Download or read book Economic Stabilization and Growth in Portugal written by Mr.Hans O. Schmitt and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1981-04-15 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper reviews economic stabilization and growth in Portugal during the 1970s. Following a decade of rapid growth with external equilibrium, the Portuguese economy in the early 1970s suffered a series of major shocks. The paper highlights that the problem of managing economic growth with a balance-of-payments constraint was new to Portugal. The paper reviews the issues that had to be resolved to develop an effective program. The economic outturn is also critically examined in this paper.