Public enterprises in Spain: historical cycles and privatizations

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Main Author: Comín, Francisco
Publication Date: 2008
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Language: eng
Source: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
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Summary: This paper presents an historical account of the public enterprise in Spain, focusing on the recovery of public enterprise in the 20th century, its consolidation following the Second World War and the large-scale privatizations in the last decade of the century. It shows that Spanish public business sector was among the smallest in Europe. At the same time, the public sector in Spain was very much manufacturinginclined due to the frailty of its public financial enterprises. For that reason, the scale of privatization was smaller in Spain than in the rest of Europe. However, Spain’s privatizations were carried out more efficiently and more rapidly than in other European Union countries. Finally, the paper shows that in Spain the privatized companies preserved their command of the market.
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spelling Public enterprises in Spain: historical cycles and privatizations.Empresas públicas em Espanha: ciclos históricos e privatizaçõesempresa públicanacionalizaçãopolítica industrialprivatizaçãopublic enterprisenationalizationindustrial policyprivatization.This paper presents an historical account of the public enterprise in Spain, focusing on the recovery of public enterprise in the 20th century, its consolidation following the Second World War and the large-scale privatizations in the last decade of the century. It shows that Spanish public business sector was among the smallest in Europe. At the same time, the public sector in Spain was very much manufacturinginclined due to the frailty of its public financial enterprises. For that reason, the scale of privatization was smaller in Spain than in the rest of Europe. However, Spain’s privatizations were carried out more efficiently and more rapidly than in other European Union countries. Finally, the paper shows that in Spain the privatized companies preserved their command of the market..Este artigo apresenta a evolução histórica da empresa pública em Espanha, focando sobretudo o ressurgimento da empresa pública no século XX, a sua consolidação após a Segunda Guerra Mundial e o processo de privatização em larga escala na última década do século. Demonstra-se que no contexto europeu o sector público espanhol tinha um reduzido peso na economia. Em simultâneo, o sector público tinha uma forte orientação para a presença de empresas da indústria transformadora, devido à fragilidade das empresas financeiras estatais. Por isso, a escala da privatização em Espanha foi menor do que no resto da Europa. Contudo, as privatizações foram executadas com maior eficácia e rapidez do que nos outros países da União Europeia. Por último, o artigo demonstra que estas empresas, depois de privatizadas, mantiveram o seu domínio do mercado espanhol. Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa2008-12-30info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.31447/AS00032573.2008189.02https://doi.org/10.31447/AS00032573.2008189.02Análise Social; Vol. 43 N.º 189 (2008); 693-7202182-29990003-2573reponame:Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)instname:FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiainstacron:RCAAPenghttps://revistas.rcaap.pt/analisesocial/article/view/29911https://revistas.rcaap.pt/analisesocial/article/view/29911/21466Direitos de Autor (c) 2008 Análise Socialinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessComín, Francisco2024-02-17T05:48:01Zoai:ojs.revistas.rcaap.pt:article/29911Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireinfo@rcaap.ptopendoar:https://opendoar.ac.uk/repository/71602025-05-28T11:01:45.940494Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) - FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Public enterprises in Spain: historical cycles and privatizations
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Empresas públicas em Espanha: ciclos históricos e privatizações
title Public enterprises in Spain: historical cycles and privatizations
spellingShingle Public enterprises in Spain: historical cycles and privatizations
Comín, Francisco
empresa pública
nacionalização
política industrial
privatização
public enterprise
nationalization
industrial policy
privatization
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title_short Public enterprises in Spain: historical cycles and privatizations
title_full Public enterprises in Spain: historical cycles and privatizations
title_fullStr Public enterprises in Spain: historical cycles and privatizations
title_full_unstemmed Public enterprises in Spain: historical cycles and privatizations
title_sort Public enterprises in Spain: historical cycles and privatizations
author Comín, Francisco
author_facet Comín, Francisco
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Comín, Francisco
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv empresa pública
nacionalização
política industrial
privatização
public enterprise
nationalization
industrial policy
privatization
.
topic empresa pública
nacionalização
política industrial
privatização
public enterprise
nationalization
industrial policy
privatization
.
description This paper presents an historical account of the public enterprise in Spain, focusing on the recovery of public enterprise in the 20th century, its consolidation following the Second World War and the large-scale privatizations in the last decade of the century. It shows that Spanish public business sector was among the smallest in Europe. At the same time, the public sector in Spain was very much manufacturinginclined due to the frailty of its public financial enterprises. For that reason, the scale of privatization was smaller in Spain than in the rest of Europe. However, Spain’s privatizations were carried out more efficiently and more rapidly than in other European Union countries. Finally, the paper shows that in Spain the privatized companies preserved their command of the market.
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