[1010RD]

It looks like they outpaced Japan several times over that period (1960-1974)in GDP:

Here you can compare the two:

http://www.theglobaleconomy.com/compare-countries/

But you can’t ignore inflation. Both Japan and Spain were coming out of their dark ages, but Spain climbed back in.

Thanks for the info. BTW, you’re not calling for a rightwing dictatorship for America are you?

[dfwgator]

No, but I think Franco was good for Spain, but they are different than America, so what works here doesn’t necessarily work there, and vice versa.