This paper analyses the different factors that explain the pattern of economic growth in Spain along the last two … decades, where has stood out the rapid growth of per capita income, capital accumulation and creation of employment. However …, the most important structural phenomenon of the strong growth of the Spanish economy, especially in the decade from 1998 …

in the second step. The conceptual anchor of the study is mainly based on new economic growth theory and to a minor … previous studies points toward a mixed pattern. Central and economically well-structured city-region can maintain growth; more …

explanations have to be found in new economic growth theories and structural changes in the international system of production. The … pattern. Central and economically well-structured city-region can maintain growth; more peripheral located city-regions face …

services and to the potential growth of regional economies. On the one hand, ageing increases the demand for age …-related services; on the other, it decreases labour supply, limiting the growth potential of many regions. The state's main tools for …