El creixement divers de la Catalunya del segle XVIII. Protoindustrialització? Autors/ores Llorenç Ferrer Universitat de Barcelona Resum El concepte de protoindustrialització va ser útil per a fixar-se en les activitats econòmiques de moltes àrees abans de l’arrencada de la industrialització. A Catalunya, va servir per a prestar atenció a la indústria de la llana i a altres activitats i desviar-la del que es creia l’activitat econòmica més moderna, que era la fabricació d’indianes. Són les activitats econòmiques que es produïen arreu del país les que indiquen la capacitat d’aprofitar les oportunitats que anaren sorgint i com la industrialització basada en la indústria cotonera —però també amb altres produccions— no és altra cosa que l’aprofitament d’una oportunitat per a un territori que estava preparat per a fer-ho.Es reflexiona sobre els orígens d’aquesta capacitat. Descàrregues PDF (English) Número Núm. 5 (2012): Catalan Historical Review Secció Catalan Version Llicència Submission of a manuscript to Catalan Historical Review implies: that the work described has not been published before, including publication on the World Wide Web (except in the form of an Abstract or as part of a published lecture, review, or thesis); that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere; that all coauthors have agreed to its publication. The corresponding author signs for and accepts responsibility for releasing this material and will act on behalf of any and all co-authors regarding the editorial review and publication processes.If an article is accepted for publication in Catalan Historical Review, the authors (or other copyright holder) must transfer to the journal the copyright, which covers the right —not exclusive— to reproduce and distribute the article including reprints, translations, photographic reproductions microform, electronic form (offline, online) or any other reproductions of similar nature. Nevertheless, all articles in Catalan Historical Review will be available on the internet to any reader at no cost. The journal allows users to freely download, copy, print, distribute, search, and link to the full text of any article, provided the authorship and source of the published article is cited. The copyright owner’s consent does not include copying for new works, or resale.In these cases, the specific written permission of Catalan Historical Review must first be obtained.Authors are requested to create a link to the published article on the journal’s website. The link must be accompanied by the following text: ‘‘The original publication is available on LINK at http://revistes.iec.cat/chr/. Please use the appropriate URL for the article in LINK. Articles disseminated via LINK are indexed, abstracted, and referenced by many abstracting and information services, bibliographic networks, subscription agencies, library networks, and consortia. ISSN: 2013-4088 (electronic edition); 2013-407X (print edition)