The Portuguese Welfare System in a Time of Crisis and Fiscal Austerity

Autor: José António Pereirinha, Maria Clara Murteira
Rok vydání: 2016
Předmět:
Zdroj: Challenges to European Welfare Systems ISBN: 9783319076799
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-07680-5_26
Popis: The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of the main challenges and risks the Portuguese welfare system has faced since the onset of the financial crisis of 2008, and of the reforms that have been implemented, particularly after the signature of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), in May 2011, with the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
Databáze: OpenAIRE