Magone, Jos�e M., <br/><br/>
Politics in contemporary Portugal :  democracy evolving / 
Jos�e M. Magone. 
 - 1 online resource (309 pages) :  illustrations, tables 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Portugal's evolving democracy -- The historical and socio-economic context -- The structure and development of the core political system -- The evolution of public administration -- The dynamics of parties and elections -- Interest groups at play -- The role of the judiciary -- Civil society and political culture -- Local government and the challenge of decentralization -- The Europeanization of national public policies -- The priorities of foreign and defense policy -- Challenges and opportunities in the 21st century. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781626374195 (e-book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>European Union--Portugal.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Democracy--Portugal.<br/>Democratization--Portugal.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Portugal--Politics and government--1974-
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JN8605  / .M346 2014eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.9469