The Policy of Technological the Policy of Technological Innovation and Economic Trajectory of Portugal: Analyzing the Context of the Algarve Region

The Policy of Technological the Policy of Technological Innovation and Economic Trajectory of Portugal: Analyzing the Context of the Algarve Region

Vonia Engel, Teresa Noronha, Cidonea Machado Deponti
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 14
ISBN13: 9781522579373|ISBN10: 1522579370|EISBN13: 9781522579380
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7937-3.ch005
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Engel, Vonia, et al. "The Policy of Technological the Policy of Technological Innovation and Economic Trajectory of Portugal: Analyzing the Context of the Algarve Region." Global Campaigning Initiatives for Socio-Economic Development, edited by Luísa Cagica Carvalho and Maria José Madeira, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 73-86. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7937-3.ch005

APA

Engel, V., Noronha, T., & Deponti, C. M. (2019). The Policy of Technological the Policy of Technological Innovation and Economic Trajectory of Portugal: Analyzing the Context of the Algarve Region. In L. Carvalho & M. Madeira (Eds.), Global Campaigning Initiatives for Socio-Economic Development (pp. 73-86). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7937-3.ch005

Chicago

Engel, Vonia, Teresa Noronha, and Cidonea Machado Deponti. "The Policy of Technological the Policy of Technological Innovation and Economic Trajectory of Portugal: Analyzing the Context of the Algarve Region." In Global Campaigning Initiatives for Socio-Economic Development, edited by Luísa Cagica Carvalho and Maria José Madeira, 73-86. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7937-3.ch005

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Abstract

This chapter is the result of an interuniversity exchange doctoral research project carried out in the Algarve region, Portugal, in 2017. Its objective was to discuss the economic trajectory of Portugal and its implications for those political strategies encouraging technological innovation. The empirical research used interviews and the analytical results were based on the path dependence theory. The outcomes of this study point to the dependence of the Algarve region from external investments.

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