Overview
- Examines the impact of an early commercial revolution in Catalonia during the Late Medieval Age
- Analyses the long-term consequences of the fifteenth-century Civil War
- Looks at the impact of trade with the Atlantic and decline of the Mediterranean world
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Economic History (PEHS)
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This edited collection presents an economic history of Catalonia and its economic crises, from Roman times to the political difficulties of the present day. It considers how the strong identity of the Catalan people has been reinforced in critical episodes such as the commercial revolution of the Late Medieval Age, the 1640 rebellion, the Succession War of 1705-1714, the industrial revolution of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and the strong repression during early Francoism. The book also explores how historical parallels from Catalonia’s past might shed light on the long-term consequences of the Great Recession of 2007-9 and recovery in the EU, showing how the typical Mediterranean approach of adjusting to crises by depreciating currencies and expanding public deficits has been less straightforward during the most recent financial crisis. A particularly deep slump has contributed to fostering the claim for independence of Catalonia in recent times, echoing larger dissatisfaction with EU monetary policy. With a comprehensive overview of major events in Catalonian economic history and their broader implications to European political economy and development, this book will be of interest to students and academics in economic history, social history, and monetary economics.
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Back Matter
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Crises and Transformation in the Mediterranean World
Book Subtitle: Lessons from Catalonia
Editors: Jordi Catalan Vidal
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Economic History
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24502-2
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 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-24501-5Published: 17 August 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-24504-6Published: 04 September 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-24502-2Published: 16 August 2023
Series ISSN: 2662-6497
Series E-ISSN: 2662-6500
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 490
Number of Illustrations: 25 b/w illustrations, 9 illustrations in colour
Topics: Economic History, Financial Crises, Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics, European Economics, Economic Policy