Growth and Crisis in the Spanish Economy: 1940-1993 / Edition 1

by Sima Lieberman

Overview

Appraises the turbulent development of the Spanish economy over the last fifty years and places current economic problems in their historical context. The author examines the economic, political and social problems inherited from the Franco era and their evolution into the present. The book includes:
* a detailed discussion of economic development under Franco, including the boom years of the 1960s followed by the decline of the early 1970s;
*an analysis of the decade of economic crisis which only ended in 1985;
*an evaluation of the economic successes achieved by the Gonzalez government during the second half of the 1980s;
*an analysis of why, despite serious attempts to revitalize the industrial sector, Spain still has one of the highest levels of unemployment in the OECD.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415124287
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/07/1995
Series:	Routledge Studies in the European Economy , #1
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Sima Lieberman is Professor of Economics at the University of Utah, USA. He has taught at a number of institutions around the world and has spent considerable time in Spain. In 1992 he received the title of Knight Commander from King Juan Carlos I for his work on the Spanish economy.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION: FIVE DECADES OF SPANISH ECONOMIC HISTORY 1 THE SPANISH ECONOMY UNDER THE FRANCO REGIME 2 STIMULANTS AND IMPEDIMENTS IN THE ECONOMIC BOOM OF THE 1960s 3 THE 1970s: THE ENDING OF SPAIN’S ECONOMIC MIRACLE YEARS AND THAT OF THE FRANCO ERA 4 ECONOMIC CRISIS IN THE 1980s: 1980–5 5 ECONOMIC RECOVERY DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE 1980s 6 THE RETURN OF ECONOMIC CRISIS AND THE CHALLENGES OF THE EARLY 1990s

Editorial Reviews

Appraises the turbulent development of the Spanish economy over the past 50 years and places current economic problems in that historical context. Describes the boom of the 1960s and bust of the early 1970s under Franco, the decade of crisis that ended in 1985, the successful policies of the late 1980s, the causes and effects of the crisis in the early 1990s, and why attempts to revitalize the industrial sector continue to fail. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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