La evolución del sector agrícola en Tucumán (Argentina) desde finales del XIX: una aproximación a través de la dinámica de los grupos de cultivos

Abstract

In the last 128 years, the agrarian activity of the Argentinean province of Tucumán has experienced a wide range of modifications; among them, the expansion of the cultivated area, and the variations suffered by the extension and spatial distribution of the seven groups in which the crops could be arranged are probably the most evident. In this paper we use these variations as an indicator to identify the main changes that the agrarian activity in Tucumán has experienced, taking into account that the importance and extension of a group of crops is often related with it's economical and social importance. In addition, we identify the processes of local, national and international order that lie behind them.