European integration as seen by Portuguese economists - a long-term view

Abstract

Portuguese economists have followed the movement for European integration since the beginnings of the modern period of economic growth. As a result of their work, ideas for a variety of projects were disseminated, some of them for Europe as a whole, others to do with the accession of Portugal and Spain. They were often weakly argued and vaguely articulated, and their general impact on society and politics was limited, but they were of some significance in defining strategies for overcoming economic backwardness.