This study was produced in the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE), led by Lamia Kamal-Chaoui, Director, as part of the programme of work of the Regional Development Policy Committee (RDPC).
The study was co-ordinated by Ana Isabel Moreno Monroy and Marc Bournisien de Valmont, under the supervision of Jose Enrique Garcilazo, Head of the Regional and Rural Policy Unit in the Regional Development and Multi-level Governance Division, led by Dorothée Allain-Dupré. The study was drafted by Ana Isabel Moreno Monroy and Marc Bournisien de Valmont (Chapters 2 and 4), and by Isidora Zapata and Antoine Kornprobst (Chapter 3). All authors contributed to Chapter 1.
The OECD is grateful to the Portuguese stakeholders, including the Alentejo Regional Coordination and Development Commission CCDR-A (António Ceia da Silva, Carmen Carvalheira, Joaquim Fialho, Teresa Godinho, and Carla Semêdo Lázaro), the Portuguese Cohesion and Development Agency (Nuno Oliveira Romão, Inacio Rui, and Catarina Portela) and OECD’s RDPC Portuguese delegate Duarte Rodrigues. The OECD is also grateful to all stakeholders that contributed to the survey of the study and the mission. We are also grateful to the peer-reviewer Seonghee Min (Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements) for providing valuable inputs to the study. Special thanks are expressed to Isabelle Chatry, Varinia Michalun, Antti Moisio, Betty-Ann Bryce, and Philip Chan (CFE) who provided input in various stages. The OECD is also grateful to delegates of the Regional Development Policy Committee and its Working Party on Rural Policy for comments and guidance throughout the project.