1st Edition
Irish Economic Development High-performing EU State or Serial Under-achiever?
By Eoin O'Leary
Copyright 2015
232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
51 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
232 Pages
51 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book offers a discerning narrative on the spectacular rise and fall of the so-called Celtic Tiger economy. It depicts Ireland as a micro-state with a unique reliance on foreign-assisted businesses, driven in part by a favourable taxation regime. It shows that rent-seeking by trades unions and property developers contributed to the fall since 2002. Although the country’s highly centralized... Read more
1. Setting the Scene, Theory and Method 2. Overview of Ireland’s Economic Development Record 3. Evaluating Standard Explanations for the Celtic Tiger 4. Industrialization by Invitation 5. Ireland’s Five Internationally Competitive Sectors 6. Innovation by Invitation. 7. Ireland as a Micro-State 8. The Destructive Role of Special Interest Groups 9. The Irish Policymakers Mind-set 10. Charting the Way Head
Biography
Eoin O’Leary is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at University College Cork, Republic of Ireland.
