Economic History of Spanish Industrialization

Jordi Catalan is Professor of Economic History at the Universitat de Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain and Director of the Centre d’Estudis Jordi Nadal. His main lines of research are industrial history, Francoism, comparative development, economic crises and economic history of Southern Europe.Marc Prat is Associate Professor of Economic History at the Universitat de Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. His research focuses on industrial history, industrial relations and inequality.

• 1. Stages of Economic Development in Modern Spain Leandro Prados de la Escosura, 2. Rural mortality in Catalonia and Castile in the 18th and 19th centuries. What are we able and unable to ascertain? Llorenç Ferrer-Alòs and Enrique Llopis, 3. Deficit, debt and risk premium: obstacles to the real convergence of the Spanish towards the European economy (1820-2020) Francisco Comín, 4. The mining century in Spain (1825-1930). The advance of a mining frontier in the European industrialization Andrés Sánchez-Picón, 5. The debate on the rise of cotton fabrics during the First Industrial Revolution Alex Sánchez, 6. Energy, indispensable but costly María Isabel Bartolomé Rodríguez, 7. Writing history ahead of time: Professor Jordi Nadal on railways, the market and the industry Antonio Gómez Mendoza, 8. The debate on the international competitiveness of the Basque steel industry (1880-1913) Antonio Escudero, 9. The evolution of the Spanish wine sector since the 18th century: a very brief summary Josep Colomé-Ferrer, Jordi Planas and Raimon Soler-Becerro, 10. Technical change and international competitiveness in the olive oil industry: Spain, 1830s-1930s Ramon Ramon-Muñoz, 11. The growth of the paper industry in a country allergic to the printed word Miquel Gutiérrez-Poch, 12. Sardines and tuna: the two lives of the canned fish industry Xoán Carmona, 13. Industrial success and exporting vocation of footwear districts in a service economy: The island of Mallorca as a model Carles Manera and José Antonio García Barrero, 14. The Shipbuilding Industry: Adaptation and Resilience Jesús M. Valdaliso, 15. Actors and Strategies of the Spanish Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries Nuria Puig, 16. Defying comparative advantage: the development of the automobile industry, 1889-2024 Jordi Catalan, 17. The Rise and Fall of the Motorcycle Industry Marc Prat, 18. Energy and Industrial Development in Spain: From the Nuclear Dream to the Age of Renewables Esther M. Sánchez Sánchez, 19. Industrial policy and the challenges of the 21st century José Luis García Ruiz, 20. The key to the global success of Inditex-Zara during the Third Industrial Revolution, 1963-2023 Luis Alonso Álvarez, 21. The growing role of renewable energy in the electricity sector in Spain Jordi Roca Jusmet, 22. Imbalances in industrialization patterns across regions and their consequences Albert Carreras, 23. Spanish industrialization in a nutshell Jordi Catalan and Marc Prat, Index.