255 Pages
by
Routledge
255 Pages
by
Routledge
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Perhaps more than any other European country, Spain has undergone a remarkable transformation in the post-war period. To the surprise of many, it has succeeded in making the leap from a predominantly agricultural and politically repressed country, to a modern European democracy with a diversified economy containing important manufacturing and service sectors. Yet, despite the fact that at the... Read more
Chapter 1 The bumpy road to EMU; Chapter 2 Demography; Chapter 3 Agriculture; Chapter 4 Industry; Chapter 5 The services sector; Chapter 6 The external sector: trade and foreign investment; Chapter 7 The employment crisis and the labour market; Chapter 8 European integration and the Spanish regions;
Biography
Joseph Harrison works in the Department of History at the University of Manchester, UK. David Corkill works in the Department of Languages at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.
'...a highly readable narrative. This fine volume is essential reading for all those wishing to familiarize themselves with the historical foundations of the modern Spanish economy.' Times Literary Supplement 'Students interested in Spain, the EU and its member nations will find this work to be a useful introduction. Recommended. Public and undergraduate library collections.' Choice 'Students interested in Spain, the EU, and its member nations will find this work to be a useful introduction...Recommended...' Choice
