Overview
- Provides a rigorously chronological journey through the economic history of modern Spain, always with close attention to what happens in the international economy
- Analyses the importance of the State's action and of the foreign sector as propellants or brakes of growth
- Shows the convergence and divergence of the Spanish economy with respect to the world economy and to Western Europe from late 18th century to early 21st century
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Economic History (PEHS)
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This book provides a rigorously chronological journey through the economic history of modern Spain, always with an eye opened to what happens in the international economy and a focus on economic policy making and institutional change. It shows the central theme of the Spanish economy from the late 18th century to the early 21st century is the painful transformation from being a major imperial power to a small nation and later a member of the European Community and a player in a globalized economy. It looks in detail at two major issues - economic growth and convergence or divergence to the Western European pattern- and the permanent tension between the two when assessing historical experience since the industrial revolution. This book proposes new visions of the economic past of Spain and provides comparisons over time and space, which will be of interest to academics and students of economic history, European economic history and more specifically Spanish economichistory.
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Reviews
“I do, therefore, strongly encourage any reader interested in the performance of a middle-income country during the age of globalisation to read this book, as it provides not just a narrative about Spain’s economic history but useful insights that may be the seed of further research.” (Leandro Prados de la Escosura, EH Net, eh.net, November, 2021)
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Albert Carreras is Professor of Economics and Business, at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain. Prior to this he held positions at Universitat de Barcelona and European University Institute, Italy. He has served as Dean of the UPF School of Economics and Business, and Secretary General of the Spanish Economic History Association.
Xavier Tafunell is Associate Professor of Economics and Business at Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain, and a Barcelona GSE Affiliated Professor. He is the editor, with Albert Carreras, of a three volumes collection on Spanish Historical Statistics.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Between Empire and Globalization
Book Subtitle: An Economic History of Modern Spain
Authors: Albert Carreras, Xavier Tafunell
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Economic History
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60504-9
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: 978-3-030-60503-2Published: 23 February 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-60506-3Published: 24 February 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-60504-9Published: 22 February 2021
Series ISSN: 2662-6497
Series E-ISSN: 2662-6500
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 342
Number of Illustrations: 39 b/w illustrations
Topics: Economic History, Economy-wide Country Studies, International Economics