The Development of Modern Spain - An Economic History of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

This reinterpretation of the history of modern Spain from the Enlightenment to the threshold of the twenty-first century explains the surprising changes that took Spain from a backward and impoverished nation, with decades of stagnation, civil disorder, and military rule, to one of the ten most developed economies in the world. The culmination of twenty years' work by the dean of economic history in Spain, founder of the "Revista de Historia Económica" and recipient of the Premio Rey Juan Carlos, Spain's highest honor for an academic, the book is rigorously analytical and quantitative, but eminently accessible. It reveals views and approaches little explored until now, showing how the main stages of Spanish political history have been largely determined by economic developments and by a seldom mentioned factor: human capital formation. It is comparative throughout, and concludes by applying the lessons of Spanish history to the plight of today's developing nations.

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About the author

Gabriel Tortella is Professor of Economic History, Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, and, most recently, coeditor of The State, the Financial System, and Economic Modernization.

Summary

This reinterpretation of the history of modern Spain from the Enlightenment to the threshold of the twenty-first century explains the surprising changes that took Spain from a backward and impoverished nation, with decades of stagnation, civil disorder, and military rule, to one of the ten most developed economies in the world.

Product details

• Authors: Gabriel Tortella, Tortella Gabriel
• Assisted by: Valerie Herr (Translation), Valerie J. Herr (Translation), Gabriel Tortella (Translation)
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2000
• EAN: 9780674000940
• ISBN: 978-0-674-00094-0
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 235 mm x 41 mm
• Weight: 844 g
• Illustrations: 50 line illustrations, 3 maps, 69 tables
• Series: Harvard Historical Studies; Harvard Historical Studies (Ha; Harvard Historical Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, Spain, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Economic history, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, HISTORY / Europe / Spain