Portugal: Strategic Options in European Context

Part 1 National Identity and Literature Chapter 2 The Future of a National Symbol Chapter 3 Pessoa, an Uncomfortable Icon of Portuguese Contemporary Culture Chapter 4 The Loss of Memory Chapter 5 Remarks Part 6 Economics and Finance Chapter 7 Monetary Policy in a Monetary Union: What do Small Countries Stand to Gain and to Lose? Chapter 8 Portugal's European Integration: The Limits of External Pressure Chapter 9 Remarks Part 10 Social Policy and the State Chapter 11 Building a Welfare State within a Context of Austerity: The Portuguese Case Chapter 12 Industrial Relations in Portugal: Continuity or Controlled Change Chapter 13 Social Security Reform in Europe: The Difficult Step to Second Generation Reform Chapter 14 Remarks Part 15 Science and Research Policy Chapter 16 What to do with Time and Greatness: Strategic Options in the Health Sciences Research in Portugal at the Turn of the Century Chapter 17 Mathematics Research, Technology, and the Improvement of Living Standards Chapter 18 A Case Study on the Management of R&D in Telecommunications Chapter 19 Portuguese Social and Human Sciences within the European Research Context Chapter 20 Remarks