Engineers, entrepreneurs and the State: the formation of the Argentine Chamber of Construction, 1936-1943

The Argentine Chamber of Construction (CAC), a business organization of great power and relevance in the Argentineeconomy in general and the construction sector in particular, was founded on February 6, 1936. It originated from theArgentine Center of Engineers (CAI), promoted by professional associa...

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Autor principal: Ballent, Anahi
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Centro de Estudios de Historia Económica Argentina y Latinoamericana (CEHEAL) 2019
Materias:
Argentine Chamber of Construction
Ministry of Public Works
History of Engineering
Cámara Argentina de la Construcción
Ministerio de Obras Públicas
Historia de la Ingeniería
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spelling I28-R145-1622_oai2025-02-11 Ballent, Anahi 2019-12-02 The Argentine Chamber of Construction (CAC), a business organization of great power and relevance in the Argentineeconomy in general and the construction sector in particular, was founded on February 6, 1936. It originated from theArgentine Center of Engineers (CAI), promoted by professional associates in charge of sixteen national firms, several ofthem public works contractors. In 1939 it obtained its legal status, having grown already to include many more associates;and in 1942 it severed its direct link with the professional associations, which at that time it saw as a brake on its growth.This paper proposes to investigate the link between the CAC and the CAI, arguing that it facilitated negotiations betweenthe Chamber and the State, on the basis of the previous history of the Center, which since its creation in 1895 hadcultivated intense links with the state apparatus, and especially with the Ministry of Public Works (MOP). La Cámara Argentina de la Construcción (CAC), organización empresarial de gran poder y relevancia en la economíaargentina en general y del sector construcción en particular fue fundada el 6 de febrero de 1936. Nació en el seno delCentro Argentino de Ingenieros (CAI), promovida por socios profesionales titulares de dieciséis firmas nacionales, variasde ellas contratistas de obras públicas. En 1939 obtuvo su personería jurídica, contando ya con muchos más asociados yen 1942 renunció al vínculo directo con la asociación profesional, que en tal momento consideraba un freno a sucrecimiento.El trabajo se propone indagar en el vínculo entre la CAC y el CAI, afirmando que esa relación facilitaba las negociacionesentre la cámara y el Estado, en base a la historia previa del Centro, que desde su creación en 1895 había cultivadointensos vínculos con el aparato estatal, en particular con el Ministerio de Obras Públicas (MOP). text/html application/pdf https://ojs.economicas.uba.ar/H-ind/article/view/1622 spa Centro de Estudios de Historia Económica Argentina y Latinoamericana (CEHEAL) https://ojs.economicas.uba.ar/H-ind/article/view/1622/2296 https://ojs.economicas.uba.ar/H-ind/article/view/1622/2305 H-industria. Journal of the History of Industry and Development in Latin America; No. 25 (13): Second Semester 2019; 43-60 H-industria. Revista de historia de la industria y el desarrollo en América Latina; Núm. 25 (13): Segundo Semestre de 2019; 43-60 H-industria. Revista sobre a história da indústria e desenvolvimento na América Latina; n. 25 (13): Segundo Semestre de 2019; 43-60 1851-703X Argentine Chamber of Construction Ministry of Public Works History of Engineering Cámara Argentina de la Construcción Ministerio de Obras Públicas Historia de la Ingeniería Engineers, entrepreneurs and the State: the formation of the Argentine Chamber of Construction, 1936-1943 Ingenieros, empresarios y Estado: la formación de la Cámara Argentina de la Construcción, 1936-1943 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=hindus&d=1622_oai
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topic Argentine Chamber of Construction
Ministry of Public Works
History of Engineering
Cámara Argentina de la Construcción
Ministerio de Obras Públicas
Historia de la Ingeniería
spellingShingle Argentine Chamber of Construction
Ministry of Public Works
History of Engineering
Cámara Argentina de la Construcción
Ministerio de Obras Públicas
Historia de la Ingeniería
Ballent, Anahi
Engineers, entrepreneurs and the State: the formation of the Argentine Chamber of Construction, 1936-1943
topic_facet Argentine Chamber of Construction
Ministry of Public Works
History of Engineering
Cámara Argentina de la Construcción
Ministerio de Obras Públicas
Historia de la Ingeniería
description The Argentine Chamber of Construction (CAC), a business organization of great power and relevance in the Argentineeconomy in general and the construction sector in particular, was founded on February 6, 1936. It originated from theArgentine Center of Engineers (CAI), promoted by professional associates in charge of sixteen national firms, several ofthem public works contractors. In 1939 it obtained its legal status, having grown already to include many more associates;and in 1942 it severed its direct link with the professional associations, which at that time it saw as a brake on its growth.This paper proposes to investigate the link between the CAC and the CAI, arguing that it facilitated negotiations betweenthe Chamber and the State, on the basis of the previous history of the Center, which since its creation in 1895 hadcultivated intense links with the state apparatus, and especially with the Ministry of Public Works (MOP).
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title_short Engineers, entrepreneurs and the State: the formation of the Argentine Chamber of Construction, 1936-1943
title_full Engineers, entrepreneurs and the State: the formation of the Argentine Chamber of Construction, 1936-1943
title_fullStr Engineers, entrepreneurs and the State: the formation of the Argentine Chamber of Construction, 1936-1943
title_full_unstemmed Engineers, entrepreneurs and the State: the formation of the Argentine Chamber of Construction, 1936-1943
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