Abstract
We believe that is pending a review of the evolution of the agricultural machinery sector in Argentina in the context of the world market. For this reason, in this paper we reconstruct the history of the branch in Argentina and in the United States, where the “rector capital” of the activity is concentrated during the twentieth century. The study of this productive sector from the perspective chosen, allow to examine the scale and average productivity that prevailed in the world market, the competition faced Argentina production and their prospects. In short, the conditions for capital accumulation in this particular industry.
JEL classification: Empirical studies of trade (F14); Industry studies, other machinery (L64); Manufacturing, U.S. and Canada, Latin America (N61, N62 y N66).