Following Argentina's path from libertarian to socialist via utility outlets

Robert Wright has got a fascinating article In plain sight about the various old utility company outlets he’s discovered on his walks through Buenos Aires. It is quite literally a pictorial history of Argentinas economic history of the last century:

But on top of that, there is a lot of economic & political history tied to the companies providing utility service to BA. Most were foreign- or joint-owned during their inception, nationalized during the early Perón years (1946-55), then privatized in the Menem years (1989-99). With the current reign of Kirchner, many public services are being nationalized yet again.

Nowadays Argentina is most known for the Peronistas (socialists) and the Generals (fascists), who each took turn destroying the country. Kirschner the current president is a Peronista and is still pretty much at it.

A lesser known, yet highly fascinating part of the history, which many of the earlier utility outlets testify too, was the Liberal period (for you Americans - Classical Liberal is pretty much the same as Libertarian). This was the period of growth, that brought huge amounts of immigrants and wealth to the country. Jacob Hornberger has an interesting article about this in Classical Liberalism in Argentina: A Lesson for the world.