GDP per capita
On Ones and Tooze’s show, Adam Tooze contrasts long-run shifts in GDP per capita between Argentina and Spain. He says Argentina ranked among the world’s richest in PPP terms around 1900—about twice Spain—amid unequal distribution and commodity-led growth tied to British capital; by recent decades, PPP data show Spain has reversed the gap and now stands roughly twice Argentina’s level, reflecting Spain’s EU-enabled convergence versus Argentina’s prolonged struggles 1. He cautions GDP per capita is a coarse output measure, while also linking perceived prosperity to on-the-ground impressions in Buenos Aires and Spain 1.
From the window to Aug 1, 05:30 ET — this window's take is still to be written.
Where the voices land
Nobody took a position in september 2026.
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3 in September 2026Stories it travels in
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The stories
- ○ a voice, on the left
- ◌ a voice raising half of these
- ● a subject, on the right, under its story
- ⌒ a line is a voice raising a subject — thicker, more items; colour is the story
The stories this entity travels in: on the right, each story with the subjects seen alongside it; on the left, the voices that raised them, and a line for every subject a voice raised, bundled by story. Tap a voice to light everything it raises, a subject for who raised it, a story for its own lines. The crumb goes back.
Who brings it up
- Cameron Abadi 1 mention
- Ben Carlson 1 mention
- Reena Ninan 1 mention
- Daniel Lacalle 1 mention
- Adam Tooze 1 mention
- David Lin 1 mention
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