Spain's Economic Crisis: Unsustainable Growth Strategy Leads to Financial Turmoil.
The Spanish economy has been in a deep crisis since 2008 due to unsustainable growth strategies, excessive external debt, structural issues in the labor market, and poor fiscal policies. This led to financial turmoil and a sovereign debt crisis in the euro area. The main goal of the chapter is to explain why Spain's economy has performed poorly since 2008.