started in the 1960s, increased in the 1970s and were intensified by the development of agroindustrial, tourism, and services sectors during democracy in the 1980s. Since 1990 Andalusia and other regions followed a dynamic convergence process and has moved closer in development to the most advanced regions in Europe; more and more it comes closer to overcome the average of European living standards. This has caused that some provinces areas are, in the last decades, net immigration recipients as well. See also Andalusian cuisine Andalusian nationalism Andalusian language movement List of Andalusians Medieval Arabic female poets#Andalus Period (711–1492 CE) Music of Andalusia Nationalities in Spain Spanish people References Ethnic groups in Spain Romance peoples