Catalan independentism: nonstop!

During the roughly 30 years of democracy in Spain, Catalan independentism has never been so active like in our days. Since the crowded demonstration that took place in Barcelona the past July 10th 2010, Catalan independentism has turned to be for many people the only solution for Catalonia (currently a nation embedded in the state of Spain) to achieve complete cultural and economical freedom.

So far, several experts in different areas have given their opinion about Catalonia's independence from Spain. The nobel prize winner in economics F.E. Kydland asserted it would be easier for ‘the Catalan government to show its level of credibility as against the Spanish government as a whole’ in reference to the financial confidence that a state is able to generate with a view to attracting investment in such difficult economic times. Several months later,  the former IMF chief Kenneth Rogoff said Catalonia would be one of the richest countries in the world if it were independent. Another example is the brittish-born writer Matthew Tree, who recently wrote a book addressed to foreigners that do not understand what Catalan nationalism is actually about. Finally, the past week the "Financial Times" published an interesting discussion about the viability of Catalonia of being independent.

Anyway, whatever is said against to or in favor of Catalonia's independence, the truth is that this subject is a current affair. Actually, the next July 9th 2011 another pro-independence demonstration is to be taken in Barcelona, and many cultural institutions as well as political parties have joined the event.

To read further about what's currently happenning  in Catalonia, please read this post.

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