development of the sector. Three of the main axes around which the debates turned were the following: i) the counterpoint between …, attempting to evaluate the quantitative and qualitative dimensions of this development. In a second one, we deal with the …

thereafter on a path of strong economic convergence. This paper focuses on Portuguese economic growth in the period 1950-1973 in …

The relationship between stock market development and domestic product are tested for Portugal in a fast economic … and impulse-response function. Results show that stock market contributes positively to economic growth. They also … conclude that banking system is not a determinant factor in economic growth. There was no causality from economic growth to the …

The article aims at helping to provide a conceptual framework for the Brazilian debate on economic development … strategies. It designs a strategy on the basis of the idea of the existence of three demand-led growth fronts, or three engines … traditional productive chains. Finally, the author argues that this formula can be a viable long term pattern of economic growth …

) the issue about the objectives which characterize a Developmental State, i.e., what kind of development is aimed by a … development through the institutional environment or the direct intervention in particular institutional arrangements … the concept of Developmental State, discussing the two issues that would be fundamental for its proper comprehension: (1 …

arrangements and cronyism, since the 1930s Brazil has been building its Welfare State. In the wake of struggles and political …, instruments and methods and has accounted for a portion of the equity gains (reduced poverty and inequality) experienced in the … (associated to the dimension of legitimacy) and gets input from interviews with officials from the Ministry of Social Development …

This article aims to show that, by analyzing both the historical development of regional integration processes in Latin …