COVID-19 and the impact on the economy and society in Spain

Abstract
Pandemic COVID-19 has caused many imbalances in political, socio-cultural, economic and ethical aspects. The article considers the negative effects of COVID-19 in many sectors of economy on the example of Spain. The main results of analysis have proved that unemployment rate was growing rapidly in case of Spain reaching one of the highest level on the world. Moreover, the branches of Spanish economy, which suffered the most from the global crisis caused by pandemic, was tourism and hospitality sector. The article also indicates the possible actions that aim to improve the negative consequences of pandemic.These aspects are divided into three blocks: protection of workers in the workplace, encouragement of economic activity and labour demand, support for employment and income maintenance. On the other hand, the authors explain how the situation in education and tourism has been handled. The authors used critical analysis of literature and documents as the research method.
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P. A. Trabazos, M. del Mar Gómez, J. Szydło, A. Gulc, COVID-19 and the impact on the economy and society in Spain, Akademia Zarządzania 2021, 5(2), s. 183-197
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