La industria del calzado argentina bajo los dos primeros gobiernos peronistas

In this article we study how the shoe industry was affected by thefirst and second peronist government`s economic policies. Wefocus our analysis on three aspects: machinery supplies, foreigntrade, and credit policy. It is important to highlight that the shoeindustry had initiated an export process at the beginning of thefirst peronist government that soon came to an end. We haveanalyzed different documents, commercial balances, enterprisespublications, and official sources. We consider that this studyhelps understand both: the compromises and agreements as wellas the conflicts between the industry and the peronist government. It also contributes to shed some light on the possibilities and limits of the Latin American countries to develop an export industry in the context of the Second World War.Resumen: En este artículo estudiamos cómo afectó la política económica de los dos primeros gobiernos peronistas a la industria del calzado. Concentramos nuestro análisis en tres ejes principales –el abastecimiento de maquinaria, el comercio exterior y la política crediticia. Cabe señalar que la industria del calzado hacia el inicio de la presidencia de Perón había iniciado un proceso de exportaciones que es pronto interrumpido. Para realizar este trabajo analizamos diverso tipo de fuentes empresariales – libros de empresas, balances; corporativas, publicaciones de la Cámara de la Industria del Calzado y gubernamentales. Creemos que esto aporta tanto la historia de la economía y la industria, como a profundizar el análisis político relaciones entre los empresarios y el gobierno peronista. A su vez, el estudio de este caso permite interrogarnos sobre las posibilidades y límites que experimentaban los países latinoamericanos en el contexto de la segunda posguerra para desarrollar una industria exportadora. Abstract: In this paper we study the impact of the peronist economic policies on the shoe industry. We focus our analysis in three matters: the machinery supplies, the foreign trade, and the credit policy. This allows as understand both the conflicts and the conciliation between the industrial and the government. It’s important to remark that the shoe industry had initiated an exportation process at the beginning of the peronist government that soon came to an end. We have analyzed different documents, commercial balances, enterprises publications, and official sources. We consider that this helps to develop a deeper knowledge of the peronist economy and industry and of the political relations between the business and industrial corporations and the peronist government. Dirección de correspondencia: Hortiguera 1611 depto. 3 – CABA – Código Postal 1406. Argentina marinakabat@yahoo.com.a