After the Fall
By Tobias Buck
Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 320pp, £20/$24.50
Last month, Spanish political parties failed, yet again, to come to an understanding as to who should govern the country. The current political landscape was deeply affected by the financial crisis which has struck Spain, and much of southern Europe, over the past decade. The crisis itself seems to be a thing of the past now, but it has changed Spain in more ways than one.
Tobias Buck shows himself to be very familiar with, and fond of, Spain. He is not, however, uncritical, and in After the Fall we are treated to a very good summary of what went wrong with the Spanish economy, and where.
