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Ho fabricaràs i ho arreglaràs. Els tallers mecànics del districte paperer de l'Anoia: les arrels històriques d'un sector dinàmic
(Centre d'Estudis Comarcals d'Igualada/Ajuntament d'Igualada/Centre d'Estudis Antoni de Capmany de la UB, 2022-01-01) Gutierrez i Poch, Miquel
[eng] The industrial district dynamics derive from the territorial concentration of a certain activity. This high productive concentration generates external economies that benefit the firms that are part of the district. The origins of these benefits are a shared qualified labour market, a better technology transfer and a series of common services and suppliers. Among the latter, the mechanical workshops that ensure the supply of components and the repair of machinery are noteworthy. This study focuses on the Capellades paper district, which development in the second half of the 18th century made it the epicentre of the sector on a Spanish scale. During the 19th century, the existing network of mechanical workshops facilitated the strategic move to technological continuity while the Fourdrinier machine spread. As a result of it, the workshops experienced a double cycle of expansion. The first was related to the Hollander (a rag beating mechanism which was an alternative to the traditional stampers) and the second to the picardo machine (a device that mechanized the manufacture of the sheet, leaving the rest of the process unchanged). Precisely, the picardo ensured the persistence of this technological model during the first third of the 20th century and until the changes of the 1950s and 1960s. In this context, the workshops were adapted to the new technological paradigm, ensuring their survival.
Technological and corporate innovation in the Spanish specialised metallurgy: the case of Rivière (1860-1924)
(Universitat de Barcelona, 2024-03-14) Calvo Calvo, Ángel, 1949-
Metallurgy is, along with textiles, the leading industry of the first industrial revolution in Spain, a feature highlighted in the literature from very early on. One of its sub-sectors, that of metal transformation, has received very special attention from researchers. However, certain gaps still persist in some branches, particularly those relating to various factors of the production system at the factory level, such as capital (equipment and energy), labour, and corporate structure. Herein lies the main motivation for this research, which addresses the reasons behind the success of medium-sized companies in specialised metallurgy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, using a case study methodology, primary sources, a long-term perspective and a comparative procedure. The text comprises three main sections, covering the formation of the Rivière company, the production system of this company, and its organisational innovations.
Ecological economics into action: Lessons from the Barcelona City doughnut
(Elsevier B.V., 2025-10-01) Cattaneo, Claudio; Hanbury Lemos, Mariana Moreno; Humpert, Viktor; Montlleo, Marc; Tello, Enric; Demaria, Federico
Ecological economics emphasizes the interaction between economic systems, governance, environment and society. Doughnut economics has emerged within ecological economics, aiming to ensure a good life for all within planetary boundaries. Its framework can be operationalized at multiple scales and across diverse contexts and has been adopted in over forty cities and regions worldwide. In 2021, the Municipality of Barcelona embraced doughnut economics through a consortium of civil servants, academics, and local public consultants. This collaboration involved public participatory events and the development of tailored doughnut economics tools for cities and governments, culminating in the creation of Barcelona's Portrait and a set of civil society proposals to move forward. (...)
Systematic review and bibliometric analysis of studies on care and gender. The effect of the pandemic
(MDPI, 2025-05-22) Domínguez Amorós, Màrius; Aparicio Chueca, Ma. del Pilar (María del Pilar); Maestro Yarza, Irene
This study systematically reviews the academic literature on unpaid care work during and after COVID-19, emphasizing gender dimensions. Using Web of Science (WOS) and SCOPUS, it analyzes 75 empirical articles published between 2020 and 2024 in English and Spanish. The selection focused on studies addressing unpaid care from multiple perspectives, particularly family dynamics. Quantitative analysis examined frequencies and percentages, while qualitative analysis explored content depth. Results reveal a dominant biomedical perspective on care, often neglecting emotional well-being and broader socioeconomic impacts. The present study also identifies a lack of critical reflection on care’s gendered nature and unequal caregiving responsibilities. Women, historically burdened with care duties, faced increased domestic demands during the pandemic, due to school closures and limited services, exacerbating gender inequality and reducing workforce participation. A bibliometric analysis of research on COVID-19, gender, and social care highlights limited collaboration, with studies fragmented across research groups and lacking international co-authorship. This study calls for governmental and international initiatives to foster cross-border collaboration, enabling a more comprehensive understanding of care that integrates emotional and socioeconomic aspects alongside health concerns. This would promote a more inclusive and reflective approach to unpaid caregiving research.
