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POSITION PAPER A

Delegation: Argentina

Topic A: Build MDGs Global Developent !rae"or# Be$ond %&'( )or MDG '

Eradicate E*tree Povert$ and +unger

Argentina ,as a long ,istor$ o) econoic crises- T,e './&s "ere ar#ed b$

,$perin)lation 0 Gasparini and 1ruces 2%&&/3 revie" t,e evidence on t,e regressive

nature o) t,e in)lation ta*- Despite t,e )luctuations during t,e '..&s4 t,e ost notable

episode "as t,e %&&&4 ",en all t,e "orld5s countries signed onto coitent to

MDG4 Argentina trended to"ard a a6or econoic crisis4 social4 political4 and

institutional ,istor$- But4 )ro %&&7 on4 ost social8 eplo$ent9related indicators

s,o" a positive trend- +o"ever4 t,e current povert$ levels evidence t,at )urt,er

e))orts ust be )ocused on t,ese issues-

Alt,oug, b$ late %&&' t,e econo$ "as in a )ull9blo"n depression4 $et

Argentina is capable o) )acing t,e c,allenge o) iproving t,e standard o) its

in,abitants- T,us4 on t,e basis o) t,e active involveent o) t,e Governent b$ cut t,e

ta* rates proote incoe sources proote local developent and 6ob generation4

povert$ level decreased4 t,e population "it, incoes belo" t,e indigence line

s,o"ed noticeable iproveent4 iprove t,e distribution o) incoe4 and reducing t,e

gap bet"een t,e incoes o) poor ,ouse,olds and t,e povert$ line )or t,ese sae

,ouse,olds- Aong t,e ain progras4 t,e !ood Sa)et$ National Plan #no"n as ;El

+abre Mas uate4 su))icient nutrition4 consistent "it, t,e peculiarities and

traditions o) eac, region in t,e countr$-

Argentina believes t,e )uture developent )rae"or# 0 t,e Post9%&'( agenda

0 s,ould build on t,e lessons learned )ro "or#ing to"ard ac,ieving t,e MDGs

",ic, t,e target )or %&'(4 to reduce povert$ less t,an %&? o) t,e populations4 "as

ac,ieved as earl$ as %&&/- +o"ever4 t,e delegation o) Argentina recogni@es t,at

Argentina still )aces obstacles in ,ealt,4 ta* strateg$4 rule o) la"4 )ederal9provincial

)inancial relations4 governent spending4 and labor t,at are e*pected to be copleted

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