Entrepreneurship in Spain: A History

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Cover Half Title Series Information Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of contents Figures and tables Acknowledgements Introduction Entrepreneurship in Spain: A History 1 Entrepreneurship and the History of the Company Introduction Which Example of Entrepreneur Should Be Disseminated? What Do Case Studies Contribute? Do Case Studies Support Entrepreneurship? Do Case Studies Promote Entrepreneurial Culture? Which Values or Sets of Values Can Be Determined from Case Studies? Conclusions References 2 Entrepreneurship, Strategy and Networks: The Development of Commercial and Financial Companies in Early Modern Castile The Commercial and Financial World at the End of the Fifteenth and Start of the Sixteenth Centuries The Company in Castile: A Multiform Institution The Keys to Castilian Entrepreneurial Success at the End of the Middle Ages and the Beginning of the Modern Age Between Specialization and Diversification: Products and Geographical Area Between Specialization and Diversification in Products and Services From Local to International Commerce Human Capital and Changes in Management The Creation of Networks Risk Management: Institutions, Insurance and Justice Conclusions Notes References 3 Windmills, Not Giants. Competition and Monopoly on the Reinosa Route Introduction The Flour Traffic between Castile and Santander in the Mid-Nineteenth Century Brokerage Revenues on the Reinosa Route Wheat Prices in Castile The Flour Traffic from Santander Conclusions Notes References 4 Lacave & Echecopar: Strategies and Businesses in the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century Introduction The Origins of Lacave & Echecopar The Commercial Expansion of Lacave & Echecopar (1852–1862) The Last Years of Lacave & Echecopar (1862–1870) Conclusions Notes Sources and References 5 The Sociedad Azucarera Antequerana, a Successful Company in Late Nineteenth-Century Spain Introduction Antequera, a Different Sort of Municipality The Founders The Other Managers The Construction of the Sugar Factory A Growing Company Conclusions Notes References 6 Small, Medium and Large Companies in the Supply of Water in Spain (1840–1940) Introduction Public Utilities in Spain The Large Companies Small and Medium-Sized Companies Risk and Uncertainty in the Water Business Conclusions Sources References 7 Credit Companies, Merchant-Bankers and Large National Banks. The Case of Andalusia (1800–1936) Introduction Private Banking in the Nineteenth Century: Banks of Issue, Credit Companies and Merchant-Bankers Credit Companies in Andalusia (Nineteenth Century) Banks of Issue in Andalusia Private Bankers in Andalusia in the Nineteenth Century The Private Banking (1900–1936): Local Bankers and Large National Banks The Territorial Expansion of the National Banking in Andalusia in the First Third of the Twentieth Century Local Bankers’ Behaviour until 1936 Conclusions Notes References 8 The Private Period of Spanish Railways 1848–1941: A Liberal Project to Modernise Spain The Early Steps of the Spanish Railway System: The National Way and the Foreign Way The Test of the Financial Crisis for the Companies The Modernising Impact of the Railway Spanish Railway Companies at the Beginning of their Decline: Circa 1900–1913 The Change of Model: From the System of Concessions to Intervention, 1914–1931 The End of the Concession System: 1931–1941 Final Considerations Notes References 9 The Spanish Travel Agency Business in the Early Years of the Franco Regime Introduction The Decree of 19 February 1942 Regarding Travel Agencies Travel Agencies in Spain After the Second World War The 1950s: New Business Possibilities Notes References 10 The International Expansion of the Spanish Insurance Company MAPFRE Introduction Planning the International Expansion International Expansion of MAPFRE REINSURANCE Expansion in the Direct Insurance Market Conclusion Sources References 11 Spanish Entrepreneurs and the Two Transitions (1975–1986) Introduction Domestic and International Transitions The Entrepreneurs and the Domestic Transition The Entrepreneurs and the International Transition Conclusions Note References 12 From the Sector to the Automobile Cluster of Castilla y León: Its Study through the History of Lingotes Especiales Introduction The Agglomeration of Economic Activities in Economic Theory: A Brief Summary From the Sector to the Regional Automobile Cluster The Companies in the Sector: The Case of Lingotes Especiales Final Notes Notes References Contributors Index