The Consequences of Austerity Policies in Portugal

The main characteristics of the Portuguese economy since 2000 are low growth, a rising current account defcit and indebtedness. In the period 2000–2007 Portuguese GDP increased at an annual average rate of 1.4 per cent. The current account defcit, which was 3.5 per cent of GDP in 1995, quickly deter...

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Main Author: Caldas, José Castro (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10316/41961
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:estudogeral.sib.uc.pt:10316/41961