2. Public policy, Political Economy, Economic Sociology

2.1. Energy, environment, and Water Policy studies

 

Attitudes and opinions of the Spanish public towards energy and environment

 

Energy and Society: attitudes of the Spaniards to the energy and environmental problems.

Energía y sociedad

 

Young people’s attitudes towards energy consumption and the environment:

Los jóvenes españoles ante la energía y el medio ambiente

 

Politics and public discussion about energy in three European countries: France, Italy and Poland.

"Políticas y discusión pública sobre la energía en tres países europeos: Francia, Italia y Polonia"

 

Society's responses to the current problems of energy and eenvironment.

"Society's responses to the current problems of energy and environment"

 

Public discussion on energetic substructures.

"Discusión pública y reticencias sociales acerca de las infraestructuras energéticas"

"Discusión y opinión pública sobre la energía nuclear en España"

 

Nuclear energy and public opinion in Spain.

"La energía nuclear y la opinión pública en España"

 

Water Policy

 

Water policy, politics and the economy in Spain: A comprehensive study of the economic, technical, jurisdictional and political dimensions of water policy, awarded with the Círculo de Empresarios Prize in 1995.

Política y economía del agua en España

"Política del agua en España en los años ochenta y noventa: la discusión del Plan Hidrológico Nacional"

 

Systems of local administration of water policy: Administration of the urban water cycle and environmental technologies with a view at sustainable development. A study carried out in collaboration with other European research institutes (in France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy and Spain), coordinated by Prof. Thierry Prost, of the Institut National du Génie Urbain in Lyon, and sponsored by the European Commission (1996-1998).

 

Water Policy and Agriculture: Sectoral policies and use of water in agriculture in Mediterranean countries. In collaboration with other international research institutes (Portugal, Israel, Turkey, Egypt, France, Italy and Spain), coordinated by Adeline Kroll, of the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies in Seville, and sponsored by the European Commission (1998-2001).

 

Other problems related to environment, risk attitudes and public health

 

The general situation of environmental problems in Spain: The situation, in the mid-1990s, of the major problems in atmospheric, noise and solid waste pollution (1995).

"La contaminación ambiental en España: el estado de la cuestión"

 

Attitudes of the Spanish public to environmental problems: A secondary analysis of surveys carried out over the last ten years (1996).

"La conciencia medioambiental de los españoles en los noventa"

 

Forest fires in Spain: An overview of policies and public attitudes (1996).

"Los incendios forestales en España (1975-1995)"

 

Attitudes of the Spanish public to risks: analysis of a survey carried out in 1999.

 

Doctors, civil servants and patients: the quality of the public health (published in Víctor Pérez-Díaz, El retorno de la sociedad civil, Madrid, Instituto de Estudios Económicos, 1987, pp. 325-351).

"Juventud y riesgos al volante: discusión general y referencia al caso español"

 

2.2. Regional and local studies

 

On Galicia:

 

A series of studies on Galice’s youngsters and entrepreneurs, economic prospects and the new economy, and the third sector (sponsored by La Caixa Galicia Foundation, from 1998 on).

 

Education in Galicia: Based on two survey among youngsters and employers on levels of education and of training for the job (sponsor, La Caixa Galicia Foundation).

"Jóvenes gallegos: disposiciones y comportamientos ante la educación y el mercado de trabajo"

 

The entrepreneurial fabric of Galicia An analysis of various entrepreneurial experiences that have been successful in different sectors of the Galician economy in the last ten years.

"Los empresarios gallegos: análisis de una escuesta de opinión"

 

The prospects of economic and social development in Galicia: Long-term prospects for Galicia in the light of the experiences of other European regions, and based on survey data.

"Galicia, un proyecto en expansión: retos y oportunidades para su desarrollo"

 

The third sector of Galicia.

El tercer sector, presente y promesa

 

On the Basque country:

 

A general overview of long term trends in the Basque Country (1998).

El horizonte del País Vasco

 

On Andalusia:

 

Diagnosis on the social situation of Almeria .

Un futuro hecho con sus manos. Situación y horizonte del Campo de Dalías, en la provincia de Almería

 

2.3. Corporate governance

 

Corporate governance in Spain: Advisory work at two Government Commissions on Corporate Governance, the Olivencia Commissions (1999-2001), and the Aldama Commission (2002).

"Legitimidad y eficacia: tendencias de cambio en el gobierno de las empresas"

 

Two surveys conducted among a strategic sample of experts and a statistical sample of shareholders on their attitudes towards corporate governance (2000-2001).

 

Corporate governance in the Spanish banking sector : see 1.2.4. Financial institutions.

 

2.4. Financial institutions

 

Corporate governance in the banking system.

"Gobierno corporativo en la banca española en los años noventa"

 

The public’s image of the savings banks, in Spain: A survey (sponsor, Funcas Foundation) (1996).

 

Human resources and personnel policies in the Spanish banking sector: An analysis of human resource policies and labor relations in the Spain of the 1980s and early 1990s (1996, 1997).

"Políticas de recursos humanos y relaciones laborales en la banca española de los años noventa"

 

The incorporation of information technologies in Spain and their effects on financial institutions. A national survey on the public’s use of information technologies in their relation to financial institutions (1999).

 

2.5. The New Economy and the Information Society

 

Public opinion and electronic commerce and, in general, the development of the electronic economy in Spain and other countries: Three surveys among ‘internauts’ in Spain, France, Italy and Portugal (1999-2001). 

 

The spread of information technology in Spain and The public debate on the relationship between the new technologies and the new economy in Spain. A prospective analysis of changes induced by the new information technologies. 

"Tecnologías de la información, sociedad y economía: perspectivas de cambio en los próximos años"

 

Other studies on the new economy: See 1.2.2. Regional and local studiesand 1.2.4. Financial Institutions.

 

Adolescents and the new technologies of information and communication.

La adolescencia, sus vulnerabilidades y las nuevas tecnologías de la información y la comunicación

 

2.6. Human resources and employment policies

 

Human resources and employment policies in Spain: An analysis of changes over a thirty-year period in Spain (part of a comparative study coordinated by Professors Thomas Kochan, Michael Piore and Richard Locke of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (1994).

"Inertial choices: Spanish human resources policies and practices (1959-1993)"

"Opciones inerciales: políticas y prácticas de recursos humanos en España (1959-1993)"

 

Employment policies in Spain: A study on the “soft side” of those policies (vocational training, collective bargaining patterns and corporate culture) (1995).

"The 'soft' side of employment policy ahd the Spanish experience"

"El largo plazo y el "lado blando" de las políticas de empleo: aspectos sociales e institucionales del problema del empleo en España a mediados de los 90"

 

2.7. Opinion surveys on consumption, risk and economic policies

 

Consumer attitudes in Spain: Three studies (including two on consumers’ responses to varieties of retail trading practices) (2000, 2001, 2002).

 

Class and consumer attitudes: Based on the Nielsen surveys. (2002/3).

Hábitos de compra familiar

 

Public attitudes towards economic and environmental risk: A survey (1998).

 

Public attitudes to the euro: A series of three surveys (1996-2000).

 

Public attitudes to an array of economic policies: A series of surveys over a three years period (1998-2000).

"La opinión pública española y el euro: análisis de grupos de discusión"