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Inside the Celtic Tiger
Denis O´hearn
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Description for Inside the Celtic Tiger
paperback. Is Irish Economic development sustainable in the moderately near future, will it spread to the whole of Irish society, or will be stay within the boundaries of the sectors of imported capital Series: Contemporary Irish Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1FP; JFC; KCB; KCL; KCM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 387.
One of the poorest states in the European Union during the 1980s, the Republic of Ireland's economy has grown rapidly in the 1990s, despite an overwhelming dependence on foreign capital. Echoing the 'tiger' economies of East Asia, this has led many to dub Ireland the Celtic Tiger.
In this original critique by one of Ireland's leading writers on economics, Denis O'Hearn sets Ireland's economic success in an international context and contrasts and compares its growth with the other 'tiger' economies. O'Hearn addresses some difficult but crucial questions, such as whether Ireland's apparent success is self-sustaining and ... Read more
One of the poorest states in the European Union during the 1980s, the Republic of Ireland's economy has grown rapidly in the 1990s, despite an overwhelming dependence on foreign capital. Echoing the 'tiger' economies of East Asia, this has led many to dub Ireland the Celtic Tiger.
In this original critique by one of Ireland's leading writers on economics, Denis O'Hearn sets Ireland's economic success in an international context and contrasts and compares its growth with the other 'tiger' economies. O'Hearn addresses some difficult but crucial questions, such as whether Ireland's apparent success is self-sustaining and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary Irish Studies
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745312835
SKU
V9780745312835
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About Denis O´hearn
Denis O'Hearn is Professor of Sociology, Binghamton University, New York. He has studied prison communities and conflict in the H-Blocks in Ireland, Turkish F-type prisons, and US supermax prisons. His latest book, is Living at the Edges of Capitalism (University of California Press, 2016).
Reviews for Inside the Celtic Tiger
'Politicians ought to take a few pages of Inside the Celtic Tiger before breakfast every day'
Books Ireland 'A stimulating and provocative account of the dilemmas of development in an era of globalisation'
Irish Journal of Sociology 'O'Hearn's debunking of the myths associated with the Celtic tiger is a timely and convincing contribution'
Sociology
Books Ireland 'A stimulating and provocative account of the dilemmas of development in an era of globalisation'
Irish Journal of Sociology 'O'Hearn's debunking of the myths associated with the Celtic tiger is a timely and convincing contribution'
Sociology