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This chapter covers the liberalization, or reglobalization, of Malta’s economy from 1987 onwards, when the country’s economic institutions went from an inward to outward orientation in the run-up to European Union (EU) membership. The chapter covers the root-and-branch overhaul of the economy that this process required. The change is shown by detailed analyses of individual sectors and policies. It looks at the effect of trade liberalization in inequality and welfare, and on structural change, particularly the shift towards a more financial economy.
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Galizia, P.C. (2017). The Liberal Age, 1987–2008. In: The Economy of Modern Malta. Palgrave Studies in Economic History. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-56598-3_5
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