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Part I: Industrialization. Industrial development in Argentina / Bernardo Kosacoff A bird's eye view of Brazilian industrialization / André Villela Comments on part I / Joseph L. Love Part II: Agriculture. The agricultural sector in Argentina / César Gappa and Andrés Gallo The evolution of Brazilian agriculture from 1987 to 2009 / Carlos José Caetano Bacha Comments on part II / Andrew W. Horowitz Part III: The service sector : formal and informal. General facts about the service sector in Argentina / Ricardo Bebczuk Size and importance of tertiary activities in Brazil / Carlos R. Azzoni and Joaquim J.M. Guilhoto Comments on part III / Edmund Amann Part IV: Income distribution. Anatomy of distributive changes in Argentina / Walter Sosa-Escudero and Sergio Petralia The evolution of income distribution in Brazil / Rodolfo Hoffmann Comments on part IV / Adolfo Figueroa Part V: The state and the privatization experience. Argentina's gas and electricity reform / Esteban Manuel Greco, Diego Petrecolla and Carlos Adrián Romero Two decades of privatization in Brazil / Armando Castelar Pinheiro Comments on part V / Werner Baer Part VI: Regional development. Regional development, regional disparities and public policies in Argentina : a long-run view / Alberto Porto and Atilio Elizagaray The regional question in Brazil : nature, causes and policies / Alexandre Rands Barros Comments on part VI / Geoffrey J.D. Hewings Part VII: Inflation and stabilization policies. Inflation and macroeconomic policies in post-convertibility Argentina / Daniel Heymann, Adrián Ramos and Horacio Aguirre Inflation and stabilization in Brazil / Manuel A.R. da Fonseca Comments on part VII / Daniel G. Arce M. Part VIII: Foreign trade and investment : past and present. Trade and foreign investment in Argentina : from the agro-export model to the present / Andrés López Foreign trade and foreign investments : the Brazilian experience in the last two decades / Simão Davi Silber Comments on part VIII / Donald N. Coes