The economics of Catalan separatism / / Ferran Brunet

• Autore: Brunet Ferrán
• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022]; ©2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (340 pages)
• Disciplina: 320.015
• Soggetto topico: Autonomy and independence movements; Economic history
• Soggetto geografico: Spain Economic conditions 18th century
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Part I: Defying the Rule of Law and Democracy -- CHAPTER 2: Contemporary Spain: Democratic and Decentralised -- Modern Democratic Spain -- Development of Spanish Democracy -- Summary -- Chapter 3: The Process Robs Us, Not Madrid -- Nature of the Separatist Challenge -- The Process Robs Us! -- Summary -- Chapter 4: The Rebellion and the Separatist Coup -- 2017 Separatist Coup d'état -- Consequences of the 2017 Coup d'état -- After the Coup -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Geographical Dimension and Historical Perspective of Catalonia -- Extent of Catalonia -- Industrialisation and the Spanish Market -- Dynamics of the Population and GDP -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Degree of Decentralisation in Spain and Powers of the Autonomous Communities -- High Level of Decentralisation -- Comparison with Germany -- Dynamics of the Autonomous Communities -- Validity of the Rule of Law -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Urban and Rural Catalonia -- The Districts -- Tabarnia -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Catalonia, Spain, Europe and the World: The Multilevel Governance System -- The Place in the Regions of Europe -- Globalisation, Integration and Regionalisation -- The European Union and Separatism -- Economic Analysis of Disintegration -- The Secession of States -- A Hypothetical Secession of Catalonia from the EU -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Integration and Disintegration: Secession of the European Regions? -- The European Mosaic -- Regions with Separatist Movements -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Challenge, Labyrinth, Mirage, Enigma, Ghost, Fantasy, Illusion, Utopia, Nonsense, Madness, Stagnation, Malaise, Fever, Cancer, Lawsuit, Accident, Slip, Catastrophe, Crisis, Bonfire, Soufflé, Misfortune, Tragedy, Drama, Comedy, Farce, Trap, Twe -- Analysis of the Catalan Question. ; The Nature of Catalan Separatism -- Social Engineering and Psychosociology -- Separatist Regime and Pensée Unique -- Summary -- Chapter 11: The Separatist Regime: Propaganda, Neo-Language, Post-Truth, Alternative Facts, Fake News, Disinformation, Social Networks, Populism and Falsification of the Past, Present and Future -- Regime and Propaganda -- The Independence Movement's Narrative -- Referendum -- Summary -- Chapter 12: Language and Indoctrination in the Schoolroom -- Education, Not in the Mother Tongue, Only in Catalan -- Fines for Shops Whose Signage Is Not in Catalan -- Summary -- Chapter 13: Structure of the Separatist Narrative -- The Separatist Argument -- The Separatist Cycle -- Summary -- Chapter 14: Spain, from a Model Transition to Democracy to Failed State? -- Spanish Democracy -- Acute Confrontation -- Summary -- Chapter 15: Values and Qualities of Spain -- Position in International Rankings -- Summary -- Chapter 16: Corruption, Embezzlement, Profligacy and the Bad Government of the Separatist Generalitat -- Corruption -- Embezzlement -- The Cost of Bad Government -- Summary -- Chapter 17: Surveys on Separatism -- The Wished-for Catalonia -- Young People Are Less Separatist -- Separatism Is Something for Rich People: The Richer, the More Separatist -- Language and Being Catalan and/or Spanish -- Bilingualism -- Summary -- Chapter 18: Separatism and Economic Crisis -- Catalonia's Image -- Relations Between Spaniards -- Unemployment and Separatism -- Summary -- Chapter 19: Constitutionalist and Separatist Votes and Deputies -- Separatist Regional Government -- Minority of Votes and Majority of Seats -- The Key to the Autonomous Elections Is the Level of Participation, and Its Reverse, the Abstention of the Constitutionalists -- Dynamics of Participation -- Gap Between Votes and Seats -- Vote and Preferred Language. ; Vote and Standard of Living -- Non-proportional Electoral Law -- Constitutionalist and Separatist Political Space -- Secessionist Rallies -- Summary -- Chapter 20: Hate and Separatist Violence, or Common Sense and Harmony -- Secessionist Violence -- Barcelona Burns -- From Violence to Terror -- Summary -- Chapter 21: Quality of Democracy in Catalonia -- The Catalan Separatist Regime -- A Rebel Regional Government with Impunity -- Summary -- Part II: Decline -- Chapter 22: The Cost of the Separatist Challenge -- The Cost of Separatism -- The Long-Lasting Nature of the Separatist Challenge -- The Accumulated Costs of Non-Intervention by the Spanish State -- Summary -- Chapter 