Contemporary Portugal : Dimensions of Economic and Political Change.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (260 pages)
- Routledge Revivals Series .
- Routledge Revivals Series .
Cover -- Half Title -- Dedication -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables and Boxes -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Portugal Transformed -- 2 Portugal's Changing Integration into the European and Global Economy -- 3 Economic Change and Regional Development in Portugal -- 4 Tourism in Portugal: From Polarisation to New Forms of Economic Integration? -- 5 International Population Mobility, Immigration and Labour Market Change in Portugal -- 6 The Liberalisation of Media and Communications in Portugal -- 7 Environmental Issues in Portugal: Towards a Sustainable Future? -- 8 National Political Change in Portugal, 1976-99 -- 9 Local and Regional Government: Continuity and Innovation in Local Governance -- 10 Challenge and Change: Prospects for the 21st Century -- Index.
This title was first published in 2002. Portugal experienced rapid and dramatic change over the final decades of the twentieth century. This important new volume provides an accessible overview and analysis of the key dimensions of recent economic and political change in the country. It identifies the tensions and policy challenges that rapid change has produced, thus revealing something of the complexity of contemporary Portugal.
9781351766975
International economic integration. Portugal-Economic conditions-1974-. Portugal-Politics and government-1974-.