{"product_id":"the-madrid-model-how-freedom-and-openness-created-an-economic-powerhouse-paperback","title":"The Madrid Model: How Freedom and Openness Created an Economic Powerhouse - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDiego Sánchez de la Cruz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the past 25 years, Madrid has quietly carried out a free-market transformation. While much of Europe moved toward expanding regulation and growing state control, Spain's capital region chose a different path-lowering taxes, cutting red tape, opening markets, and partnering with the private sector to improve public services.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, Madrid's economy, roughly the size of Portugal's, stands as one of Europe's most dynamic regional success stories. The results are measurable: faster growth than the national average, stronger job creation, rising incomes, and increased foreign investment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Madrid's story is not only about economic policy. Nearly half of its residents were born in another Spanish region or abroad. Rather than relying on identity-based politics, Madrid has fostered integration through opportunity and equal treatment under the law.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Madrid Model: How Freedom and Openness Created an Economic Powerhouse\u003c\/i\u003e, author Diego Sánchez de la Cruz combines rigorous policy analysis with a broader reflection on the principles of economic freedom, federalism, and democratic legitimacy. He offers both a theoretical argument for liberal institutions and a real-world case study of how decentralization and limited government can deliver prosperity while strengthening social cohesion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 29, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55231802310989,"sku":"9781969284397","price":30.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/E-y38d0VXD9781969284397.webp?v=1793299830","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-madrid-model-how-freedom-and-openness-created-an-economic-powerhouse-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}