How International Integration has impacted Spain
How International Integration has impacted Spain
1. A general approach:
Spain presents a logic delay associated with globalization because of his special history. We can’t forget that Spain was the most closed economy during the period after the Second World War (between all OCDE countries, only Turkey was more closed).
Spanish government had a period of a protectionist and isolationist nature with indifference to international trade which ups and downs led the country until the end of civil war. For a decade following the Civil War's end in 1939, the wrecked and isolated economy remained in a state of severe depression. Franco's regime sought to provide for Spain's well-being by adopting a policy of economic self-sufficiency.
With the war devastation and trade isolation, Spain was much more economically backward in the 1940s than it had been a decade earlier. Inflation soared, economic reconstruction faltered, food was scarce, and, in some years, Spain registered negative growth rates.
Although the Spanish Miracle years (1959–1974) witnessed unprecedented improvements in infrastructure and social services, Spain still lagged behind most of Western Europe. Education was limited, women were largely excluded from the workforce, health care was largely private and unevenly distributed and the country's infrastructure was relatively poor.
Franco's death in 1975 and the following transition to democratic rule diverted Spaniards' attention from their economy. The move to democracy saw Spain become more involved with the European integration. With the fall of Franco regime Spain started to be involved in Globalization, but it was our entry in the CEE which really triggers a more real international integration of Spain. In a very short period of time the economic jump was spectacular.
Felipe Gonzalez president lobbied successfully for Spain to join the European Economic Community (EEC) and to remain part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Joining the
1. A general approach:
Spain presents a logic delay associated with globalization because of his special history. We can’t forget that Spain was the most closed economy during the period after the Second World War (between all OCDE countries, only Turkey was more closed).
Spanish government had a period of a protectionist and isolationist nature with indifference to international trade which ups and downs led the country until the end of civil war. For a decade following the Civil War's end in 1939, the wrecked and isolated economy remained in a state of severe depression. Franco's regime sought to provide for Spain's well-being by adopting a policy of economic self-sufficiency.
With the war devastation and trade isolation, Spain was much more economically backward in the 1940s than it had been a decade earlier. Inflation soared, economic reconstruction faltered, food was scarce, and, in some years, Spain registered negative growth rates.
Although the Spanish Miracle years (1959–1974) witnessed unprecedented improvements in infrastructure and social services, Spain still lagged behind most of Western Europe. Education was limited, women were largely excluded from the workforce, health care was largely private and unevenly distributed and the country's infrastructure was relatively poor.
Franco's death in 1975 and the following transition to democratic rule diverted Spaniards' attention from their economy. The move to democracy saw Spain become more involved with the European integration. With the fall of Franco regime Spain started to be involved in Globalization, but it was our entry in the CEE which really triggers a more real international integration of Spain. In a very short period of time the economic jump was spectacular.
Felipe Gonzalez president lobbied successfully for Spain to join the European Economic Community (EEC) and to remain part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Joining the