O atraso económico e o sistema de transporte terrestre na Galicia do século XIX

  1. Barreiro Gil, Manuel Jaime
Revista:
Revista galega de economía: Publicación Interdisciplinar da Facultade de Ciencias Económicas e Empresariais

ISSN: 1132-2799

Ano de publicación: 2001

Volume: 10

Número: 1

Páxinas: 63-82

Tipo: Artigo

Outras publicacións en: Revista galega de economía: Publicación Interdisciplinar da Facultade de Ciencias Económicas e Empresariais

Resumo

In the 18th and 19th centuries, Galician “economist” considered the precariousness of the land transportations system to be the main inhibiting economic development. However, their proposals in this regard had no practical transcendence. The vicious circle of backward-ness, in which traditional Galicia remained submerged, meant that reformist initiatives that did not attack its structural nucleus, which they did not, were cut down. For this proposal of eco-nomic reform, a context of economic expectation and social consensus were required, possibly diluted by the tradition itsel