The Transforming Industry in the North Region: Effects of the European Integration, 1986-1995

• Autor(a) principal: Mendes, José M. Amado
• Data de Publicação: 2001
• Outros Autores: Amaro, António Rafael, Rodrigues, Manuel Ferreira
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.7559/gestaoedesenvolvimento.2001.71

The integration of Portugal in the European Economic Community/European Union, on 1st January 1986, was a very important step in our recent History. Therefore, we have to assess the repercussions of this integration from every point of view. In this study we will limit our discussion to the transforming industry in the North Region. We start by doing an historical and geographical framework of the area under study, that is to say, the North Region. This region integrates many sub-regions, with their specificities, namely as regards the main activities and economic development. As far as the industry is concerned, we highlight Vale do Ave, therefore it deserves a very special attention. Afterwards, we analyse the human resources concerning particularly the academic background of the employees and their evolution during the period on focus (1986-1995). The improvement of the permanent workers’ academic background has been having repercussions on the various industrial sectors, though in different ways on which one of them. At last, we will emphasize the latest industrial development in the following sectors: textile, clothing and footwear. We will study some of the elements that characterise the present industrialisation model, which is the main Portuguese pole of industrial specialisation, the most common type of companies, the quality of the products, the competitiveness factors and the change signals.