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Cristina in the land of make-believe

Kearsarge Global Advisors | May 1, 2008

The Economist provides analysis of Argentina's president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and her recent clashes with farmers over the economy.

Cristina in the land of make-believe

She romped to an easy victory in last year's presidential election by promising to maintain Argentina's impressive economic performance while easing its social tensions and rebuilding its foreign relations. Yet just five months after Cristina Fernández succeeded her husband, Néstor Kirchner, in the Casa Rosada, Argentina is worse off on all three counts.