Spain and the Reconstruction of Western Europe, 1945-57: Challenge and Response

Abstract

List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations and Acronyms Key to Archival References Introduction PART ONE: TRADE VERSUS POLITICAL DISCRIMINATION, 1945-47 Spain's Contribution to West European Economic Relief and [Early Phase of] Reconstruction The Exigencies of French and British Economic Reconstruction Trade Versus Politics: An Instructive Debate PART TWO: RARA AVIS: SPAIN AND THE MARSHALL PLAN, 1947-48 Import Requirements for National Reconstruction and Modernization Spain's Limited Financial Resources Was there an Alternative Course of Action? PART THREE: BILATERALISM WITHIN A MULTILATERAL CONTEXT, 1949 TO MID-1950S Avoiding the Collapse of Spain's Bilateral Trade Channels Financial Diplomacy: Spain and the European Payments Union Concluding Remarks Bibliography Index