| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> PortugalFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: Portugal**Library of Congress Call Number DP517                   .P626 1993**- Portugal  ForewardAcknowledgments
- Preface  Country                       Profile- Country  SocietyEconomy
- Transportation                           and Communications  Government                           and PoliticsNational                           Security
- Introduction     - Chapter                       1 - Historical Setting  (Walter C. Opello, Jr.)                            - Origins                           of Portugal        - Early                               Inhabitants  Phoenicians,                               Greeks, and CarthaginiansRomanization
- Germanic                               Invasions  Muslim                               DominationChristian                               Reconquest
- Formation                           of the Monarchy    - Afonso                               Henriques Becomes King  Territorial                               EnlargementSettlement                               and Cultivation
- Political                               and Social Organization  Control                               of the Royal PatrimonyDevelopment                               of the Realm
- The                           House of Avis    - Wars                               with Castile  Anglo-Portuguese                               AllianceSocial                               Revolution
- Intradynastic                               Struggle  Assertion                               of Royal SupremacyMaritime                           Expansion 
Early                               Voyages
- Sea                               Route to India  Empire                               in AsiaColonization                               of Brazil
- Counter-Reformation                               and Overseas Evangelization   Imperial                           Decline- Dynastic                               Crisis  Iberian                               UnionRestoration
- Development                               of Brazil  AbsolutismPeninsular                               Wars
- Constitutionalism    - Revolution                               of 1820  War                               of the Two BrothersModerate                               vs. Radical Liberals
- Rotativismo  Portuguese                               AfricaRepublicanism
The                               First Republic
- Military                               Dictatorship  The                               New StateThe                               Social State
Chapter                       2 - The Society and Its Environment
 (Howard J. Wiarda)                       
The                           Physical Environment
- DEMOGRAPHY    - Population                               Size and Structure  EmigrationFamily                           and Kinship Relations
Family
- Women  The                               Extended Family and Kinship RelationsSocial                           Structure and Social Classes
The                               Elite
- The                               Middle Class  The                               Lower ClassA                               New Portugal?
- Ethnicity                           and Ethnic Groups  Religion                           and the Role of the Roman Catholic Church- History  The                               Salazar RegimeChanges                               After the Revolution of 1974
- Religious                               Practices  Non-Catholic                               Religious GroupsEducation
- Social                           Welfare     - Social                               Welfare Programs  Health                               CareHousing
Chapter                       3 - The Economy
 (Eric N. Baklanoff)                       
Economic                           Growth and Structural Change
The                               Economy of the Salazar Regime
- Changing                               Structure of the Economy  Economic                               Growth, 1960-73 and 1981-90Revolutionary                           Change 
Nationalization
- The                               Brain Drain   Role                           of the Consolidated Public Sector- The                               Nonfinancial Public Enterprises  The                               General GovernmentMacroeconomic                               Disequilibria and Public Debt
- Human                           Resources and Income Distribution    - Employment                               and Sectoral Composition of the Labor Force  Wages                               and the Distribution of IncomeAgriculture,                           Forestry, and Fishing
Agricultural                               Zones
- Crops                               and Livestock  Forestry                               and FishingLand                               Tenure and Agrarian Reform
- Agricultural                               Policy and the European Community   The                           Industrial Sector- Industrial                               Regions  Industrial                               OrganizationEnergy                               and Mineral Resources
- Services    - Commerce                               and Tourism  Transportation                               and CommunicationsBanking                               and Finance
- Foreign                           Economic Relations    - Composition                               and Direction of Trade  The                               Balance of International PaymentsTourism                               and Unilateral Transfers
- Foreign                               Direct Investment  External                               Public Debt- Chapter                       4 - Government and Politics  (Howard J. Wiarda)                          - The                           Revolution of 1974 and the Transition to Democracy      - The                               Salazar-Caetano Era  Sp�nola                               and RevolutionThe                               Transition to Civilian Rule
- Consolidation                               of Democracy   The                           Governmental System- Constitutional                               Development  The                               PresidencyThe                               Council of State
- The                               Prime Minister  The                               Council of MinistersThe                               Assembly of the Republic
- The                               Judiciary  Civil                               ServiceLocal                               Government
- Autonomous                               Regions and Macau  The                               Electoral SystemPolitical                           Dynamics 
Political                               Parties
Far                                   Left
- Portuguese                                   Communist Party  Socialist                                   PartySocial                                   Democrat Party
- Party                                   of the Social Democratic Center  Far                                   RightPopular                                   Monarchist Party
- Other                                   Parties   Interest                               Groups- Armed                                   Forces  Roman                                   Catholic ChurchEconomic                                   Elites
- Organized                                   Labor  Middle                                   ClassStudents                                   and Intellectuals
- Peasants   Political                               Events Since 1987The                           Media 
- Foreign                           Relations     - Africa  Western                               EuropeUnited                               States
- Other                               Countries and Areas       - Chapter                       5 - National Security  (Jean R. Tartter)                            - Historical                           Background         - The                               Military in the Salazar Era  The                               Role of the Armed Forces in Africa- Angola  Portuguese                                   GuineaMozambique
- Role                           of the Military in Portuguese Political Life    - The                               Military Takeover of 1974  The                               Armed Forces in Political Life after 1975Strategic                           Concepts Underlying the Portuguese Defense Posture
- The                           Armed Forces    - Army  NavyAir                               Force
- Conditions                               of Service  Uniforms,                               Ranks, and InsigniaDefense                               Expenditures
- Portugal                           and Nato  Bilateral                           Military Relations with Other CountriesDomestic                           Defense Production
- Public                           Order and Internal Security    - The                               Police System  National                               Republican GuardPublic                               Security Police
- Other                               Police Forces  Intelligence                               ServicesTerrorist                               Groups
- Judicial                           System     - Criminal                               Law Procedure  Incidence                               of CrimePenal                               System
Appendix. Tables
- Bibliography  Glossary
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