This paper compares economic policy characteristics of two developmentalist experiences in Latin America: the first Vargas administration (Brazil, 1930-1945) and the Perón administration (Argentina, 1946-1955). Although certain similarities exist between them (which are usually stressed in the literature), this article seeks to reveal some differences that are economic in nature. While Vargas focused on measures that would change the country's economic structure and with an emphasis on industrialization, Perón prioritized income distribution more than any changes to the economic model that had been implemented before his administration took office.
Latin America; Vargas, 1882-1954; Perón, 1895-1974; Populism