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OverviewThis book provides a cogent summary of the economic history of the Irish Free State/Republic of Ireland. It takes the Irish story from the 1920s right through to the present, providing an excellent case study of one of many European states which obtained independence during and after the First World War. The book covers the transition to protectionism and import substitution between the 1930s and the 1950s and the second major transition to trade liberalisation from the 1960s. In a wider European context, the Irish experience since EEC entry in 1973 was the most extreme European example of the achievement of industrialisation through foreign direct investment. The eager adoption of successive governments in recent decades of a neo-liberal economic model, more particularly de-regulation in banking and construction, has recently led the Republic of Ireland to the most extreme economic crash of any western society since the Great Depression. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Andy Bielenberg (University College Cork, Ireland) , Raymond Ryan (University College Cork, Ireland)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9781138686397ISBN 10: 1138686395 Pages: 282 Publication Date: 20 June 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction Section One 1. From dependent free state to EEC member-state; economic policies 1922-1973 2. A new frontier; the EEC/EU and economic governance: 1973-2011 Section Two 3. Nature’s bounty; agriculture and natural resources 4. Late industrialization; from import substitution to foreign direct investment 5. From good haircuts to bad bankers; the services sector in the economy Section Thre 6. International trade and economic development 7. Investment, credit and economic development 8. A European outlier? Demography and the labour force 9. ConclusionReviews"""The economic history of Ireland since independence—from decades of underachievement to Celtic Tiger, from Celtic Tiger to burst bubble—is a challenging and exciting story, waiting to be told. Andy Bielenberg and Ray Ryan meet the challenge magnificently.’ Cormac Ó Gráda, University College Dublin" The economic history of Ireland since independence-from decades of underachievement to Celtic Tiger, from Celtic Tiger to burst bubble-is a challenging and exciting story, waiting to be told. Andy Bielenberg and Ray Ryan meet the challenge magnificently.' Cormac O Grada, University College Dublin The economic history of Ireland since independence-from decades of underachievement to Celtic Tiger, from Celtic Tiger to burst bubble-is a challenging and exciting story, waiting to be told. Andy Bielenberg and Ray Ryan meet the challenge magnificently.' Cormac O Grada, University College Dublin Author InformationAndy Bielenberg is the Statutory Lecturer in Economic History at University College Cork. Raymond Ryan is a Post-Doctorate research fellow in Modern Irish History at University College Cork Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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