Soybean, bricks, dollars and the reality of money. Multiple monies during currency exchange restrictions in Argentina (2011-2015)

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Luzzi, Mariana Dora; Wilkis, Ariel
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2018
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This article aims to show that the properties of money are temporally and relationally contingent. Through the effects of the currency exchange restrictions implemented in Argentina in 2011–15, we develop this perspective to contribute to the understanding of the dynamics of currency pluralism. Based on a fieldwork conducted between 2014 and 2015 in the cities of Buenos Aires and Santa Fe, we describe uses and meanings of multiple currencies on two specific markets (real estate and soybean production). In these two cases, besides the long-term use of the US dollar for different transactions, the creation of new currencies relies on the definition of what is considered “real” in each universe (for instance, soy producers who take the “soybean” as the unit of account and store of value, or real estate developers who use “square meters” as a unit of account). The two cases we present here provide insight on the connections between dynamic currency pluralism, the temporality of transactions, and the experiences of money’s reality.
Fil: Luzzi, Mariana Dora. Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento. Instituto de Ciencias; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Wilkis, Ariel. Universidad Nacional de San Martín. Instituto de Altos Estudios Sociales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
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ARGENTINA
CURRENCY EXCHANGE
CURRENCY PLURALISM
MONEY
REAL ESTATE
SOYBEANS
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Soybean, bricks, dollars and the reality of money. Multiple monies during currency exchange restrictions in Argentina (2011-2015)
title Soybean, bricks, dollars and the reality of money. Multiple monies during currency exchange restrictions in Argentina (2011-2015)
spellingShingle Soybean, bricks, dollars and the reality of money. Multiple monies during currency exchange restrictions in Argentina (2011-2015)
Luzzi, Mariana Dora
ARGENTINA
CURRENCY EXCHANGE
CURRENCY PLURALISM
MONEY
REAL ESTATE
SOYBEANS
title_short Soybean, bricks, dollars and the reality of money. Multiple monies during currency exchange restrictions in Argentina (2011-2015)
title_full Soybean, bricks, dollars and the reality of money. Multiple monies during currency exchange restrictions in Argentina (2011-2015)
title_fullStr Soybean, bricks, dollars and the reality of money. Multiple monies during currency exchange restrictions in Argentina (2011-2015)
title_full_unstemmed Soybean, bricks, dollars and the reality of money. Multiple monies during currency exchange restrictions in Argentina (2011-2015)
title_sort Soybean, bricks, dollars and the reality of money. Multiple monies during currency exchange restrictions in Argentina (2011-2015)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Luzzi, Mariana Dora
Wilkis, Ariel
author Luzzi, Mariana Dora
author_facet Luzzi, Mariana Dora
Wilkis, Ariel
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv ARGENTINA
CURRENCY EXCHANGE
CURRENCY PLURALISM
MONEY
REAL ESTATE
SOYBEANS
topic ARGENTINA
CURRENCY EXCHANGE
CURRENCY PLURALISM
MONEY
REAL ESTATE
SOYBEANS
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.4
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv This article aims to show that the properties of money are temporally and relationally contingent. Through the effects of the currency exchange restrictions implemented in Argentina in 2011–15, we develop this perspective to contribute to the understanding of the dynamics of currency pluralism. Based on a fieldwork conducted between 2014 and 2015 in the cities of Buenos Aires and Santa Fe, we describe uses and meanings of multiple currencies on two specific markets (real estate and soybean production). In these two cases, besides the long-term use of the US dollar for different transactions, the creation of new currencies relies on the definition of what is considered “real” in each universe (for instance, soy producers who take the “soybean” as the unit of account and store of value, or real estate developers who use “square meters” as a unit of account). The two cases we present here provide insight on the connections between dynamic currency pluralism, the temporality of transactions, and the experiences of money’s reality.
Fil: Luzzi, Mariana Dora. Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento. Instituto de Ciencias; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Wilkis, Ariel. Universidad Nacional de San Martín. Instituto de Altos Estudios Sociales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
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