Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Democracy: The Seeds of Change -- Introduction -- Spain: The Land and the People -- The Economy -- Can 'Democracy' Persist? -- 2. Political Parties: A Deceptive Change -- Introduction -- Recent Elections -- The Rise of the PSOE -- The Decline of the PCE -- What Kind of Party System? -- 3. The Regions: A Resumption of Change -- Introduction -- Regionalism in Spain -- Galicia -- Catalonia -- The Basque Country -- A Federal Spain?
4. Women and Politics: Reflections of Change -- Introduction -- After the Transition -- Legislative Reforms -- Spanish Feminism -- 5. Foreign Policy: Ambiguous Change -- Introduction -- Spanish Foreign Policy -- Spain and NATO -- Spain and the EEC -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary
First published in 1989, Political Change in Spain provides a stimulating and innovative account of Spain's maturing democracy since 1982. Challenging the accepted wisdom that Spanish democracy is a fragile plant, the author demonstrates its strong roots and healthy growth in the context of the European Community. He argues that, despite the problems of economic transformation, Spain's political attachments to Western Europe suggest that the Spanish economy will benefit in the long run from its increasing integration with its neighbours. The book also analyses the continuing threat to stability posed by separatist aspirations in the Basque country, in the context of the experiments with autonomous regional governments. This book will be valuable to anyone looking for a succinct introduction to changes in Spain, as well as to students of Western European politics, women's studies and the Spanish language
