Alfonso Díez-Minguela is Assistant Professor of Economic History at the University of València, Spain. His broad research interests include economic history and economic geography, in particular, the historical roots of economic development.  Julio Martinez-Galarraga is Associate Professor of Economic History at the University of València, Spain. His research is focused on the fields of regional economics, economic geography, inequality and education from a historical perspective.Daniel A. Tirado is Professor of Economic History at the University of València, Spain. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses on growth economics, Spanish economic history, world economic history and globalization at the Universities of València and Barcelona, Spain. His broad research interests include the historical roots of regional economic development and inequality.

• Chapter 1: Why is it Important to Study Regional Economic Inequality?.- Chapter 2: A Potted History: Spain 1860-2015.- Chapter 3: Methodology, Sources and New Evidence.- Chapter 4: Regional Income Inequality in Spain 1860-2015.- Chapter 5: Scratching Beneath the Surface: Distribution Dynamics.- Chapter 6: Spatial Patterns of Regional Income Inequality Then and Now.- Chapter 7: What Explains the Long-term Evolution of Regional Income Inequality in Spain?.- Chapter 8: Spain and its Neighbours: An International Comparison.- Chapter 9: Conclusions.

Alfonso Díez-Minguela is Assistant Professor of Economic History at the University of València, Spain. His broad research interests include economic history and economic geography, in particular, the historical roots of economic development.  Julio Martinez-Galarraga is Associate Professor of Economic History at the University of València, Spain. His research is focused on the fields of regional economics, economic geography, inequality and education from a historical perspective.Daniel A. Tirado is Professor of Economic History at the University of València, Spain. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses on growth economics, Spanish economic history, world economic history and globalization at the Universities of València and Barcelona, Spain. His broad research interests include the historical roots of regional economic development and inequality.

• Chapter 1: Why is it Important to Study Regional Economic Inequality?.- Chapter 2: A Potted History: Spain 1860-2015.- Chapter 3: Methodology, Sources and New Evidence.- Chapter 4: Regional Income Inequality in Spain 1860-2015.- Chapter 5: Scratching Beneath the Surface: Distribution Dynamics.- Chapter 6: Spatial Patterns of Regional Income Inequality Then and Now.- Chapter 7: What Explains the Long-term Evolution of Regional Income Inequality in Spain?.- Chapter 8: Spain and its Neighbours: An International Comparison.- Chapter 9: Conclusions.

Alfonso Díez-Minguela is Assistant Professor of Economic History at the University of València, Spain. His broad research interests include economic history and economic geography, in particular, the historical roots of economic development.  Julio Martinez-Galarraga is Associate Professor of Economic History at the University of València, Spain. His research is focused on the fields of regional economics, economic geography, inequality and education from a historical perspective.Daniel A. Tirado is Professor of Economic History at the University of València, Spain. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses on growth economics, Spanish economic history, world economic history and globalization at the Universities of València and Barcelona, Spain. His broad research interests include the historical roots of regional economic development and inequality.

• Chapter 1: Why is it Important to Study Regional Economic Inequality?.- Chapter 2: A Potted History: Spain 1860-2015.- Chapter 3: Methodology, Sources and New Evidence.- Chapter 4: Regional Income Inequality in Spain 1860-2015.- Chapter 5: Scratching Beneath the Surface: Distribution Dynamics.- Chapter 6: Spatial Patterns of Regional Income Inequality Then and Now.- Chapter 7: What Explains the Long-term Evolution of Regional Income Inequality in Spain?.- Chapter 8: Spain and its Neighbours: An International Comparison.- Chapter 9: Conclusions.