Post-Peron era and the 1960s thumb|left|In terms of GDP per capita, Argentina remained well above its neighbors as late as 1965 thumb|In 1961, a Ferranti Mercury II named "Clementina" became one of the first computers in use in Argentina. In the 1950s and part of the 1960s, the country had a slow rate of growth in line with most Latin American countries, while most of the rest of the world enjoyed a golden era. Stagnation prevailed during this period, and the economy often found itself contracting, mostly the result of union strife.
Post-Peron era and the 1960s thumb|left|In terms of GDP per capita, Argentina remained well above its neighbors as late as 1965 thumb|In 1961, a Ferranti Mercury II named "Clementina" became one of the first computers in use in Argentina. In the 1950s and part of the 1960s, the country had a slow rate of growth in line with most Latin American countries, while most of the rest of the world enjoyed a golden era. Stagnation prevailed during this period, and the economy often found itself contracting, mostly the result of union strife.