ISBN : 9780198825159
This book presents a systematic analysis of the Great Recession, austerity, and subsequent recovery in Ireland. It discusses the effects of recession and austerity across a wide range of areas of economic, business, political, and social life, and addresses the extent to which the Irish response to the recession led to significant changes in economic policy and in business, work, consumption, the labour market, and society. The book argues that Ireland should not be regarded as a poster child for austerity. While fiscal contraction provided a basis for stabilizing the perilous finances of the State, economic recovery was due in the main to the long-established structure of Irish economic and business activity, to the importance of foreign direct investment and the dynamic export sector, and to recovery in the international economy.
1 William K. Roche, Philip O'Connell, and Andrea Prothero: Introduction 'Poster Child' or 'Beautiful Freak'?: Austerity and Recovery in Ireland
2 Sean O Riain: The Road to Austerity
3 Stephen Kinsella: Economic and Fiscal Policy
4 Frank Barry and Adele Bergin: Business
5 Gregory Connor, Thomas Flavin, and Brian O'Kelly: The Financial Sector
6 Blanaid Clarke: Banking Regulation
7 Marius C. Claudy, Andrew Keating, and Andrea Prothero: Consumption
8 Paul Teague: Ireland and the 'GIPS' Countries
9 David M. Farrell: Political Reform
10 Brigid Laffan: International Actors and Agencies
11 William K. Roche: Workplaces
12 Richard Boyle: Public Service Reform
13 Philip J. O'Connell: Unemployment and Labour Market Policy
14 Kathleen Lynch, Sarah Cantillon, and Margaret Crean: Inequality
15 Rob Kitchin, Rory Hearne, and Cian O'Callaghan: Housing
16 Irial Glynn and Philip J. O'Connell: Migration
17 Donald Taylor Black: Culture
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