This chapter surveys the main features of Portuguese economic growth in the last half
century, with a particular emphasis on the period after the return to democracy in 1974. It …

The deepening of economic and financial integration in the European Union has led to
different responses in the group of 'cohesion'countries. Ireland and Portugal stand out as the …

The Modern Portuguese Economy in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries Page 1
PALGRAVE STUDIES IN ECONOMIC HISTORY Luciano Amaral The Modern Portuguese …

Portugal has a lower level of productivity than advanced economies but, paradoxically, the
recent improvement in several of its determinants did not lead to convergence in productivity …

After the 1974 Revolution, higher education in Portugal went through several phases. With
the failure of the idea to construct a Marxist 'Political University', the Constitution of 1976 …

The deepening of economic and financial integration in the European Union has led to
different responses from the group of 'cohesion'countries. Ireland and Portugal stand out as …

The crisis of 2008 came at the end of a Lost Decade for the Portuguese economy, marked by
low growth and investment rates, and rising indebtedness. The purpose of this dissertation is …

The period between the end of World War II and 1973 was the best ever in terms of growth of
the Portuguese economy. Growth rates had never been higher and would never be in the …

La electrificación portuguesa hasta 1944 se caracterizó por su atraso con respecto a sus
vecinos hidrodependientes de la Europa meridional y por su polarización territorial en torno …

This paper surveys the main features of Portuguese economic growth in the last half century,
with a particular emphasis on the period after the return to democracy in 1974. It shows that …