Although Argentina has one of the highest literacy rates in Latin America, at 97 percent, there is still many areas needing improvement largely due to the economy. In the Bloomberg Report for 2015, Argentina is projected to have the second highest unemployment rate and change in consumer price index in the world. The frequent rise and fall of the economy has created financial challenges, which has led to a drop in investment in education as well as teachers’ salaries. While the government under the leadership of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has been targeted and protested against for the country’s 30 percent inflation, these figures can be attributed back to the economy crash in 2001, and the years of instability with leadership and regimes.
During her Presidency, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has tried to re-create herself into the image of Eva Perón, the beloved wife and political partner of Juan Perón, the most famous populist President during the 40s (and briefly in the 70s). Like Eva, Cristina’s largest group of followers and supporters consist of “blue-collar working-class” citizens and the "growing urban poor”. At these protests, Cristina tries to focus on social welfare and accomplishments under her presidency, such as the “millions of pesos her government spent on social programs and education reforms”. As stated by one of her supporter’s who has been effected by the implementations to the education system;
"Cristina's one of us - she's been a militant Peronist all her life", says the unemployed former student who is giving her time in the community for free. "This is a popular government that is introducing schools, basic sanitation and cultural centres - all for the urban poor.”
The financial crisis in Argentina and one’s position in the debate is largely decided upon one’s social rank. Many feel that the government has been taking more of their money annually, and that corruption is rising. Feeling the need for self-preservation during these economic hardships, it’s hard for some to not see President Fernandez de Kirchner as "merely the latest in a succession of Argentine leaders presiding over the decline of a once great and wealthy nation."
More information and sources can be found at:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-26542445
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-02/the-15-most-miserable-economies-in-the-world
During her Presidency, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has tried to re-create herself into the image of Eva Perón, the beloved wife and political partner of Juan Perón, the most famous populist President during the 40s (and briefly in the 70s). Like Eva, Cristina’s largest group of followers and supporters consist of “blue-collar working-class” citizens and the "growing urban poor”. At these protests, Cristina tries to focus on social welfare and accomplishments under her presidency, such as the “millions of pesos her government spent on social programs and education reforms”. As stated by one of her supporter’s who has been effected by the implementations to the education system;
"Cristina's one of us - she's been a militant Peronist all her life", says the unemployed former student who is giving her time in the community for free. "This is a popular government that is introducing schools, basic sanitation and cultural centres - all for the urban poor.”
The financial crisis in Argentina and one’s position in the debate is largely decided upon one’s social rank. Many feel that the government has been taking more of their money annually, and that corruption is rising. Feeling the need for self-preservation during these economic hardships, it’s hard for some to not see President Fernandez de Kirchner as "merely the latest in a succession of Argentine leaders presiding over the decline of a once great and wealthy nation."
More information and sources can be found at:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-26542445
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-02/the-15-most-miserable-economies-in-the-world