RT Generic T1 The nature and response to the 1930s agrarian crisis : Spain in a European perspective A1 Simpson, James A2 Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Instituto Figuerola de Historia y Ciencias Sociales, AB The impact of the Great Depression was less in Spain than in most other Western European countries, but government response to the problems was also more limited because of weak state capacity. As economic depression coincided with major changes in political opportunities and constrains created by the Second Republic, there were demands for radical changes in farm policy. Inappropriate policies (land reform) and contradictory goals (higher farm wages and lower food prices) weakened the popular support for the Republic, and quickly divided the Spanish countryside. SN 2341-2542 YR 2017 FD 2017-10-01 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10016/25503 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10016/25503 LA eng DS e-Archivo RD 19 may. 2024