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All countries have had defining moments which have brought about important transformations in their economies and societies. These turning points, which may be triggered by wars, new technologies and markets, or crises, require new policies and reforms to help countries adapt to the fresh challenges. We have identified six turning points for the Spanish economy in its recent history. The aim of this book has been to explain this society’s capacity to respond to the challenges of shocks, and the resulting continuities and discontinuities. This book has studied how Spanish economic problems have been similar to international ones but have also been conditioned by domestic restrictions. It has also examined the responses to the challenges that the country adopted at key moments.
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Betrán, C., Pons, M.A. (2020). Epilogue. In: Betrán, C., Pons, M. (eds) Historical Turning Points in Spanish Economic Growth and Development, 1808–2008. Palgrave Studies in Economic History. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40910-4_8
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