1st Edition
Catalonia: A New Independent State in Europe? A Debate on Secession within the European Union
Edited By Xavier Cuadras Morató
Copyright 2016
248 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
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Catalonia: A New Independent State in Europe examines the main issues of the political process which is taking place in Catalonia today. The political confrontation between the Spanish and Catalan institutions has now reached the international arena, especially the debates concerning international recognition of a new Catalan state and its membership of the European Union (EU) and other... Read more
1. Foreword 2. Introduction Xavier Cuadras-Morató 3. Catalonia at a crossroad: Political analysis of the increasing support for secession Marc Guinjoan, Toni Rodon and Marc Sanjaume 4. The Secession of Catalonia: Legal Strategies and Barriers Hèctor López Bofill and Pau Bossacoma 5. The independence of Catalonia: Opportunities and threats for the Catalan economy Xavier Cuadras-Morató 6. Political Economy of the Secession: A Game-theoretic Approach Enriqueta Aragonès and Clara Ponsatí 7. An Independent Catalonia as Member of the European Union? Fernando Guirao 8. Conclusions Xavier Cuadras-Morató
Biography
Xavier Cuadras Morató is Associate Professor in the Department of Economics and Business at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) and Director of the International Business School (ESCI-UPF). He has a Ph. D. in Economics from the University of York (United Kingdom). He has held visiting positions in the University of Pennsylvania, University of Rochester, Universidad Centroamericana (Nicaragua) and the Escuela Superior de Economía y Negocios (El Salvador).
His recent research interests include the relationship between education and the labour market and the economic consequences of the political conflict between Catalonia and Spain.
