The secessionist attempt in Catalonia (Spain) and the mobility of capital

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  • Miriam Hermi Zaar Universidade de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalunha, Espanha.
  • Manuel Blas García Avila Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalunha, Espanha.

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https://doi.org/10.5216/ag.v13i1.54730

Abstract

The Capital needs a favourable scenario for its reproduction and the lack of institutional guarantees can become a substantial limitation. Although its mobility is an intrinsic characteristic of the current phase of globalization, this is the reason that the Catalan secessionist attempt, which reached its peak with the referendum of 1 October 2017, promoted the transfer of a big number of companies in this Community to other Spanish regions, mainly to the Community of Madrid. This paper is structured in three sections and aims to analyze the historical and political circumstances in which this process occurred, as well as its consequences (loss of millions of euros in bank deposits, transfer of management centers, cancellation of international events, reduction in the number of tourists, etc.). Likewise, it examines, from opinions of experts, the effects that this process will continue to have in this and other Spanish Autonomous Communities.

Keywords: Mobility of capital, secessionist intent, Catalonia, Spain.

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Published

2019-04-20

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ZAAR, M. H.; GARCÍA AVILA, M. B. The secessionist attempt in Catalonia (Spain) and the mobility of capital. Ateliê Geográfico Journal, Goiânia, v. 13, n. 1, p. 6–34, 2019. DOI: 10.5216/ag.v13i1.54730. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/atelie/article/view/54730. Acesso em: 16 aug. 2024.

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