Catalonia's independence

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Original article:
http://www.columbia.edu/~xs23/papers/independ%20english.htm

Nobel Prize in Economics, F.E. Kydland, not surprised if Catalonia becomes independent:
http://www.catalannewsagency.com/news/business/nobel-prize-winner-for-economi...

Former IMF Chief Economist says Catalonia would be "one of the richest countries in the world if it were independent":
http://www.catalannewsagency.com/news/business/former-imf-chief-economist-say...

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Summary:
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Catalonia is a nation within Spain with its own language and culture. For many years, Catalonia has been submitted to several oppressive laws that looked for Spain's homogeneity by settling a single language and centralizing power, and trying to extinct any other identity different from the Spanish one. In 1978, after fascist Franco's dictatorship, Catalonia gained a certain level of auto-government but today Spain is limiting our capacity to further administrate our justice, economy and language issues.

Independentism in Catalonia has been growing during the last 30 years, and many Spaniards think that Catalonia's independence is a silly thing. They argue that nationalism is a bad thing, but they never talk about Spanish nationalism, which, for them, is the only one that is good.

Catalan independentism does not mean hating Spain: it simply looks for a better status for Catalonia, which is as legitimate as for France, Germany, Spain or any other country.

This video debates some of the arguments given against Catalonia's viability as an independent nation, and it is based on an article from Xavier Sala-i-Martin, a Catalan-American professor of economics at Columbia University.

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[wilsonman17]

Im Spanish, from the south, and in my opinion, these aren't the arguments, that at least, people support. I know that Cataluña makes money and the other parts of Spain, i mean goverment, do not recognise it. But from my point of view, that independentism feeling is not growing, i think it is shrinking.

[wmmvb]

@wilsonman17 I'm sorry but your last statement is simply wrong.

[wmmvb]

@vturiserra It's true that all the regions you mentioned are known as the Catalan Countries but the term "Catalonia" refers to the current region. Rossillon was Catalonia indeed, but unfortunately the motherfucker Bourbon king Philip V of Spain gave it to France to achieve peace. Don't be wrong: I would also like a unified independent Catalan countries, but unfortunately it does not only depend on Catalan's decision but also on Valencians and Balearic people's decision!

[glolobo]

@xisco95 Es PPCC no existexen.

[xisco95]

Please, Catalan Countries! Not only catalonia!

[dylanrico]

@wmmvb That's funny! So, you use the INE to get your figures from? For Catalonia? Funny man :-)

[Rodrigusificacionn]

Oh and mostly everything that says the suposed teacher of history is not true.

Another thing Why has not the video subtitles in engnlish even even if the half of the world speaks spanish? Havent an spanish person anything to say about this????

[wmmvb]

@MontChevalier I did. Did you? Visit the web ine.es .You'll find public data on there. By the way, I don't know how catastrophic would be for Catalonia to leave Spain, but what I know for sure is how catastrophic is for Catalonia today to belong to Spain.

[MontChevalier]

@wmmvb Maybe you should check them again. Catalonia leaving would be catastrophic for both Spain and Catalonia.

[wmmvb]

@MontChevalier Dude, 50.000€ is what a medium engineer earns in a year... Check the Spanish National Institute of Statistics before saying nonsense (ine . es)

[MontChevalier]

@wmmvb Wrong. It's GDP is 50.000 Euros, 4 times lower than its debt. It's only gotten where it has due to EU aid. Catalonia would end up leaving the EU if it becomes independent from Spain.

[wmmvb]

@MontChevalier Catalonia's GDP in 2009 was 204.000 million euros, 4 times greater than its debt. On the other hand Catalonia's deficit with respect to Spain is about 20.000 million euros per year, so let's say things clear: Catalonia could return its debt without problems if Spain didn't cause this deficit.