The Labour Spanish Ministry during the Primo de Rivera’s Dictatorship (1923-1931
Abstract
The Ministry of Labour, Commerce and Industry underwent significant changes between 1923 and 1931 that led to an increase in ministerial powers. These changes took place during the two periods of Primo de Rivera's Dictatorship: the Military Directorate and the Civil Directorate. The increase in power took place in the final years of the regime, when the Ministry recovered the position of minister. Eduardo Aunós Pérez, who was the Undersecretary until then, was appointed Minister of Labour, Commerce and Industry, becoming the architect of the social policy of the Dictatorship. The new primorriverista state promulgated labour regulations of different kinds: One, inherited from the previous regime; another, with a corporate emphasis
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