Overview
- Provides an economic history of the company and entrepreneurship in Spain from the 15th century to the present
- Explores the figure of the businessmen in Spain over several centuries, which has not been done until now
- Joins the great Spanish historiographical debate about the existence or not of entrepreneurship
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Economic History (PEHS)
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book analyses the economic history of the company and entrepreneurship in Spain from the 15th century to the present. It evaluates the economic theory, the formation of the figure of the entrepreneur, as well as the structure of the companies. This exploration of the businessmen in Spain over several centuries is something that has not been done until now. Joining the great Spanish historiographical debate about the existence or not of entrepreneurship, the book brings together research in very different historical contexts and junctures. It presents a selection of cases of companies and entrepreneurs from Spain, from different sectors, regions and periods, from boom to crisis, from the wine businessman to the railway sector, from private banking to the pioneers of the Spanish travel agency business. It will be of interest to academics and students in economic history, business and management history, as well as researchers in entrepreneurship & small business management.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Mariano Castro Valdivia (PhD in Economics, University of Jaén, Spain) is a lecturer in the Department of Economics at the University of Jaén (Spain). His lines of research include Economic and business history of the Local Public Services in Spain, the teaching of Economics at the Spanish University and the dissemination of classical economic thought.
Pedro Pablo Ortúñez Goicolea (PhD, University of Valladolid, 1999) is a Senior Lecturer in Economic History at the University of Valladolid (Spain). His research interests include the Spanish railway system and the public sector before nationalization of the railway; regulation and business history. He has published his research in books and specialized journals.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Companies and Entrepreneurs in the History of Spain
Book Subtitle: Centuries Long Evolution in Business since the 15th century
Editors: María Vázquez-Fariñas, Pedro Pablo Ortúñez-Goicolea, Mariano Castro-Valdivia
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Economic History
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-61318-1
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 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-61317-4Published: 16 February 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-61320-4Published: 16 February 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-61318-1Published: 15 February 2021
Series ISSN: 2662-6497
Series E-ISSN: 2662-6500
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 282
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations
Topics: Economic History, Labor Economics, Entrepreneurship, European History