Kenneth A. Loparo & P. Martín-Aceña 
The Spanish Financial System 
Growth and Development Since 1900

The book analyses the Spanish financial system from the turn of the last century to the present day and the economic, social and political backdrop to this history. The result is a consummate survey of historical developments leading right up to today’s key issues and challenges, and to what the future may hold.

Table of Content

Introduction Spain in the 20th Century: The End of the Exception?; S.Juliá A Century of the Spanish Economy; G.Tortella & J.L.Garcia Ruiz The Main Reforms of the Spanish Financial System; M.Á.Pons The Spanish Banking System from 1900 to 1975; P.Martin-Aceña The Savings Banks: 1900-1975; F.Comín The Macroeconomic Basis of the Recent Development of the Spanish Financial System; J.L.Malo de Molina Banking Supervision and Regulation over the Past 40 Years; R.Poveda Spanish Securities Markets: Recent Developments and Key Challenges; F.Restoy & R.S.de la Peña Integration, Competition and Stability of the Financial System; J.Saurina The Internationalization of the Spanish Financial System; Á.Berges, E.Ontiveros & F.J.Valero The Spanish Financial Industry at the Start of 21st Century: Current Situation and Future Challenges; X.Vives

About the author

JOSÉ LUIS MALO DE MOLINA Director General for Economics, Statistics and Research at the Banco de España (the Spanish central bank), Spain. He has authored numerous publications on macroeconomics, economic policy, the labor market and the financial system.
PABLO MARTIN-ACEÑA Professor of Economic History in the Universidad de Alcala, Spain. He has been Visiting Scholar at the University of Cambridge, UK, Harvard University, USA,  and Science Politiques in Paris, France. He has published several books and articles in monetary and financial history.