Economic & Social Impact of the Dictatorship
Economic Approaches
The Dictatorship’s practical economic policy was characterized by strong state intervention in all areas of the economy.
- The control of the productive sectors and monitoring of economic activities.
- Aid and subsidies to domestic firms.
- The strengthening of protectionist tariffs to protect domestic products from foreign competition.
- The increase in investment to finance road construction, water conservancy, and irrigation.
- The creation of monopolies like Telefonica and Camps.
The results of this economic policy were a reduction in the number of strikes, the completion of public works, and increased production. However, the state borrowed excessively, and the primary beneficiaries were the large Spanish capitalist groups.
Social Problems
On the social side, the so-called joint committees were created. These agencies were composed of representatives of employers and workers. Their role was to resolve conflicts by avoiding confrontations and strikes.
The End of the Dictatorship
The dictatorship failed to solve the country’s problems, only postponing them. By mid-1928, the regime’s decline had begun. Several factors explain this:
- The growing number of opponents of the regime.
- The deterioration of relations between Primo de Rivera and King Alfonso XIII.
- The resurgence of social unrest and strikes.
- The increasing financial and budgetary difficulties of the state.
- The loss of support from the army commanders.
- The illness of the dictator.
The general resigned in January 1930 and went to Paris, where he died two months later.
Economic Approaches
The Dictatorship’s practical economic policy was characterized by strong state intervention in all areas of the economy.
- The control of the productive sectors and monitoring of economic activities.
- Aid and subsidies to domestic firms.
- The strengthening of protectionist tariffs to protect domestic products from foreign competition.
- The increase in investment to finance road construction, water conservancy, and irrigation.
- The creation of monopolies like Telefonica and Camps.
The results of this economic policy were a reduction in the number of strikes, the completion of public works, and increased production. However, the state borrowed excessively, and the primary beneficiaries were the large Spanish capitalist groups.
Social Problems
On the social side, the so-called joint committees were created. These agencies were composed of representatives of employers and workers. Their role was to resolve conflicts by avoiding confrontations and strikes.
The End of the Dictatorship
The dictatorship failed to solve the country’s problems, only postponing them. By mid-1928, the regime’s decline had begun. Several factors explain this:
- The growing number of opponents of the regime.
- The deterioration of relations between Primo de Rivera and King Alfonso XIII.
- The resurgence of social unrest and strikes.
- The increasing financial and budgetary difficulties of the state.
- The loss of support from the army commanders.
- The illness of the dictator.
The general resigned in January 1930 and went to Paris, where he died two months later.