Spain and Portugal in the European Union: The First Fifteen YearsSebastián Royo, Paul Christopher Manuel This publication provides an up-to-date assessment of the political and economic issues and is valuable reading for anyone wishing to understand contemporary Spain and Portugal. Following decades of relative isolation under authoritarian regimes, the success of the processes of democratic transition in both countries paved the way for full membership in the European Community in 1986. Drawing on research by established scholars, Spain and Portugal in the European Union offers an original series of analyses of the development of Iberian politics, sociology and economics since the accession to the European Union. |
Contents
European Integration and Civil Society | 47 |
Spaniards Long March Towards Europe Juan DíezNicolás | 119 |
Spanish Membership of the European Union | 147 |
Manuel Balmaseda | 195 |
Redesigning the Spanish and Portuguese Ana Guillén | 231 |
A FifteenYear | 314 |
Notes on Contributors | 329 |
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