How farmers adopt new technologies: connections between farmer and technician knowledges in Galicia (NW Iberian Peninsula) (1880–1940)
(Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2024-04-01) Fernández Prieto, Lourenzo; Soto Fernández, David; Esperante Paramos, Bruno
Who chooses new technology? And how? In this article, we explore the diffusion of agricultural science and technology in Galicia (Spain), and the ways in which farmers adopted innovations in the period of 1880–1940 within the Atlantic Iberian agricultural context of small farms. To answer these questions, we adopt a socio-institutional approach and also an environmental one, changes in breeding techniques and the creation of the Galician Blond cow, as well as the widespread use of threshing machines, which were two closely related innovations in the context of mixed farming agriculture. These two examples illustrate the fusion of science-based and practice-based agriculture, and how technology did not threaten community or family equilibrium; instead, it empowered processes that were already operative in affirming small-scale farming.
Revisiting the sustainability science research agenda
(Springer Verlag, 2025-01-01) Sahle, Mesfin; Lahoti, Shruti Ashish; Lee, So-Young; Brundiers, Katja; Van Riper, Carena J.; Pohl, Christian; Chien, Herlin; Bohnet, Iris C.; Aguilar-Rivera, Noé; Edwards, Peter; Pradhan, Prajal; Plieninger, Tobias; Boonstra, Wiebren Johannes; Flor, Alexander G.; Di Fabio, Annamaria; Scheidel, Arnim; Gordon, Chris; Abson, David J.; Andersson, Erik; Demaria, Federico; Kenter, Jasper O.; Brooks, Jeremy; Kauffman, Joanne; Hamann, Maike; Graziano, Martin; Nagabhatla, Nidhi; Mimura, Nobuo; Fagerholm, Nora; O’farrell, Patrick; Saito, Osamu; Takeuchi, Kazuhiko
Identifying research gaps and priorities is paramount to advance sustainability science and contribute to a sustainable future. This editorial contributes to this effort by contemplating the sustainability science research agenda and aligning it with recent changes in global dynamics. Drawing on consultations with the editorial board members of the Sustainability Science journal and a review of relevant literature, we identified 12 key research topics. These topics are interpreted within a strategic framework encompassing three key themes: (1) goals that drive sustainability science, (2) approaches to attain these goals, and (3) tools to advance sustainability science research. In so doing, this editorial emphasizes a sustainable development agenda extending beyond 2030, fostering equity and justice, and tackling issues related to power dynamics and geopolitical conflicts. It underscores the significance of research approaches to attaining sustainability goals, in particular, theorizing, co-production of knowledge and action, attaining clarity in conceptual descriptions, and developing systems-oriented analytical frameworks. Additionally, it highlights the value of place-based approaches, learning from significant systemic shocks, and nurturing inner transformations. It also underlines the need to explore emerging technologies and data-intensive methodologies as a tool to address sustainability concerns. The systematic contemplation of the sustainability science research agenda presented in this editorial piece aims to invoke further discussion among researchers and practitioners about a fresh and relevant agenda that promotes the sustainable integration of nature and society.
Trabajo agrario femenino en Cataluña, 1830-1930
(Sociedad Española de Historia Agraria, 2024-08-01) Colomé Ferrer, Josep
El trabajo femenino resultó determinante a la hora de garantizar la viabilidad de las pequeñas explotaciones campesinas catalanas a lo largo del siglo xix y primer tercio del xx. En este sentido, a lo largo del artículo se determinan los diferentes trabajos realizados por las mujeres campesinas en las propias explotaciones familiares y las labores para las que eran contratadas como jornaleras en el periodo 1850-1930, así como la organización del trabajo en cuadrillas. A continuación, se analiza el volumen de trabajo agrario femenino contratado con relación al trabajo masculino empleado, así como la estacionalidad del trabajo realizado por las jornaleras. También se establecen nuevas series salariales y se calcula la brecha salarial entre los salarios masculinos y femeninos en diversas comarcas catalanas. Finalmente se identifican los factores que ayudan a explicar las diferencias salariales que se han detectado entre las comarcas estudiadas.
