The Economy of Catalonia

6
Structures of state and their impact
on labour
Josep Pedrol
(Translated by Josep Pedrol and M. Eugènia Bentanachs)
Introduction
The establishment of a Catalan independent State will require structures
of state, which implies an increase in the number of workers in the public
sector. The amount of increase will depend on many variables. Some
are known, such as the initial situation of the personnel of the Generalitat
(Government of Catalonia), and others will not be known until the
political structure of the new independent State is defined.
The purpose of this chapter is to estimate the increase of labour in the
public sector. The first section compares the size of the Catalan public
sector with European countries of similar population and per capita income
within the context of Spain.
The second section analyses the jobs of a future Catalan State Administration
within the current Spanish context and the structure of the Generalitat.
It gauges the number of workers that the Catalan Government
will need to deal with the new situation of an Independent State within
the context of Europe.
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