▁The ▁Nobel ▁prize - win ning ▁econom ist ▁Simon ▁K uz net s ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁remarked ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁four ▁types ▁of ▁countries : ▁the ▁developed , ▁the ▁under develop ed , ▁Japan ▁and ▁Argentina . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Di ▁T ella ▁and ▁Z ym el man ▁( 1 9 6 7 ), ▁the ▁main ▁difference ▁between ▁Argentina ▁and ▁other ▁sett ler ▁soci eties ▁such ▁as ▁Australia ▁and ▁Canada ▁was ▁its ▁failure ▁to ▁seek ▁ade qu ate ▁alternatives ▁to ▁compens ate ▁for ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ge ographical ▁expansion ▁with ▁the ▁definit ive ▁closing ▁of ▁the ▁front ier . ▁Sol berg ▁( 1 9 8 5 ) ▁noted ▁the ▁differences ▁between ▁the ▁land ▁distribution ▁in ▁Canada , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁rising ▁number ▁of ▁small ▁far mers , ▁and ▁the ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁land own ers ▁each ▁with ▁large ▁areas ▁of ▁land ▁in ▁Argentina . ▁ ▁Dun can ▁and ▁F og art y ▁( 1 9 8 4 ) ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁key ▁difference ▁lies ▁in ▁the ▁contrast ▁between ▁the ▁stable , ▁flexible ▁government ▁of ▁Australia ▁and ▁the ▁poor ▁govern ance ▁of ▁Argentina . ▁According ▁to ▁Pl att ▁and ▁Di ▁T ella ▁( 1 9 8 5 ) ▁the ▁political ▁tradition ▁and ▁imm igration ▁from ▁different ▁regions ▁were ▁the ▁key ▁factors , ▁while ▁Dí az ▁Ale j andro ▁( 1 9 8 5 ) ▁suggested ▁that ▁a ▁restrict ive ▁imm igration ▁policy , ▁similar ▁to ▁Australia ' s , ▁would ▁have ▁increased ▁product ivity ▁encourag ed ▁by ▁the ▁relative ▁scarc ity ▁of