Autarquía y atraso tecnológico en la industria textil española, 1939-1959

Esteve Deu and Montserrat LLonch
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Esteve Deu: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Montserrat LLonch: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Investigaciones de Historia Económica - Economic History Research (IHE-EHR), Journal of the Spanish Economic History Association, 2013, vol. 09, issue 01, 11-21

Abstract: This paper analyzes the effect of Franco's autarchic policy (1939-1959) on the delay in the technological advance of the Spanish textile industry. The study is based on official data from patents, textile machinery imports, and various comparative estimates on the efficiency of the textile industry. It was found that some of textile machinery produced in Spain was introduced, that partially covered the shortage of imported machinery. But, when international technology transfer was interrupted, it was not possible to advance towards a complete replacement of the technology in the textile machinery industry. Based on new empirical evidence, it concludes that the autarchic period not only had a negative impact on the technological development of the Spanish textile industry, but it also led to a genuine regression in international terms. KEY Classification-JEL: N64, N74

Keywords: Technology transfer; Autarchy; Textile industry; Textile machinery manufacturers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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