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The history of the Spanish banking and monetary system shows some distinctive traits, which make its study interesting. In the first place, it is a long history, and its evolution shows not a steady progression, but an alternation of booms and busts which somehow follow the ups and downs of the Spanish economy and politics. Other distinctive traits are the following:
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© 2013 Gabriel Tortella and José Luis García Ruiz
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Tortella, G., Ruiz, J.L.G. (2013). Introduction. In: Spanish Money and Banking. Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137317131_1
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