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Westview S BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY Portugal’s Political Development Westview Special Studies The concept of Westview Special Studies is a response to the continuing crisis in academic and informational publishing. Library budgets for books have been severely curtailed. Ever larger portions of general library budgets are being diverted from the purchase of books and used for data banks, computers, micromedia, and other methods of information retrieval. Interlibrary loan structures fur- ther reduce the edition sizes needed to satisfy the needs of the scholarly community. Economic pressures on the university presses and the few private scholarly publishing companies have severely limited the capacity of the industry to properly serve the academic and research communities. As a result, many manuscripts dealing with important subjects, often representing the highest level of scholarship, are no longer economically viable publishing projects-- or, if accepted for publication, are typically subject to lead times ranging from one to three years. Westview Special Studies are our practical solution to the problem. We accept a manuscript in camera-ready form, typed accord- ing to our specifications, and move it immediately into the product- ion process. As always, the selection criteria include the import- ance of the subject, the work's contribution to scholarship, and its insight, originality of thought, and excellence of exposition. The responsibility for editing and proofreading lies with the author or sponsoring institution. We prepare chapter headings and display pages, file for copyright, and obtain Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data. A detailed manual contains simple instructions for preparing the final typescript, and our editorial staff is always available to answer questions. The end result is a book printed on acid-free paper and bound in sturdy library-quality soft covers. We manufacture these books ourselves using equipment that does not require a lengthy make-ready process and that allows us to publish first editions of 300 to 1000 copies and to reprint even smaller quantities as needed. Thus, we can produce Special Studies quickly and can keep even very special- ized books in print as long as there is a demand for them. About the Book and Author Portugal's early developmental experience created a highly centralized administrative state that continues to have a powerful influence on the nature and style of the country's government and politics. Emphasizing this theme. Dr. Opello shows that, contrary to the conclusions . of scholars who have analyzed Portugal from Latin American or Third World perspectives, Portuguese political development is more comparable to the pattern of development of West European countries, especially France. He compares Portugal's political experience with that of other West European countries and concludes by speculating about the future of Portugal's fledgling democracy. Walter C. Opello, Jr., is associate professor of political science at the University of Mississippi. His articles on Portuguese politics and government and on Portuguese-speaking Africa have appeared in several books and journals. # Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2017 with funding from Kahle/Austin Foundation https://archive.org/details/portugalspoliticOOopel Portugal’s Political Development A Comparative Approach Walter C. Opello, Jr. / Westview Press / Boulder and London Westview Special Studies in West European Politics and Society All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Copyright © 1985 by Westview Press, Inc. Published in 1985 in the United States of America by Westview Press, Inc., 5500 Central Avenue, Boulder, Colorado 80301; Frederick A. Praeger, Publisher Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 84-62208 ISBN: 0-8133-7020-5 Printed and bound in the United States of America 10 987654321 Para os meus pais
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