Overview
- Focuses on six historical turning points that changed the direction of the Spanish economy
- Compares the Spanish trajectory with the international one, exploring the macroeconomic context in which these turning points happened
- Analyses useful lessons from Spanish economic history in order to better face future turning points
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Economic History (PEHS)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book analyses the main historical turning points in the Spanish economy and the related challenges it faced. It focuses on six turning points that changed the direction of the Spanish economy, and identifies the economic, social or political origin of these watersheds. It also compares the Spanish trajectory with the international one, exploring the macroeconomic context in which these turning points happened, as well as the external and internal constraints on domestic political choices for a small country like Spain. The book focuses on how Spain faced up to each turning point, the reforms that were implemented, the differences between the Spanish response and that of other countries, the results of the policies enacted and what problems were not tackled. This is an interesting and unique perspective as most of the turning points in economic history are generally studies from the viewpoint of core countries such as the UK, US or Germany. The ultimate objective is to learn useful lessons from Spanish economic history in order to better face future turning points.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Concha Betrán is a Professor in the Economic Analysis Department at the University of Valencia, Spain. Her research interests are in economic history and different aspects related to industrialization (productivity and industrial location), globalization (inequality, trade) and financial crises.
Maria A Pons is Associate Professor in the Economic Analysis Department at the University of Valencia, Spain. Her area of specialization is economic history, with special emphasis on monetary and banking history, financial crises and globalisation.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Historical Turning Points in Spanish Economic Growth and Development, 1808–2008
Editors: Concha Betrán, Maria A. Pons
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Economic History
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40910-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-40909-8Published: 28 June 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-40912-8Published: 28 June 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-40910-4Published: 27 June 2020
Series ISSN: 2662-6497
Series E-ISSN: 2662-6500
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 267
Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations
Topics: Economic History, Economic Growth