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Berghahn Books The Power of Entrepreneurs Politics and Economy in Contemporary Spain 2007 Edition by Mercedes Cabrera, Fernando Del Rey
Although Spain is an important member of the EU, relatively little is known about its economy and its interrelationship with political forces. This book, the first of its kind, offers a long-term view and analyzes this ever-changing relationship throughout the 20th century with its various upheavals such as the crisis of the democratic republic and the civil war in the 1930s, the long General Franco dictatorship from the 1940s until the 1970s and the subsequent transition to democracy. From the detailed studies of individual cases, specific companies as well as entrepreneurial organizations, a very diverse picture emerges, contradicting widespread simplistic interpretations of politico-economic linkages, which demonstrates both the pluralism of the economic interests as well as the complexity of their relationship to the political class. Table of contents :- IntroductionChapter 1. Capitalist Consolidation and the Crisis of Liberalism, 1914-1923Catalans and Basques Defy MadridThe Formation of a Capitalist SocietyThe Incompetence of an Interventionist StateConflict and Separation from the RegimeThe Coup d'Etat2. The Era of State Intervention and Confrontation, 1923-1936The Regulated Economy On Monopolies, Larcenies and ResponsibilitiesThe 'Sudden Socialisation' of the Spanish EconomyChapter 3. Paths of Servitude, 1936-1950Revolt and ConspiracyWar and RevolutionA New StateAutarky and Industrial StateChapter 4. Business in the 'State of Public Works', 1951-1977The Accelerated Change of Spanish CompaniesThe Return of Class StruggleEntrepreneurs on the Fringe of PowerNepotism, Corruption and Planned EconomyThe Collapse of the Regime and Anti-capitalist CultureChapter 5. The Powers of Democracy, 1977-2000A Central Employers' OrganisationIndustrial Crisis and ReconversionThe Banking TransitionScandals and the MediaThe Powers of the New EconomyBibliographyIndex