The Spanish path of agrarian change, 1950–2005: from authoritarian to export-oriented productivism

Clar, Ernesto (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Martín-Retortillo, Miguel ; Pinilla, Vicente (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: The aim of this study is to determine whether the evolution of Spain's agrarian change, between 1950 and 2005, exhibits any features important enough to differentiate it from the common model of developed countries in Western Europe. On the one hand, the Spanish agrarian transformations share the main features of the changes in Western Europe: technological innovation, increased production and productivity, the diminishing importance of the agricultural sector, close integration with the industrial sector, and a high environmental impact. On the other hand, a series of important peculiarities can be observed in Spain's agrarian change: strong expansion of intensive livestock farming; the role of increased irrigation in explaining the transformation of agriculture; policies that offered very little support to the agricultural sector under a dictatorship that denied a voice to farmers; and the prominent role of agriculture in the economy despite its small contribution to GDP.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1111/joac.12220

Año: 2018

Publicado en: Journal of Agrarian Change 18, 2 (2018), 324-347
ISSN: 1471-0358

Factor impacto JCR: 2.115 (2018)

Categ. JCR: ECONOMICS rank: 88 / 363 = 0.242 (2018) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: DEVELOPMENT STUDIES rank: 12 / 41 = 0.293 (2018) - Q2 - T1

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 2.535 - Anthropology (Q1) - Global and Planetary Change (Q1) - Archeology (arts and humanities) (Q1) - Archeology (Q1)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/ECO2015-65582

Tipo y forma: Artículo (PostPrint)

Área (Departamento): Área Hª e Instituc.Económ. (Dpto. Estruc.Hª Econ.y Eco.Pb.)