This paper has two main objectives. First, it provides a stylised description
of the Catalan industrial path of the period 1830-1861. Second, it reviews
the evolution of the Catalan industry in the Spanish context and, thus, can
serve to describe the relative importance of the Catalan industrial
experience. Consequently, it is mainly devoted to computing and analysing the
growth rates of Catalan industries during the early phase of industrialisation.
The results show that Catalonia experienced a ...
This paper has two main objectives. First, it provides a stylised description
of the Catalan industrial path of the period 1830-1861. Second, it reviews
the evolution of the Catalan industry in the Spanish context and, thus, can
serve to describe the relative importance of the Catalan industrial
experience. Consequently, it is mainly devoted to computing and analysing the
growth rates of Catalan industries during the early phase of industrialisation.
The results show that Catalonia experienced a true process of
industrialisation during the period 1830 to 1861, but that its contribution
in rapid increase in Spanish GDP was relatively small.
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