Format:
1 Online-Ressource (240 Seiten)
ISBN:
9783631846179
Content:
The figure of the entrepreneur has become a relevant factor that explains the process of growth and economic development. This book brings together the research carried out by its authors with primary sources and makes it accessible to a wide audience that does not speak Spanish or does not know the topics discussed in it
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Cover -- Copyright information -- Table of contents -- 1 The second level of Spanish capitalism during the Restoration period: The Escoriaza group, a family-owned conglomerate in the world of public works -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The "Escoriazas" -- three generations of entrepreneurs between two industrial revolutions -- 3 Zaragoza -- 4 Following national sugar? Granada, Castilla, ... -- 5 Conclusions -- 6 Sources -- References -- 2 Foreign companies in Spain (1911-1920) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Foreign investment in Spain -- 3 Foreign companies in Spain -- 3.1 Tramways -- 3.2 Machinery -- 3.3 Gas -- 3.4 Water -- 3.5 Mining -- 3.6 Electricity -- 3.7 Bank -- 3.8 Wines -- 3.9 Chemistry -- 3.10 Wood -- 3.11 Foreign trade -- 3.12 Trade -- 3.13 Coal for boats -- 3.14 Others -- 4 Conclusions -- 5 Sources -- References -- 3 Entrepreneurial profiles in the Transition to democracy in Spain -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Professionals in politics: The case of the center -- 3 Engineers and entrepreneurs -- 4 President of the government -- 5 A representative of the employers -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- 4 Water supply companies in the Spanish Levante (1840-1939) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The geographical and demographic context -- 3 The establishment of water supply companies in the region -- 4 The attraction of the Levante coast: Valencia and Alicante -- 5 The importance of rural populations -- 6 Conclusions -- 7 Sources -- References -- 5 The gas industry in Madrid during the period following the Spanish Civil War: Gas Madrid, S. A.1 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Gas Madrid: From its creation to the Spanish Civil War -- 3 Gas Madrid during the post-war period after the Spanish Civil War: Crisis in the production and consumption of gas -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- 6 Gas Andalucía S.A., the company leading the introduction of natural gas to Andalusia (1987-2001)1
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1 Introduction -- 2 The founding of Gas Andalucía, capital and shareholding -- 3 The end of the manufactured gas cycle in favour of natural gas -- 4 A booming business -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- 7 British investments in the gas industry in Spain: the role of the free-standing companies1 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Gas industry and foreign capital in Spain -- 3 The role of British capital in the Spanish gas sector -- 4 The free-standing companies -- 5 Conclusions -- 6 References -- 8 Rural credit banks: Credit cooperatives for the land. The case of Andalusia (1902-2000) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 History: The origin of credit cooperatives and rural credit banks -- 3 The first decades of the 20th century -- 4 The sector's organisation: From the post-war period to the sixties decade -- 5 The end of the century: Crisis, remediation and recovery -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- 9 The jump in quality of Spanish insurance companies between 1966 and 2000 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The economic growth of Spanish insurance companies -- 3 Life insurance -- 4 Non-life insurance, 1966-2000 -- 5 Automobile insurance between 1966 and 2000 -- 6 Industrial insurance -- 7 Multi-risk insurance -- 8 Health insurance -- 9 Conclusions -- References -- 10 The impact of First World War on neutral countries' railways: The Spanish case -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The economic impact of the WW1 on Spanish railway companies -- 3 Institutional instability -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- 11 Car manufacturers in Spain and Portugal during the second half of the 20th century. A comparative historical perspective -- 1 Introduction -- 2 1950-1973: The rise of the sector in Spain and the start of production in Portugal -- 3 Expanding overseas. The transformation to exporting: 1973-2000 -- 4 Final considerations -- 5 Sources -- References
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12 Wine exporters in the city of Cádiz between the 19th and 20th centuries: Lacave & -- Company -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The products portfolio: Main commercialized wines -- 3 The suppliers of Lacave & -- Company -- 4 Wine sales in the international market at the end of the 19th century -- 5 National and international market areas -- 6 Conclusions -- 7 Sources -- References -- 13 Hotel businessmen in Spain in times of change (1930-1959). The case of Hoteles Unidos, S.A. (HUSA)1 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The founding of Hoteles Unidos, S.A. (HUSA) -- 3 HUSA in the 1930s -- 4 The reconstruction of the company after the Civil War -- 5 The 1950s -- 6 Conclusions -- 7 Sources -- References -- About the authors -- Series index
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Fernández Paradas, Mercedes Business History in Spain (19th and 20th Centuries) Frankfurt a.M. : Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften,c2021 ISBN 9783631843857
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
Keywords:
Spanien
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Unternehmer
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Unternehmensgründung
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Wirtschaftsentwicklung
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Geschichte 1800-2000
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Aufsatzsammlung
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