The Spanish economy is recovering from the deep recession caused by the COVID pandemic and employment is already above its pre-pandemic level. A highly successful vaccination campaign helped limit the impact of the recent wave of infections on hospitalizations and economic activity. Output is expected to return to its pre-pandemic level by the end of 2022. However, there is significant uncertainty around the recovery path related to the evolution of the pandemic and the duration of global supply bottlenecks. The pace of absorption and the effectiveness of use of Next Generation EU (NGEU) funds will also affect growth in the coming years. In the near term, the key policy challenge is to continue to provide targeted pandemic support while facilitating resource reallocation and a transformation to a greener and more inclusive economy.
"Immediately useful to anyone interested in Spanish history and culture."—Virginia Quarterly Review
Following a general introduction to Spain, its government, and the diversity of its people and geography, this volume follows Spain's unique history chronologically from the earliest archeological evidence.
The story of Italy through her people, culture and the great events that shaped the country The birthplace of the Renaissance and the place where the Baroque was born, Italy has always been a hotbed of culture.
These essays are designed to correct that omission, and to assist in a fuller understanding both of the Military Revolution and of the strengths and weaknesses of the Spanish state.
When J. H. Elliott published Spain and Its World, 1500?1700 some twenty years ago, one of many enthusiasts declared, ?For anyone interested in the history of empire, of Europe and of Spain, here is a book to keep within reach, to read, to ...
The appearance, more than sixty years after the Spanish Civil War ended, of mass graves containing victims of Francisco Franco's death squads finally broke what Spaniards call "the pact of...
This collection of essays by a group of Elliott's former students examines different aspects of this important theme and develops them.
“ One of the instructors of my youth , and to whom I am mostly indebted for whatever knowledge I possess , is the Sheikh Abú ' Abdillah Mohammed Ibn Mohammed Ibn Ahmed Ibn Abí Bekr Ibn Yahya “ Ibn ' Abdi - r - rahmán Ibn Abí Bekr Ibn ...
The most sacred place in the sanctuary was a small room on the north side , partially masked by a larger chamber . It housed the sacred image of Cybele , which was a rounded lump of stone , or betyl , and symbolised the earth itself .
"Los Paisanos," they were called - simple country people who lived by their own labor, isolated, threatened by hostile Indians, and restricted by law from seeking opportunity elsewhere.