{"product_id":"the-madrid-model-how-freedom-and-openness-created-an-economic-powerhouse-9781969284397","title":"The Madrid Model: How Freedom and Openness Created an Economic Powerhouse","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Diego Sánchez de la Cruz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cato Institute\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781969284397","brand":"Cato Institute","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738347909257,"sku":"9781969284397","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_d539df97-ba1e-41ec-adfa-3eec4fee4f0c.jpg?v=1792524680","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-madrid-model-how-freedom-and-openness-created-an-economic-powerhouse-9781969284397","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}