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9780739105092

Portugal Strategic Options in a European Context

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  • ISBN13:

    9780739105092

  • ISBN10:

    0739105094

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2003-02-22
  • Publisher: Lexington Books
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Summary

This book's contributors examine in a comparative perspective the gains and risks of Portugal's regional integration into the EU and suggest options for the future.

Table of Contents

Foreword vii
Introduction 1(10)
Part I: National Identity and Literature
The Future of a National Symbol
11(6)
Ronald W. Sousa
Pessoa, an Uncomfortable Icon of Portuguese Contemporary Culture
17(8)
Fernando J. B. Martinho
The Loss of Memory
25(14)
Maria Isabel Barreno
Remarks
33(6)
Eugenio Lisboa
Part II: Economics and Finance
Monetary Policy in a Monetary Union: What Do Small Countries Stand to Gain and to Lose?
39(22)
Luis Campos e Cunha
Marta Abreu
Portugal's European Integration: The Limits of External Pressure
61(46)
Jorge Braga de Macedo
Remarks
99(8)
Alberto Alesina
Jose Tavares
Part III: Social Policy and the State
Building a Welfare State in a Context of Austerity: The Portuguese Case
107(22)
Pedro Adao e Silva
Industrial Relations in Portugal: Continuity or Controlled Change?
129(24)
Antonio Dornelas
Social Security Reform in Europe: The Difficult Step to Second Generation Reform
153(24)
Antonio Correia de Campos
Remarks
171(6)
George Ross
Part IV: Science and Research Policy
What to Do with Time and Greatness: Strategic Options in the Health Sciences Research in Portugal at the Turn of the Century
177(10)
Maria de Sousa
Mathematics Research, Technology, and the Improvement of Living Standards
187(8)
Irene Fonseca
A Case Study on the Management of R&D in Telecommunications
195(10)
Carlos Salema
Portuguese Social and Human Sciences within the European Research Context
205(12)
Maria Teresa Patricio
Remarks
213(4)
Angelo Cardoso
Fatima Monteiro
About the Contributors 217(2)
Index 219

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