 Economically, Portugal was no better off in the post-war era, it continued to derive its (diminishing) wealth from cultivation of the land, taxes and land rents, while neglecting development of a financial structure to make available the capital necessary for entrepreneurs to acquire machinery and sustain industry; consequently, the economy stagnated.As late as 1910, only 1/5 of the workers in industries classified as "manufacturing" were employed in factories with more than 10 workers.The environment of small shops and handicraft operations was not conducive to labour unions.