Debates about the link between the economic conjuncture and the fall of the so-called Pink Tide in Latin America often focus on the role played by raw material exports. However, this article shows that import dependency also played a significant role in the decline of the Argentinian iteration of the Pink Tide, also known as Kirchnerism. First, it analyses how imported consumer goods contributed to what is referred to as external constraints of the Argentinian economy. Second, from the perspective of hegemony theory, it argues that the Argentinian government alienated the middle class by implementing measures related to highly symbolic aspects of everyday life. Here, the article uses the term hegemonic capacities to analyze how structural constraints influenced the political room for maneuver of the Argentinian state. Its findings raise further theoretical questions about the relationship between economic and political constraints in the construction of hegemony for governments in Latin America.

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进口消费品与霸权：阿根廷国家的外部制约与霸权能力


关于经济结合与拉丁美洲所谓粉红浪潮的衰落之间联系的争论通常集中在原材料出口所发挥的作用上。然而，本文表明，进口依赖性在阿根廷版粉红浪潮（也称为基什内尔主义）的衰落中也发挥了重要作用。首先，它分析了进口消费品如何导致所谓的阿根廷经济外部制约因素。其次，从霸权理论的角度来看，它认为阿根廷政府通过实施与日常生活中高度象征性方面相关的措施来疏远中产阶级。在这里，文章使用霸权能力一词来分析结构性约束如何影响阿根廷国家的政治回旋余地。研究结果进一步提出了关于拉丁美洲政府霸权构建中经济和政治约束之间关系的理论问题。