French multinationals and Spanish human capital, c. 1950s-1990s

  1. Esther M. Sánchez 1
  2. Rafael Castro 2
  1. 1 Universidad de Salamanca
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    Universidad de Salamanca

    Salamanca, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02f40zc51

  2. 2 Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
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    Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01cby8j38

Aldizkaria:
Revue francaise d'histoire economique

ISSN: 2427-4062

Argitalpen urtea: 2021

Alea: N° 15

Zenbakia: 1

Orrialdeak: 88-106

Mota: Artikulua

DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.3917/RFHE.015.0088 GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Beste argitalpen batzuk: Revue francaise d'histoire economique

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France made a significant contribution to the Spanish economic miracle starting in the late 1950s, not only with capital investment and exports, but also through the transfer of knowledge and skills. The aim of this paper is to explore the influence of French multinationals in the enhancement of Spanish human capital, from specialized assembly-line workers and technicians to engineers, executives and managers. Based on a wide variety of sources, we will focus on three relevant sectors with large spillover effects: the nuclear sector, the defence industry and car manufacturing represented by Renault’s subsidiary. These case studies will allow us to gain insight into the internationalization and internalization processes of issuing and host economies.