23: Dynamics of Catalonia's GDP under the Process -- GDP Gap Due to the Process: −4.6% -- Gap in GDP Between Catalonia and Madrid: −11.2% -- Summary -- Chapter 24: Collapse of the Competitiveness of Catalonia -- In Our Global World, the Quality of the Institutions Is the Key Element of Competitiveness -- Summary -- Chapter 25: The Fall in the Attractiveness of Barcelona -- The Barcelona Brand -- Impact of the Separatist Challenge on the Spain Brand -- Summary -- Chapter 26: Regulatory and Fiscal Hell -- Doing Business in Spain: The Hotchpotch of Regional Regulation -- Catalonia, a Regulatory Hell -- Catalonia, a Fiscal Hell -- Quality of Government and Social Progress -- Summary -- Chapter 27: Demographics, Immigration, Housing and Offices -- Catalonia, a Declining People -- Housing and Offices -- Summary -- Chapter 28: Barcelona and Madrid -- Competition Between Barcelona and Madrid -- Barcelona and Madrid Compared -- Summary -- Chapter 29: Catalonia's Trade with the Rest of Spain -- Catalonia's External Balances -- Specialisation of Catalonia -- Summary -- Chapter 30: The Fiscal Balances: Accounts and Tales -- Ground Zero of the Separatist 'Economy'. ; The Calculation of the Fiscal Balance -- Interterritorial Solidarity -- Summary -- Chapter 31: Social Security and Pensions -- Catalonia's Large Pension Deficit -- Summary -- Chapter 32: Flight of Companies, Capital and Bank Deposits -- Goodbye Catalonia! -- Hello Madrid! -- Banks, Deposits and Credit in Times of Revolution -- Summary -- Chapter 33: Collapse of Foreign Investment -- Flight of Foreign Investment -- Summary -- Chapter 34: Boycott of Catalan Goods and Services -- The Boycott of the Goods and Services of Companies Resident in Catalonia Reaches 23% -- Plummeting Tourism -- Summary -- Chapter 35: The Budgets of the Separatist Generalitat -- Uncontrolled Budget -- The Antisocial Character of the Separatist Generalitat -- Public Investment in Catalonia -- Summary -- Chapter 36: Economic Policy of the Separatist Generalitat -- Financial Fantasies -- Generalitat Ratings, Risk Premium, Bankruptcy and Bailout -- Economic Policy of the Separatist Generalitat -- Cronyism, Sectarianism and Misgovernment -- Summary -- Chapter 37: The Cost of 'Not Spain' -- The Value of Market Unity -- The Single Spanish Market -- Summary -- Chapter 38: The Decline of Catalonia -- Steep and Lasting Decline -- Summary -- Part III: False Paradise -- Chapter 39: Economic Consequences of a Hypothetical Secession -- Impact of Separation -- Ten Consequences -- Summary -- Chapter 40: Impact of a Hypothetical Secession on Trade -- Changes to Trade in Industrial Goods with the Rest of Spain, Europe and the World -- Changes to Trade in Non-industrial Goods with the Rest of Spain, Europe and the World -- Summary -- Chapter 41: Impact of a Hypothetical Secession on GDP -- From Trade to GDP -- Comparative Analysis -- Summary -- Chapter 42: Impact of a Hypothetical Secession on Employment, Pensions, Health and Education, and on the Deficit and Debt -- Impact on Employment. ; Impact on Pensions, Education and Health -- The Separatist Generalitat's Finances -- Summary -- Chapter 43: Impact of a Hypothetical Secession on the Financial System and on Spain -- End of the Euro, Measures to Protect the Banks and Pujoletes -- Hyperinflation and Fall in the Value of Salaries, Rents and Properties -- Impact on Spain of a Hypothetical Secession of Catalonia -- Summary -- Chapter 44: Brexit and Catexit -- Catexit > -- Brexit -- Political Implications of Brexit -- Summary -- Chapter 45: Fantasising About the 'Viability' of an 'Independent' 'Catalonia' -- Fantasies -- Complete Unviability of an 'Independent' Catalonia -- Financial Fantasy -- Summary -- Chapter 46: From Tyrannical Mini-State to Dictatorial and Imperialist Vassal State -- A Hypothetical 'Independent' Catalonia -- Summary -- Chapter 47: The 'Industry' of the Separatist Process: The 'Business' of Independence Is in the Separatist Challenge, Not in Independence Itself -- The Separatist Process Is an Industry -- Summary -- Chapter 48: Who-What-When-Where-Why-How on Catalan Secessionism? -- Quis, quid, quando… -- Successes and Failures of the Separatist Challenge -- Permanent Challenge: Wearing Catalonia and Spain Down -- Summary -- Chapter 49: Overcoming Catalan Separatism -- Specific Aspects of the Catalan Case -- Administration of the Generalitat by the Government of Spain -- Constitutional Spain -- Summary -- Chapter 50: As a Recap: Ten Questions and Answers About a Hypothetical Separation of Catalonia from the Rest of Spain -- Epilogue -- References -- References [from 272 footnotes] -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: The economics of Catalan separatism
• ISBN: 9783031144516; 9783031144509
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910768452103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II