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Infrastructure & the Political Economy of Nation Building in Spain, 1720-2010
Germa Bel
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Description for Infrastructure & the Political Economy of Nation Building in Spain, 1720-2010
Paperback. Explains the very particular characteristics of Spanish infrastructure policy. The author places the historical perspective in contemporary viewpoint in discussing the Spanish enthusiasm for high-speed railway, with the prospect of Madrid being connected with all provincial capitals, albeit while freight by train has been neglected. Num Pages: 240 pages, maps, graphs & tables. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 163 x 11. Weight in Grams: 302.
This book sets out to explain the very particular characteristics of Spanish infrastructure policy. The capital city of Madrid plays a central role. It not only achieved the status of economic capital of Spain in recent decades but together with its status as administrative and political capital Madrid endowed itself as absolute capital. The challenge is to understand why such development has taken place. First: radial policies in transport infrastructure, which were primarily subordinate to political and administrative objectives, could not be supported by the dynamics of economic activity. For that reason these policies demanded the use of extensive budgetary ... Read more
This book sets out to explain the very particular characteristics of Spanish infrastructure policy. The capital city of Madrid plays a central role. It not only achieved the status of economic capital of Spain in recent decades but together with its status as administrative and political capital Madrid endowed itself as absolute capital. The challenge is to understand why such development has taken place. First: radial policies in transport infrastructure, which were primarily subordinate to political and administrative objectives, could not be supported by the dynamics of economic activity. For that reason these policies demanded the use of extensive budgetary ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Brighton, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845195328
SKU
V9781845195328
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99-1
About Germa Bel
Germa Bel is professor of Economics at Universitat de Barcelona, and guest professor at Barcelona Graduate School of Economics. Has been visiting professor at Cornell University, and visiting researcher at Harvard and at European University Institute; and has published several books and over fifty international academic articles on public sector reform.
Reviews for Infrastructure & the Political Economy of Nation Building in Spain, 1720-2010
Germa' Bels book develops a rich and insightful analysis of the politics of nation building which have dominated the policy of transport infrastructure development in Spain since the nineteenth century...The book should appeal to academics, students and policy makers alike. Nagore Calvo Mendizabal, Kings College London, European History Quarterly Vol. 45 No. 1.