Regional economic development in the lens of the dilemma between growth poles approach and the balanced growth theory during the Francoist regime

El desarrollo económico regional bajo el prisma del dilema entre el enfoque de los polos de crecimiento y la teoría del crecimiento equilibrado durante el franquismo

Pedro Varela Vázquez () and Carlos de Francisco
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Pedro Varela Vázquez: Departamento de Economía Aplicada, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
Carlos de Francisco: Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

Iberian Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2024, vol. 11, issue 1, 31-41

Abstract: Regional economic development gained increasing relevance in European policy agendas after the Second World War, especially under the implementation of indicative planning. Likewise, a lively debate arose between the growth poles approach and the balanced growth theory. The main aim of this paper is to analyse this dilemma mainly through contributions from the Revista de Economía de Galicia (Galician Economic Review), as a representative observatory of this controversial discussion in the Francoist regime. National and international contributions underlined the positive potential effects of fostering an upgrading process of traditional sectors as a way of enhancing balanced and endogenous growth.

Keywords: regional economic development; growth poles; balanced growth theory; indicative planning; peripheral regions.; desarrollo económico regional; polos de crecimiento; teoría del crecimiento equilibrado, planificación indicativa, regiones periféricas.; desenvolvimento económico regional; pólos de crescimento; teoria do crescimento equilibrado; planeamento indicativo; regiões periféricas. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B20 B30 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.5209/ijhe.93232

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