This book assesses the dynamics, challenges and achievements of the development processes of three Portuguese-speaking Small Island Developing States (PSSIDS) - Cabo Verde, São Tome and Príncipe, and Timor-Leste.
Francisco José B.S. Leandro is Associate Professor with Habilitation at Faculty of Social Sciences - University of Macau, China.Enrique Martínez-Galán is an integrated researcher at the Centre for African and Development Studies - ISEG-Lisbon School of Economics and Management of the University of Lisbon, Portugal.Paulo Gonçalves is an independent researcher and a retired senior officer of the Portuguese Air Force, Portugal.
Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: The Portuguese-speaking Small Island Developing States: definition, relevance, commonalities and specificities.- Chapter 3: The Portuguese-speaking Small Island Developing States – The journey of their political systems: construction, transformation and transitions.- Chapter 4: Portuguese-Speaking Small Island Developing States: Their journey of economic development.- Chapter 5: The Portuguese-speaking Small Island Developing States: Their journey of social development.- Chapter 6: The Portuguese-Speaking Small Island Developing States: The journey of their foreign policies and international relations.- Chapter 7: The Portuguese-speaking Small Island Developing States: Looking forward.