Roses, Joan R. (2003) Why isn't the whole of Spain industrialized? : a new economic geography and early industrialization, 1797 - 1910. The Journal of Economic History, 63 (4). pp. 995-1022. ISSN 0022-0507
Abstract
Spain provides an opportunity to study the causes of regional differences in industrial development over the nineteenth century. As transportation costs decreased and barriers to domestic trade were eliminated, Spanish manufacturing became increasingly concentrated in a few regions. This article combines Heckscher-Ohlin and economic-geography frameworks and finds that comparative-advantage and increasing-return effects were economically very significant and practically explained all differences in industrialization levels across regions. The deficits of some regions in terms of industrialization appear to have been largely attributable to their factor endowments and the absence of home-market effects for modern industries.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJourna... |
| Additional Information: | © 2004 The Author |
| Library of Congress subject classification: | H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions |
| Journal of Economic Literature Classification System: | L - Industrial Organization > L6 - Industry Studies: Manufacturing > L60 - General |
| Sets: | Departments > Economic History |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Feb 2014 16:45 |
| URL: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/55772/ |
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