Ramon Tremosa-i-Balcells is Lecturer in Macroeconomics at the University of Barcelona. He has published books and academic papers in international economic journals about logistics, regional economy, fiscal federalism and monetary policy. He also has written several opinion articles in Catalan newspapers. He is a specialist in Catalan economy, and has focused his most recent research endeavours in Catalan potential economic growth.

• Introduction; The Emergence of Megaregions; The Mediterranean, the Most Important Sea in the World in the 21st Century; The Euro, a New Global Currency?; The Catalan Export Miracle; Catalan Ports: The Great Transformation; Looms in the Bages, Machine-Builders in the Valles; What Will Be the Basis of Competitiveness in the 21st Century?; The Grand Plan for Lleida: from Arid Land to Irrigation; Catalonia: Global Infrastructure for Global Opportunities; A Brief Note on the New Immigration; Index.

Ramon Tremosa-i-Balcells is Lecturer in Macroeconomics at the University of Barcelona. He has published books and academic papers in international economic journals about logistics, regional economy, fiscal federalism and monetary policy. He also has written several opinion articles in Catalan newspapers. He is a specialist in Catalan economy, and has focused his most recent research endeavours in Catalan potential economic growth.

• Introduction; The Emergence of Megaregions; The Mediterranean, the Most Important Sea in the World in the 21st Century; The Euro, a New Global Currency?; The Catalan Export Miracle; Catalan Ports: The Great Transformation; Looms in the Bages, Machine-Builders in the Valles; What Will Be the Basis of Competitiveness in the 21st Century?; The Grand Plan for Lleida: from Arid Land to Irrigation; Catalonia: Global Infrastructure for Global Opportunities; A Brief Note on the New Immigration; Index.