Institutions and management of rural development in a degraded Argentina: toward the reconstruction of the nation

Abstract

The aim of this article is to show the importance that institutional issues have in the national development at the end 2001, being this year the landmark to the deepest economical and socio-political crisis in Argentina. We are interested in presenting some information about the forms of institutional management in the rural development, which can be considered as alternatives of local transformation towards social change. We explore territorial experiences searching for evidence about the social realities and agents that demonstrate the possibilities and difficulties that arise when trying to consolidate a nation from a common project and within an institutional frame. We analyse in depth the micro experiences in local development in order to identify institutional forms associated with a more equitable redistribution. We highlight the importance of basic organizations, as well as the rural population training to achieve greater and more transparent forms of participation, decision making and institutional control.