Argentina's Economic Crisis

People protest against the Supreme Court demanding it's resignation after the Court decided to uphold bank restrictions and the appointment of Eduardo Duhalde as President by Argentina's Legislative Assembly without elections. The protest was supported by the human rights group Mothers of Plaza de Mayo (known for their white headscarfs). Faith in the independence of Argentina's Supreme Court has faded. Since 1983 (Argentina's new period of democracy) the Court has ruled in favor of the...
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People protest against the Supreme Court demanding it's resignation after the Court decided to uphold bank restrictions and the appointment of Eduardo Duhalde as President by Argentina's Legislative Assembly without elections. The protest was supported by the human rights group Mothers of Plaza de Mayo (known for their white headscarfs). Faith in the independence of Argentina's Supreme Court has faded. Since 1983 (Argentina's new period of democracy) the Court has ruled in favor of the government who endorsed a policy of privatization that was part of an IMF package to rescue the country's economy. Government / IMF policies however failed to work and have created a huge impoverished underclass.
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