Trade costs and the integration of British West Africa in the global economy, c. 1840–1940
(Wiley, 2025-05-01) Tadei, Federico; Aslanidis, Nektarios; Martínez Ibáñez, Óscar
Despite the essential role of trade for African economies, in the extensive literature on the historical evolution of international trade costs, Africa is still missing. In this article, we contribute to filling this gap by (1) providing the first estimates of British West Africa’s trade costs with Britain c. 1840–1940 by computing relative price gaps in a representative sample of African export and European import prices, and (2) analysing the main determinants of trade costs trends, by regressing price gaps on measures of transport costs, market efficiency, and trade barriers. The results uncover a diverging pattern in African and global trade costs trends, which was not noticed in the previous literature. British West Africa experienced a reduction in its trade costs with Britain c. 1840–70, similar to the one we observe in other world areas, thanks to improvements in shipping technology and market efficiency (...)
The uneven expansion of education in developing regions: a historical perspective
(Routledge, 2025-04-01) Insa-Sánchez, Pau; Martínez Galarraga, Julio
This article introduces the special issue on "The Uneven Expansion of Education in Developing Regions". To this end, we briefly examine the state of the economic history literature on human capital, identifying its main themes and assessing how it has contributed to addressing key uncertainties in our understanding of the role of education within societies in the long run. Additionally, we highlight the main limitations that arise from the predominant focus on developed country contexts, both from a historiographical and a conceptual perspective. Building on this premise, the second part of the article demonstrates how studying these issues in the context of developing countries can help overcome these limitations and, consequently, enhance our understanding of the role of education in long-term economic development trajectories. Finally, we argue that the three articles included in this special issue make valuable contributions toward this objective.
No commercial activity leaves greater benefit : The profitability of the Cuban-based slave trade during the first half of the nineteenth century
(Wiley, 2024-02-01) Sanjuan Marroquín, José Miguel; Rodrigo-Alharilla, Martín
In this paper, we discuss the basis of the illegal slave trade between Africa and Cuba, measuring its volume and profit during the first half of the nineteenth century. Due to its illegal nature, the sources for exploring this trade were systematically destroyed, but we have been able to locate the accountancy of 17 expeditions that gives us a comprehensive understanding of the profits, margins, and risks. The basis to understanding this business was the murderous use of enslaved persons in the sugar mills, which forced a continuous repositioning through an illegal, although tolerated by the Spanish authorities, business. We demonstrate that from an economic point of view, the slave trade after illegalization was highly profitable, as the financial return of successful expeditions was near 100 per cent of the invested capital in less than a year. The risk of capture by the British authorities, associated with its illegal nature, was only high during the initial moments, and became steadily lower afterwards. In terms of volume, the trade of a half million enslaved persons illegally smuggled into Cuba produced what was probably the island's most important market.
Business history and the resilience of regional economies
(Taylor & Francis, 2024) Ramon-Muñoz, Ramon, 1967-; Molema, Marijn; Evenhuis, Emil
While resilience has become a key concern within a variety of disciplines in recent years, it requires further development in the field of business history. With the aim of providing new conceptual and empirical insights into the study of regional business history, in this introduction to this special issue we provide a general overview to the literature on regional economic resilience and to the concept of resilience. This is followed by a review of the recent research on business history that uses the resilience concept. We then establish the analytical framework and present the aims and boundaries of our research. In the next section, we briefly describe the content of the articles included in this special issue. We finally discuss these articles in order to shed light on the uniqueness and universality applied to the resilience of regional economies.
Accumulation by contamination: Worldwide cost-shifting strategies of capital in waste management
(Elsevier, 2024-12-01) D'Alisa, Giacomo; Demaria, Federico
With this article, we propose an analytical and conceptual tool to illuminate connections between capital development and environmental injustices. The research examines how capital-driven industrial policies foster changes in social metabolisms and cause new socio-environmental impacts, leading to ecological distribution conflicts. It also explores why diverse actors mobilise and resist these changes. Building on Kapp’s ecological economics theory of social costs and David Harvey’s concept of accumulation by dispossession, we highlight the role of capital accumulation in environmental injustices through cost-shifting strategies, terming it “Accumulation by Contamination” (AbC). In this context, AbC refers to the process wherein capital socialises the costs of contamination, degrading the means of existence and bodies of human beings who oppose these processes of capital valorisation and engage in environmental conflicts. We make a compelling case for AbC by exploring waste-related conflicts at various industrial developmental stages. Waste, viewed as a ’common bad,’ emerges as a strategic realm for capitalists seeking to expand the scale and scope of accumulation. The intricacies of waste management, its market potential, and guaranteed profitability through subsidies and processes of financialisation attract significant investments globally. Quantitative and qualitative waste management assessments demonstrate that waste policies often favour businesses, leading to cost-shifting of waste management to society (in Naples, Italy; and Delhi, in India) and the dispossession of waste-pickers (in Delhi). More broadly, we emphasise the importance of integrating ecological economics and Marxist critical geography to address environmental challenges. We also analytically study the diverse actors responding to various capital strategies, fostering transformative political actions for a sustainable future. Climate change is arguably the most significant waste disposal conflict due to excessive carbon dioxide production, representing a quintessential example of Accumulation by Contamination (AbC)
Modelling what matters: How do current models handle environmental limits and social outcomes?
