Food Consumption and State Policy
Food consumption has been a part of state policy and key propaganda since the Peronist administration's inception. The researchers acknowledged the importance of food in a nation's development in the paper. Scholars in the food industry agree that the major food producers and consumers are from different ethnic groups, genders, races, men, food businesses, advertising firms, social classes, and food champions. (Milanesio 75-85).
Beef Politics in the 1940s
In the 1940s, the amount of beef consumed per person increased due to the government's propensity to portray higher standards of life through the use of beef. It undermined the general view of Argentina in its exports and favored internal use over the markets beyond the borders. The beef politics shaped the endowing ideology on its sovereignty economically as well as reinforced the state commitment to developing an industrial and prosperous country that ensures an equal distribution of the national resources for the benefit of the citizens (Milanesio 86-94).
Economic Crisis in the 1950s
In the early 1950s, the government had to retract the step with the economic crisis somehow. The consumption of beef was prohibited for one day in a week, to encourage the used fruit, vegetables and to replace beef with the fish. The reason for the change, however, was different, to preserve the country's culture of culinary and to have a very health workforce. Also, the move was a result of the modern scientific research which favored the different kinds of diets to remain healthy (Milanesio 96-106).
The Peronist Industrial Plan
In conclusion, the central theme of the Peronist industrial plan was shaped majorly by the politics of food, the definition of the public health policies and the international trade. The food politics were a means of retaining and gathering the government's primary support, the middle-class, and the labor movement. The government's intervention on the food distribution and production improved the standards of living.
Work Cited
Milanesio, Natalia. "Food Politics and Consumption in Peronist Argentina." Hispanic American Historical Review 90.1 (2010): 75-106
