi.2005.4023
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    JEL classification:

    • H77 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism
    • E49 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Other
    • N16 - Economic History - - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations - - - Latin America; Caribbean
    • D79 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Other
    • H77 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism
    • E49 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Other
    • N16 - Economic History - - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations - - - Latin America; Caribbean
    • D79 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Other

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