La Transformació econòmica d'Andorra durant el segle XX

Abstract

Summary: ?The great economic and social changes of Andorra originated during the 1930s, and strengthened in the course of the second half of the century, to culminate with the adoption of the Constitution, in 1993. The economy gradually oriented itself to the service sector, with scarce repercussion in the primary and industrial sectors, and it is sustained by trade, tourism and financial activities. The impact of mass tourism has changed radically the territory in last half century. The analysis of commercial exchanges makes evident the capacity of adaptation of the commercial sector, as a historical constant, while the financial sector is completely consolidated. The population, in the last half a century, has multiplied by 15 due to intense immigration flows. As a result, the foreign population has overcome the national population since the 1960s. An intense urban growth has also occurred along the main network of roads that follows the rivers axis and spread over the whole territory