(Elsevier B.V., 2024-10-15) Van Eynde, Rob; Horen Greenford, Daniel; O'Neill, D.W.; Demaria, Federico
Models that represent the economy, society, and environment are critical macroeconomic policy tools. However, economic output as measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is increasingly being seen as an unreliable and undesirable economic indicator and policy goal. Instead, multiple indicators of environmental impacts and social outcomes are needed to make decisions about sustainable development. (...)
Contribuciones de los recicladores informales al metabolismo de la ciudad de Barcelona.
(Editorial Icaria, 2024-12-27) Porras, Julián; Vico, Daniele; Demaria, Federico
En Barcelona, alrededor de 3200 personas se dedican a seleccionar, recolectar, mejorar, transformar y vender de forma informal objetos y materiales de los residuos. Aunque es una actividad presente en el día a día de los barceloneses, es poco conocida su dinámica y se ignoran sus contribuciones. En este estudio de caso, describimos las distintas aportaciones de los recicladores al metabolismo de la ciudad, a partir de los resultados de investigación del Proyecto Wastecare, en el que reunimos información sobre la interacción entre hogares y recicladores de la ciudad. En la bibliografía sobre el tema, mayoritariamente, se han estimado las contribuciones de los recicladores informales a partir de los materiales que recolectan. Por ejemplo, sabemos que, a pesar de las condiciones de marginalidad e invisibilidad de la actividad, recogen el 30 por ciento del material reciclable en ciudades de Asia, América Latina o África (Gutberlet, 2015) o, en este caso de estudio, el 30 por ciento de la chatarra en Cataluña (Datambient, 2013). Pero también sabemos que sus contribuciones giran alrededor de las relaciones sociales necesarias para la gestión de los residuos, de su reconfiguración simbólica, de las prácticas de reúso y la logística del sistema de recolección. El objetivo de este artículo es definir y enunciar estas diferentes y menos conocidas aportaciones de los recicladores al metabolismo de la ciudad
Justicia ambiental: Cómo la acumulación del capital por contaminación y desposesión genera conflictos ambientales.
(Editorial Icaria, 2024-12-27) Demaria, Federico; D’Alisa, Giacomo
Este artículo revisita cómo las políticas industriales impulsadas por el capital fomentan las injusticias ambientales a través de los conceptos de acumulación primitiva del capital, acumulación por desposesión y acumulación por contaminación. Argumentamos que la gestión de residuos es un campo crítico donde el capital acumula riqueza mientras traslada los costos a comunidades vulnerables. El concepto de acumulación por contaminación se utiliza para explicar cómo el capital socializa los costos de la contaminación, degradando los medios de existencia y los cuerpos de los seres humanos que se oponen a estos procesos de valorización del capital y participan en conflictos ambientales. Los estudios de caso de Nápoles (Italia) y Delhi (India) ilustran estas dinámicas y sugieren que la combinación de acumulación por contaminación y por desposesión proporciona un marco integral para entender los conflictos ambientales contemporáneos y los movimientos de justicia ambiental. El cambio climático es posiblemente el conflicto de eliminación de residuos más significativo debido a la producción excesiva de dióxido de carbono, lo que representa un ejemplo clave de AbC
Adam Smith, el relato neoliberal y la política económica
(Universitat de València, 2023-03-01) Palacios Cívico, J. C. (Juan Carlos)
En estos tiempos en los que la cuestión del relato forma parte de cualquier análisis político que se precie, es interesante reflexionar sobre cómo se ha construido el relato económico a lo largo de la historia. El papel concedido, por ejemplo, a la sociedad o al individuo, la visión social de la desigualdad, el reconocimiento (o no) de conflictos y agentes con intereses divergentes o la propia idea de una ciencia económica exacta y precisa (capaz de fundamentar políticas neutrales) son elementos constituyentes de una narrativa al servicio de los intereses y objetivos de la visión dominante en cada momento.
