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A Country Study: Portugal
Library of Congress Call Number DP517 .P626 1993
* Portugal
* Foreword
* Acknowledgments
* Preface
* Country Profile
o Country
o Society
o Economy
o Transportation and Communications
o Government and Politics
o National Security
* Introduction
* Chapter 1 - Historical Setting (Walter C. Opello, Jr.)
o Origins of Portugal
+ Early Inhabitants
+ Phoenicians, Greeks, and Carthaginians
+ Romanization
+ Germanic Invasions
+ Muslim Domination
+ Christian Reconquest
o Formation of the Monarchy
+ Afonso Henriques Becomes King
+ Territorial Enlargement
+ Settlement and Cultivation
+ Political and Social Organization
+ Control of the Royal Patrimony
+ Development of the Realm
o The House of Avis
+ Wars with Castile
+ Anglo-Portuguese Alliance
+ Social Revolution
+ Intradynastic Struggle
+ Assertion of Royal Supremacy
o Maritime Expansion
+ Early Voyages
+ Sea Route to India
+ Empire in Asia
+ Colonization of Brazil
+ Counter-Reformation and Overseas Evangelization
o Imperial Decline
+ Dynastic Crisis
+ Iberian Union
+ Restoration
+ Development of Brazil
+ Absolutism
+ Peninsular Wars
o Constitutionalism
+ Revolution of 1820
+ War of the Two Brothers
+ Moderate vs. Radical Liberals
+ Rotativismo
+ Portuguese Africa
o Republicanism
+ The First Republic
+ Military Dictatorship
+ The New State
+ The Social State
* Chapter 2 - The Society and Its Environment (Howard J. Wiarda)
o The Physical Environment
o DEMOGRAPHY
+ Population Size and Structure
+ Emigration
o Family and Kinship Relations
+ Family
+ Women
+ The Extended Family and Kinship Relations
o Social Structure and Social Classes
+ The Elite
+ The Middle Class
+ The Lower Class
+ A New Portugal?
o Ethnicity and Ethnic Groups
o Religion and the Role of the Roman Catholic Church Religion in Portugal
+ History Religion in Portugal
+ The Salazar Regime Religion in Portugal
+ Changes After the Revolution of 1974 Religion in Portugal
+ Religious Practices Religion in Portugal
+ Non-Catholic Religious Groups Religion in Portugal
o Education
o Social Welfare
+ Social Welfare Programs
+ Health Care
+ Housing
* Chapter 3 - The Economy (Eric N. Baklanoff)
o Economic Growth and Structural Change Economic history of Portugal
+ The Economy of the Salazar Regime Economic history of Portugal
+ Changing Structure of the Economy Economic history of Portugal
+ Economic Growth, 1960-73 and 1981-90 Economic history of Portugal
o Revolutionary Change Economic history of Portugal
+ Nationalization Economic history of Portugal
+ The Brain Drain Economic history of Portugal
o Role of the Consolidated Public Sector Economic history of Portugal
+ The Nonfinancial Public Enterprises Economic history of Portugal
+ The General Government Economic history of Portugal
+ Macroeconomic Disequilibria and Public Debt Economic history of Portugal
o Human Resources and Income Distribution
+ Employment and Sectoral Composition of the Labor Force
+ Wages and the Distribution of Income
o Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing
+ Agricultural Zones
+ Crops and Livestock
+ Forestry and Fishing
+ Land Tenure and Agrarian Reform
+ Agricultural Policy and the European Community
o The Industrial Sector
+ Industrial Regions
+ Industrial Organization
+ Energy and Mineral Resources
o Services
+ Commerce and Tourism
+ Transportation and Communications
+ Banking and Finance
o Foreign Economic Relations
+ Composition and Direction of Trade
+ The Balance of International Payments
+ Tourism and Unilateral Transfers
+ Foreign Direct Investment
+ External Public Debt
* Chapter 4 - Government and Politics (Howard J. Wiarda)
o The Revolution of 1974 and the Transition to Democracy Portuguese transition to democracy
+ The Salazar-Caetano Era Portuguese transition to democracy
+ Spínola and Revolution Portuguese transition to democracy
+ The Transition to Civilian Rule Portuguese transition to democracy
+ Consolidation of Democracy Portuguese transition to democracy
o The Governmental System
+ Constitutional Development Portuguese Constitution of 1976
+ The Presidency
+ The Council of State
+ The Prime Minister
+ The Council of Ministers
+ The Assembly of the Republic
+ The Judiciary
+ Civil Service
+ Local Government
+ Autonomous Regions and Macau
+ The Electoral System
o Political Dynamics
+ Political Parties
# Far Left
# Portuguese Communist Party
# Socialist Party
# Social Democrat Party
# Party of the Social Democratic Center
# Far Right
# Popular Monarchist Party
# Other Parties
+ Interest Groups
# Armed Forces
# Roman Catholic Church
# Economic Elites
# Organized Labor
# Middle Class
# Students and Intellectuals
# Peasants
+ Political Events Since 1987
o The Media
o Foreign Relations
+ Africa
+ Western Europe
+ United States
+ Other Countries and Areas
* Chapter 5 - National Security (Jean R. Tartter)
o Historical Background
+ The Military in the Salazar Era
+ The Role of the Armed Forces in Africa
# Angola
# Portuguese Guinea
# Mozambique
o Role of the Military in Portuguese Political Life
+ The Military Takeover of 1974
+ The Armed Forces in Political Life after 1975
o Strategic Concepts Underlying the Portuguese Defense Posture
o The Armed Forces
+ Army
+ Navy
+ Air Force
+ Conditions of Service
+ Uniforms, Ranks, and Insignia
+ Defense Expenditures
o Portugal and Nato
o Bilateral Military Relations with Other Countries
o Domestic Defense Production
o Public Order and Internal Security
+ The Police System
+ National Republican Guard
+ Public Security Police
+ Other Police Forces
+ Intelligence Services
+ Terrorist Groups
o Judicial System
+ Criminal Law Procedure
+ Incidence of Crime
+ Penal System
* Appendix. Tables * Bibliography * Glossary