Towards a second republic : Irish politics after the celtic tiger /

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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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kirby, Peadar
Otros Autores: Murphy, Mary, 1964-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Pluto Press, ©2011.
Temas:
2000-2099
Economics > Ireland > 21st century.
Économie politique > Irlande > 21e siècle.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic History.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Comparative.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Economic Conditions.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
Conditions économiques.
Croissance économique.
Crise économique.
Evolution politique.
Institutions politiques.
Economic history
Economic policy
Economics
Politik
Wirtschaft
Ireland > Economic conditions > 21st century.
Ireland > Economic policy > 21st century.
Irlande > Conditions économiques > 21e siècle.
Irlande > Politique économique > 21e siècle.
Irlande.
Ireland
Irland
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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