The economic thought of José Calvo Sotelo

Abstract

The Spanish conservative politician José Calvo Sotelo was a finance minister during the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera and one of the main right-wing political figures of the monarchy of Alfonso XIII during the Second Spanish Republic. Through his discourses and essays he developed an economic thought integrating nationalistic and interventionist postulates and a solid defense of private property and austerity, his main goal being to guarantee the independence of the Spanish economy. Some of his thoughts are a subject for debate in today’s crisis.

Keywords

• Nacionalismo económico
• proteccionismo
• autarquía
• monopolio
• propiedad privada
• independencia
• rentabilidad
• endeudamiento
• sindicatos
• plusvalía
• austeridad