Regulación bancaria y creación de bancos emisores en Iberoamérica en el siglo xix: un análisis comparativo (España, Portugal, Argentina, Brasil y Chile)
(Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut, 2024-11-18) Gambi, Thiago; Blasco-Martel, Yolanda
El objetivo de este trabajo es discutir el papel de la regulación bancaria en la creación de los primeros bancos emisores iberoamericanos hasta 1870. Nos centramos en el estudio de la regulación de los bancos emisores fundados en España, Portugal, Argentina, Brasil y Chile, exmetrópolis y excolonias ibéricas. Nuestro marco de análisis toma en consideración la importancia de la ley en la construcción de las finanzas, aunque hace énfasis en la importancia del contexto y las instituciones más que en el marco legal para entender la evolución de los sistemas bancarios iberoamericanos. Analizamos las primeras constituciones, códigos de comercio, leyes bancarias y estatutos bancarios, así como la creación de bancos emisores. La principal aportación consiste en poner en evidencia los estatutos bancarios como origen de la banca emisora así como la comparación de los estatutos de los bancos analizados.
The growth contribution of colonial Indian railways in comparative perspective
(Wiley, 2024-11-01) Bogart, Dan; Chaudhary, Latika; Herranz Loncán, Alfonso
Railways were an important driver of global economic growth in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Whilst their role is well documented in industrial economies, we know less about their macro-economic impact in developing countries. In this paper, we first estimate the aggregate growth impact of Indian railways, one of the largest networks in the world in the early twentieth century. Then, we compare their impact in India to four emerging Latin American economies (Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, and Uruguay) and the Cape colony. Using growth accounting techniques common to the cross-country estimates, we argue that the aggregate growth impact of Indian railways was significant, increasing Indian gross domestic product (GDP) per capita by 13.5 per cent by 1912. We also find that the growth impact of Indian railways was similar to Brazil and Mexico, but smaller than Argentina and the Cape. Compared with the latter, India had a smaller size of railway freight revenues in the economy and lower wages to fares leading to lower passenger time savings. Railways were the most important infrastructure driver of economic growth in India during the first era of globalization from 1860 to 1912, but they contributed less than in richer and more dynamic developing economies.
La capacidad de aprendizaje y responsabilidad. El uso de indicadores para la medición de competencias transversales
(Universitat de Barcelona, 2025) Blasco-Martel, Yolanda; El Bachiri, Nabi; Lozano-Pérez, Sergi
El objetivo de este trabajo es evaluar cuantitativamente la percepción de estudiantes universitarios de su capacidad de aprendizaje y responsabilidad, una competencia transversal de la Universidad de Barcelona (UB). Para ello, desarrolla una metodología que permite evaluar el grado de autoconocimiento y autorregulación que, durante en el proceso de aprendizaje, alcanzan los estudiantes universitarios. Concretamente, dicha metodología se basa en dos encuestas (una al inicio del curso y otra al final), para medir la percepción de los estudiantes sobre su propia competencia de aprendizaje y responsabilidad al inicio y el grado de cumplimiento de sus expectativas iniciales al final del curso (...)
Mild Arabica coffee trade at a time of market regulation
(Routledge, 2024) Montero Mora, Andrea; Badia-Miró, Marc
This paper explores the dynamics of mild coffee trade during the term of the International Coffee Agreement, focusing on Costa Rica as a case study. We aimed to verify the influence of the agreement on coffee exports and understand its impact on the exports of high-quality coffee. To compare the influence of the coffee agreement on the trade performance of high-quality coffee producers with that of producers specializing in coffee of similar – or lower – quality, we also included exports of Brazilian coffee (low quality) and Colombian coffee (high quality) in the sample. We focused on analysing commodity trade agreements in the second half of the twentieth century and, simultaneously, on the drivers of coffee exports based on a gravity equation consistent with international trade models. Our findings allowed us to conclude that the International Coffee Agreement gave rise to few benefits for ‘Other Milds’ countries such as Costa Rica and greater benefits for ‘Colombian Milds’ countries such as Colombia, at least in its early versions.

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