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Palabras clave
España, economía, política económica.
Resumen
En primer lugar, este trabajo resalta cuáles han sido los elementos fundamentales que han garantizado el progreso económico del mundo hoy más desarrollado: el respeto a la propiedad privada y el libre funcionamiento del mercado. A continuación repasa la evolución de la economía de la derecha no democrática durante el franquismo y del centroderecha democrático representado por UCD. España se industrializó durante los años cincuenta y sesenta: fue un desarrollo sin libertades, que compaginó altas tasas de crecimiento con elevadas dosis de ineficiencia. Y durante la transición política, 1977-1982, UCD gestionó con éxito una economía en crisis y puso las bases, con reformas de distinta índole, del brillante desempeño económico español de los últimos veinticinco años.
Keywords
Spain, economy, economic policy.
Abstract
The article begins with a study of the fundamental elements behind the economic
progress of the most developed countries in today’s world: respect for private property rights and free markets. It then considers how the right-wing economy evolved under Franco’s non-democratic regime and the democratic centre-right government of the UCD. Spain industrialised during the fifties and sixties; however, its development did not bring any more freedoms, which meant high growth rates were accompanied by high inefficiency. And during the political transition from 1977 to 1982, the UCD successfully managed an economy in crisis, its varied range of reforms laying the foundations for the spectacular economic performance Spain has recorded over the last twentyfive years.
progress of the most developed countries in today’s world: respect for private property rights and free markets. It then considers how the right-wing economy evolved under Franco’s non-democratic regime and the democratic centre-right government of the UCD. Spain industrialised during the fifties and sixties; however, its development did not bring any more freedoms, which meant high growth rates were accompanied by high inefficiency. And during the political transition from 1977 to 1982, the UCD successfully managed an economy in crisis, its varied range of reforms laying the foundations for the spectacular economic performance Spain has recorded over the last twentyfive years.