El empleo público en Tucumán (Argentina). Ramos, cargos y salarios durante la construcción del Estado provincial (1815-1854)

Article

Authorship

Parolo, María Paula

Date

2019

Publishing House and Editing Place

Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano

Magazine

Tiempo&economia, vol. 7 (pp. 169-209) Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano

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This article seeks to examine the development of public wages in a me- diterranean province located in northwestern Argentina (Tucumán) during a period of armed conflict, high levels of political struggles, and a sustai- ned economic crisis. Using data retrieved from the payroll forms of the local administration, it was possible to access quantitative and qualitative infor- mation regarding salaries of a wide spectrum of government employees, which also allowed to approach the internal c... This article seeks to examine the development of public wages in a me- diterranean province located in northwestern Argentina (Tucumán) during a period of armed conflict, high levels of political struggles, and a sustai- ned economic crisis. Using data retrieved from the payroll forms of the local administration, it was possible to access quantitative and qualitative infor- mation regarding salaries of a wide spectrum of government employees, which also allowed to approach the internal composition and evolution of the salary scale in the provincial public administration during the turbulent first half of the XIX century.