Interacciones económicas, interacciones simbólicas. Una aproximación etnográfica al significado social del dólar blue en Argentina

Abstract

In this article, we analyze the social meaning of the "blue" dollar in Argentina, based on the characterization of the network of social relations in which it is (illegally) exchanged and on the moral meaning it represents. We consider that in late modern societies money should be seen in light of its semantic plurality. Through an ethnographic analysis of the illegal dollar market, we explore the relations between monetary practices, cultural meanings, and social relations.

Keywords

• Blue dollar
• illegal strategies
• network
• economic interactions
• symbolic interactions.