It's complicated. Argentina's relationship with the U.S. dollar (Planet Money+) Planet Money
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Show your support for Planet Money and the reporting we do by subscribing to Planet Money+ in Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. You'll be able to unlock this episode and other great bonus content! Argentina has had a long and complicated history with the U.S. dollar. The next big chapter could arrive with the country's presidential election on October 22nd. To help combat soaring inflation there, a frontrunner candidate has proposed getting rid of the country's peso altogether and replacing it with the dollar.In this bonus episode, Amanda Aronczyk talks with sociologist Mariana Luzzi about that and another significant moment in Argentina's monetary history. Luzzi co-authored the book, The Dollar: How the US Dollar Became a Popular Currency in Argentina. Amanda was recently in Argentina reporting on how people are living through this latest spike in inflation. Check out that episode here: https://www.npr.org/1197954122Email the show at planetmoney@npr.org.
Show your support for Planet Money and the reporting we do by subscribing to Planet Money+ in Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. You'll be able to unlock this episode and other great bonus content! Argentina has had a long and complicated history with the U.S. dollar. The next big chapter could arrive with the country's presidential election on October 22nd. To help combat soaring inflation there, a frontrunner candidate has proposed getting rid of the country's peso altogether and replacing it with the dollar.In this bonus episode, Amanda Aronczyk talks with sociologist Mariana Luzzi about that and another significant moment in Argentina's monetary history. Luzzi co-authored the book, The Dollar: How the US Dollar Became a Popular Currency in Argentina. Amanda was recently in Argentina reporting on how people are living through this latest spike in inflation. Check out that episode here: https://www.npr.org/1197954122Email the show at planetmoney@npr.org.