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El creixement de l'economia turística a les Illes Balears, 1975-2000

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  • Carles Manera

    (Universitat de les Illes Balears)

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The economy of the Balearic Islands has undergone strong growth in recent decades, although not without big contradictions generated by the maturing of what was a pioneering mass tourism economy. This paper reviews the most recent tourist booms in the Balearics, highlighting the crossroads that the islands’ economy has reached in economic and bio-physical terms. It emphasizes the model’s loss of productivity, the reduction in the earning capacity of businesses (in a process that might be qualified as one of falling profits) and the problems that strong negative environmental externalities and a workforce with a low level of training represent in the maintenance of this growth trend. Lastly, it proposes six basic plans of action in the field of economic policy, based on empirical studies.

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  • Carles Manera, 2006. "El creixement de l'economia turística a les Illes Balears, 1975-2000," DEA Working Papers 23, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Departament d'Economía Aplicada.
    • Handle: RePEc:ubi:deawps:23
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    Keywords

    Balearic Islands; tourism economy; mass tourism; tertiary economy; economic history of tourism.;
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    JEL classification:

    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
    • N34 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Europe: 1913-

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