1st Edition

The Spanish Economy in the 20th Century

By Joseph Harrison Copyright 1985
218 Pages
by Routledge

218 Pages
by Routledge

The Spanish Economy in the 20th Century (1985) looks at the trials and tribulations of Spain, one of the most politically isolated and economically backward countries in Europe in the 20 th Century. Monarchy, dictatorships, civil war, parliamentary republic – Spain experienced them all and it was not until the much-vaunted ‘Spanish miracle’ of 1961–73 that the country’s economic fortunes began... Read more

1. A Case Study in Economic Retardation  2. War and the Failure of Economic Reconstitution  3. The Primo de Rivera Dictatorship and its Aftermath  4. The Second Republic, 1931–6  5. The Impact of Civil War  6. From Autarky to Stabilisation, 1939–59  7. The ‘Spanish Economic Miracle’  8. Political Transition and Economic Crisis

Biography

Joseph Harrison