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Ibiza: When the party’s over

Who gets left behind?

Everyone knows Ibiza for its all-night parties, packed dance floors and thumping music. The island’s iconic nightlife brings in millions of tourists each summer. But what happens when those parties end? When the hoards go home?

The Economist’s Carla Subirana has grown up spending summers in her family’s house in Ibiza. This time she travels to the island in November to speak to those who live there all year round, in the shadow of the parties.

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