01660cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001074 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451832129 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Portugal : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1999. 1 online resource (101 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This Selected Issues paper examines the education system and public investment in Portugal. Both areas are generally considered as critical for Portugal's prospects for sustaining or accelerating the drive toward real income convergence. Moreover, both areas absorb a substantial share of public resources and thus have important implications for fiscal balances, which are, under European Monetary Union, constrained by the Stability and Growth Pact. The paper assesses the performance of the Portuguese education system and delineates a possible agenda for reform. It also attempts to shed light on the role of public investment in Portugal. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 1999/135 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/1999/135/002.1999.issue-135-en.xml IMF e-Library