Spanish economic miracle

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The Spanish economic miracle was a period of rapid industrialization and sustained economic growth in Spain during the 1960s and early 1970s that transformed the country from a largely agrarian economy into a modern industrial state.

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instanceOf economic phenomenon
period of economic growth
alsoKnownAs Spanish miracle NERFINISHED
milagro económico español NERFINISHED
associatedWith Opus Dei technocrats
Spanish technocrats
country Spain
demographicEffect growth of major cities
rural depopulation
economicPolicy currency stabilization
development of industrial estates and development poles
liberalization of the Spanish economy
opening to foreign investment
promotion of exports
reduction of state intervention in markets
tourism promotion
endTime 1973
followedBy 1973 oil crisis impact on Spain
governmentTypeDuringPeriod authoritarian regime
influencedBy foreign capital inflows
growth of international tourism to Spain
remittances from Spanish emigrants
internationalContext postwar Western European economic expansion
laborMarketEffect decline in agricultural employment
increase in industrial employment
increase in service employment
mainCharacteristic decline of agriculture as share of GDP
expansion of manufacturing and services
rapid industrialization
structural transformation of the economy
sustained high economic growth
politicalContext Francoist Spain NERFINISHED
precededBy autarkic economic policies of early Franco regime
resultedIn convergence towards Western European income levels
expansion of the middle class
growth of automobile industry
growth of construction sector
growth of tourism sector
improvement in infrastructure
increase in per capita income
increased foreign direct investment
increased foreign trade
mass internal migration from rural to urban areas
rapid GDP growth
reduction in relative economic isolation
urbanization
sectorMostAffected construction
industry
services
tourism
startTime 1959
timePeriod 1960s
early 1970s
triggeredBy 1959 Stabilization Plan NERFINISHED

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Stabilization Plan of 1959 chronologicalFollowedBy Spanish economic miracle