Characteristics of the productive structure of Quilmes and Berazategui. Description and analysis of a territory with industrial history

Abstract

The formation of the productive structure of the territory is strongly influenced by the policies implemented in economic and commercial matters by the different governments, as well as by the evolution of the infrastructure of the municipalities.

Since the end of the 20th century, the laying of railroad tracks and the implementation of the Import Substitution Industrialization (ISI) model defined the configuration of urban centers and organized the location of companies. The most emblematic cases are the Brewery and Maltery in Quilmes and the Rigolleau Glassware in Berazategui. In the 1990s, the construction of the Buenos Aires – La Plata highway provided a new link to the interior of the territory and a new form of connection with the port (CABA) and the capital of the Province (La Plata). However, during the years of Convertibility, the policies deployed by the national government were not very kind to the productive structure of the territory. This situation changes towards the beginning of the 21st century, opening a period of new opportunities for companies in Quilmes and Berazategui.

The challenge of this document is to approximate the understanding of the configuration of the productive structure of the territory, mainly industrial, of the organizations located in Quilmes and Berazategui.