The Contemporary Spanish Economy: A Historical Perspective

able activity agrarian reform agricultural allowed average balance banks became benefit capital century Civil Community companies continued costs country's cultivation decade decline decree demand domestic economic effects enterprises established exchange existing expanding exports farms favored finance firms followed force foreign Franco given groups growth hectares imports improvement income increase industrial inflation institutions interests investment Italy labor land landowners leaders limited Madrid major measures military million Minister needed obtain organization owners participation payments peasants period pesetas Plan political population problems production profits protection rate of growth reduced regional relative remained represented Republic result rising rural sector shows social Socialists society Source Spain Spanish Spanish economy started strikes Table trade traditional unemployment United wages workers yearly