In 2007, the E.U. state of Spain “was hopelessly
addicted to a credit-fueled construction boom that produced a shattering bust,
leaving banks collapsing in the face of bad loans.”[1] A
decade later, the state’s economy was “expanding at around 3 percent” over the
previous year, “producing goods for export, generating jobs,” and pointing to
possible E.U.-wide economic recovery.[2] The
Spanish economy had returned to its pre-crisis size, according to the state’s
government, yet the economy had not yet solidified a firm foundation and
unemployment was still stubbornly high.
The full essay is at "The Spanish Recovery."
See Related: Essays on the E.U. Political Economy, which is available in print and as an ebook at Amazon.
1. Peter
S. Goodman, “Spain’s
Long Economic Nightmare Is Finally Over,” The New York Times, July 28, 2017.
2. Ibid.
