Regional Policy, Economic Growth and Convergence: Lessons from the Spanish Case

Description

Many European, Latin American and Asian countries have experience with regional policies aiming to reduce regional disparities in GDP per capita and/or to develop problem regions helping to recover from its GDP decrease. Spain represents, without any doubt, a very rich and interesting case-study regarding regional problems and regional development policies. The aim of this book is not only to analyze the regional policies practiced, their objectives, instruments and effects, but to provide an in-depth analysis on the impact of investments in infrastructure, human capital and other factors, as well as the advances accomplished in terms of productivity, convergence and regional competitiveness. The book particularly wants to impart knowledge, which can be useful for other countries’ policy makers, as well as for academics, researchers and consultants. The contributions selected have been written by prestigious Spanish academics, most of them also having practical experience in the field. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Spain as a Case-Study: Regional Problems and Policies....Pages 3-18 Regional Economy and Policy in Spain (1960–1975)....Pages 19-51 The Evolution of Spanish Regional Policy, 1977–2008....Pages 53-79 Front Matter....Pages 84-85 Macroeconomic Effects of the European Cohesion Policy in the Spanish Economy....Pages 85-101 The Spanish Regional Puzzle: Convergence, Divergence and Structural Change....Pages 103-124 The Sources of Spanish Regional Growth....Pages 125-148 Regional Productivity Convergence and Changes in the Productive Structure....Pages 149-170 Infrastructure Investment, Growth, and Regional Convergence in Spain....Pages 171-185 Public Capital Effects and Regional Spillover in Spain....Pages 187-209 Supply and Use of Human Capital in the Spanish Regions....Pages 211-231 Inequality and Welfare in Intra-Territorial Income Distribution....Pages 233-259 The Competiveness of the Spanish Regions....Pages 261-284 Regional Growth and Regional Policies: Lessons from the Spanish Experience....Pages 285-311 Back Matter....Pages 330-330