Ireland's economic history: crisis and development in the North and South / Gerard McCann
2011, 1st Edition. London New York: Pluto Press; Distributed exclusively in the U.S.A. by Palgrave Macmillan. Very good copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges slightly nicked and dust-dulled as with age. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #337098
Physical description: vi, 248 pages. Contents: Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The Colonial Economy (1831-1860); Land and Laissez-Faire; The Famine Economy; 2. Post-Famine Adjustment and Industrialization (1861-1921); The New Reality; War as Stimulus; 3. Partititon and Depression (1921-1939); The Northern 'Dominion'; Economic War; 4. The Impact of War (1939-1957); War Economy in the North; Post-War Reconstruction; 5. Modernization and the Conflict Economy (1958-1987); Opening the North; Into the European Economic Community; The Conflict Economy in the North; The Bleak 1980s; 6. The Peace Dividend (1988-2001). Integrating the Border as an AnswerRegionalization as Development; The Agreement; 7. Neoliberal Ireland; From Model to Miracle; The Collapse; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index. Summary: History of the Irish economy from the famine to the neo-liberal 'celtic tiger' model. Concludes with proposals to end Ireland's current economic woes. Subjects: Economic development Ireland. Economic history. International studies; Economics; Development Studies. Ireland Economic conditions. Ireland Economic conditions History.
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