The rail and road network in Spain does not follow economic criteria, but central
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - 11:00
in Mathematics & Economics
A researcher at the University of Barcelona has examined the construction of surface transportation infrastructure in Spain from 1720 to 2010. The economist and author of the study, Germà Bel explains how both the construction of train lines and state highways in Spain since the 18th century has been based radially around Madrid as the political capital and not on the commercial activity of routes.