Contemporary Portugal: Dimensions of Economic and Political Change FROM THE PUBLISHER
Written for a wide audience by a multidisciplinary team of experts, the book provides an accessible overview and analysis of the key dimensions of recent economic and political change in Portugal and identifies the tensions and policy challenges that rapid change has produced. In so doing the book reveals something of the complexity of contemporary Portugal; an outward looking modern, democratic and European state, but one where the legacy of its recent traditional, colonial and often inward looking past continues to influence and shape its development in the twenty-first century.
SYNOPSIS
Focusing on the 1980s and 1990s, this collection seeks to provide an accessible overview of Portugal's recent political and economic change and the tensions and challenges produced by such change. Syrett (economic geography, Middlesex U., UK) presents ten chapters looking at integration into the global and European economy; Portuguese regional development; changes in the tourism industry; internal population mobility, immigration, and labor market change; media and communications; environmental issues; national political change; change in local governance; and future prospects. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
This book should be read by anyone, whether expert or general reader, interested in finding out how modern Portugal made the transition from authoritarian dictatorship to liberal democracy. Media, tourism, politics, economics, immigration and international relations are covered in an authoritative and readable manner and the downsides as well as the upsides of the "Portuguese economic miracle" are fully explored. (Malyn Newitt, King's College London, UK)
— Malyn Newitt
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