Celtic Tiger in Collapse: Explaining the Weaknesses of the Irish Model
Author:   Peadar Kirby
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   2nd ed. 2010
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9780230237445


Pages:   237
Publication Date:   24 February 2010
Format:   Paperback
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Since the first edition there have been fundamental changes in the Irish growth model. The sudden collapse of the Irish economy in 2008 raises questions such as: why the sudden and deep decline in economic growth? What are the prospects for a return to growth? Answering these questions and more, this book is the definitive work on the Celtic Tiger.

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Author:   Peadar Kirby
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   2nd ed. 2010
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.325kg
ISBN:  

9780230237445


ISBN 10:   0230237444
Pages:   237
Publication Date:   24 February 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

List of Tables Preface Acronyms and Abbreviations Introduction: The Collapse of the Irish Model PART I: THE CELTIC TIGER AND ITS AFTERMATH Before the Tiger Assessing the Boom Best of Times? PART II: DIFFERENT READING OF THE CELTIC TIGER Dominant Reading Critical Explanations Elaborating Theory PART III: IRELAND'S POLITICAL ECONOMY State: Developmental or Competition? Market: Neo-liberalism Irish-style Society: Vulnerability and Control PART IV: HAS THE IRISH MODEL A FUTURE? Options Appendix Bibliography Index

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'Celtic Tiger in Collapse may well be a first step in learning the lessons of the past and coming to grips with what is needed in the changed circumstances in which we now find ourselves.' - Eamonn Maher, The Irish Catholic


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PEADAR KIRBY is Professor of International Politics and Public Policy, and director of the Institute for the Study of Knowledge in Society, at the University of Limerick. He is author of The Celtic Tiger in Distress, Introduction to Latin America and Vulnerability and Violence.

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