ABSTRACT

Integrating Southern Europe presents a stimulating comparative analysis of the position of Spain within the European Community and within the global economy. It combines a historical perspective with an analysis of the process of the democratization in Southern Europe and of Spain's increasingly trans-European outlook.

part |28 pages

Theoretical perspective

chapter |27 pages

Introduction

Global political economy and the transition to modernity

part |37 pages

Historical perspective

chapter |36 pages

The making of contemporary Spain

Socio-economic and political modernization in the twentieth century

part |142 pages

The Socialist decade (1982–1992)

chapter |22 pages

Operation Europe

The hegemonic project of the PSOE

chapter |28 pages

The NATO referendum and beyond

From great power ambition to small power reality

chapter |40 pages

Socialist economic policy and European integration

The internationalization of domestic politics

chapter |33 pages

Merging into Europe

Private bank capital and the Socialist government

chapter |18 pages

Conclusions and epilogue