| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 264 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: Ireland and the Future of Capitalism -- Approach and contents of this book -- A failure of capitalism? -- Ireland's boom-bust cycles -- pt. I THE IRISH STATE -- 2. Irish Politics -- Political institutions -- A centralised state with a localised electoral system -- Political culture -- Political parties -- Fianna Fail dominance -- Gender: Plus ca change -- Social partnership: Co-opting dissent -- The public sphere: Ideas in a populist state -- Northern Ireland -- Conclusion: An argument for a second republic -- 3. The Irish State Bureaucracy -- The colonial legacy -- The Department of Finance -- The traditional political culture of the Irish civil service -- The changing role of the civil service -- Devolution and developments in local government reform -- Northern Ireland bureaucracies -- Power, policy-making capacity and implementation -- Conclusion: Power elites and cosy consensus -- pt. II THE CELTIC TIGER MODEL |
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Note continued: 4. Managing the Irish Boom -- Phases of the Celtic Tiger -- Ideology undermines the boom -- Developments in Northern Ireland: Towards an ̀all-island' economy? -- Options for the Irish model -- Conclusion: Mismanaging Ireland's boom -- 5. The Losers -- Ireland in international comparison -- Reviewing past trends in poverty and inequality -- Who loses most? -- Housing -- Spatial inequalities -- Conclusion: Power and inequality -- 6. The Winners -- How much wealth and how many wealthy? -- Members of the elite and golden circles -- Corruption -- How policy promoted wealth accumulation -- Conclusion: Elites and power -- pt. III INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT -- 7. The European Union -- Ireland in the European Community -- The European Union and the Celtic Tiger -- Ambiguous impacts -- Conclusion: Ireland in Europe -- towards a new model? -- 8. Reykjavik and Beyond -- Ireland and globalisation -- Small states: Dealing with vulnerabilities |
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Note continued: Latin America: Avoiding collapse -- Ireland and Iceland: A revealing comparison -- Other cases: Finland, New Zealand, Spain -- Conclusion: Lessons learned -- pt. IV TOWARDS A SECOND IRISH REPUBLIC -- 9. Facing the Challenges -- Values for a second Irish republic -- An emerging reform agenda -- What model do Irish citizens want? Political economy options -- Conclusion: An active citizenry -- 10. Achieving the Second Republic -- Towards a second republic -- Balance of political forces -- Civil society mobilises for change -- Towards an all-Ireland republic? -- Conclusion: Ireland and models of capitalism |
| Summary |
During the 1990s and 2000s, the Irish 'Celtic Tiger' model of development was hailed as a model for other European countries, but the global economic crisis has completely removed the credibility of Ireland's approach |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Economics -- Ireland -- 21st century
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic Conditions.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic History.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- Comparative.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Economic Conditions.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Economic Policy.
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Conditions économiques.
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Croissance économique.
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Crise économique.
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Evolution politique.
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Institutions politiques.
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Economic history
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Economic policy
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Economics
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Politik
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Wirtschaft
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| SUBJECT |
Ireland -- Economic conditions -- 21st century
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Ireland -- Economic policy -- 21st century
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Irlande.
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Ireland
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Irland
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Murphy, Mary, 1964-
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| LC no. |
2011410620 |
| ISBN |
9781849646987 |
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1849646988 |
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0745330568 |
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9780745330563 |
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