OECD's periodic economic review of Portugal that examines recent economic developments, policies, and prospects. In addition, this edition focuses on improving credit and investment allocation.
Table of contents:
Basic Statistics of Portugal 2011 Executive Summary Key Recommendations Asssessment and Recommendations -Challenges facing Portugal -Financial stability -Fiscal policy -Education, labour and social policies -Progress in improving the business environment and product markets -Bibliography -Annex: Progress in main structural reforms Chapter 1. Solid Foundations for a Sustainable Fiscal Consolidation -Introduction -The consolidation programme: How fast and with which instruments? -Improving the fiscal framework -Bibliography -Annex: Sensitivity of stochastic simulation results Chapter 2. Rebalancing the economy and returning to growth through job creation and better capital allocation -The crisis made imbalances unsustainable -Unwinding macro-financial imbalances -Removing distortions to investment allocation -Reforming the labour market to create jobs and help rebalance the economy -Bibliography Glossary
