RT Journal Article
T1 Synthetic fuels in Spain, 1942–66: the failure of Franco's autarkic dream
A1 San Román López, Elena
A1 Sudriá, Carles
AB This article studies the production of synthetic fuels in Spain under the dictatorship of General Franco. The Spanish synthetic fuels experiment was carried out by a state-owned firm which was endowed with huge financial and commercial privileges. The technological support for the project was to come from the German firm I.G. Farben. After the Nazi defeat, it suffered cutbacks and delays. The factory only reached normal levels of production in 1957, when the restrictions which had justified the project had disappeared. This study contends that the coincidence of state ownership and the absence of democratic controls may encourage economic adventurism and have serious consequences for a country's economic development.
PB Taylor & Francis
SN 0007-6791
YR 2003
FD 2003
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/60476
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/60476
LA eng
DS Docta Complutense
RD 4 may 2024