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As described in "note from Don", putting the finishing touches on my Masters thesis was one of the highpoints of 2003. Below is the table of contents. To view the the electronic (adobe acrobat) version of the paper, click here.

Regional Integration and Development

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A Study of the European Union, the Transformation of Spain,

and the Pursuit of Regional Development

Contents
Acknowledgements						 i 
List of Figures	  					ii
Introduction					                   iii	
	
1	Historical Contexts					  1
	Trajectories of Spanish underdevelopment                     		  1
	Legacy of the Franco dictatorship 		       		20
	Origins of European integration                                 		31
2	Democratization			           		39
	Courting the European Community (1962-70)			40
	Spain's European relations crisis (1970-75)			44
	Democratic political transformation (1975-77)		47
3	Economic Liberalization                                                                          54
	Single market					55
	Foreign investment					60
	Fiscal and monetary policy			 	64
4	European Law and Policy				75
	Competition policy					77
	Agricultural policy					79
	Development policy					82
	Environmental policy					86
	Labor policy					90
5	Integration and Regional Development 			94
	European development theory				95
	Andalusia's regional reality				100
	
Conclusion						125
Bibliography						133