António Costa Pinto, historian and specialist in political science, was the guest of Paulo Baldaia on the Expresso da Manhã podcast. Costa Pinto is one of the authors of the study "Who Governs Portugal?", which analyzes the composition of Portuguese governments.
During the episode, the question of whether it is possible to recruit the best professionals to join the government was discussed. On this matter, Costa Pinto states that "the data disproves this thesis", suggesting that empirical data contradicts the idea that there is a particular difficulty in attracting qualified people to government public service.
The episode thus addresses the analysis of the Portuguese political elite based on concrete data, allowing for a grounded reflection on the quality and composition of governments in Portugal.
