Economic Policies: 1880-1914: Major economic growth because they were producing meat and grain. Argentina's pampas was known for having some of the most fertile lands in the world, but they weren't industrialised so they were depending on England, which led to England having major control on Argentina's docks, shipping, insurance, and railroads amongst other things. Argentina lacked labor, so Europe provided Argentina with that as well. Argentina's population increased because of European immigration. Argentina's GDP increased at a rate of 5% every year. However, because of Argentina's dependency for food from other countries, their economy fluctuated a lot because of they couldn't control the prices.