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The economy of Ireland : policy-making in a global context / edited by John O'Hagan, Francis O'Toole, Ciara Whelan.

Contributor(s): O'Hagan, J. W. (John William) [editor.] | O'Toole, Francis [editor.] | Whelan, Ciara [editor.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Bloomsbury Academy, 2025Copyright date: ©2025Edition: Fifteenth edition.Description: xxi, 464 pages ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781350468122 (paperback).Subject(s): Ireland -- Economic conditions -- 1949- | Ireland -- Economic policyDDC classification: 330.9415 OHA
Contents:
Foreword -- Preface -- Part I: Policy context -- Historical background / Jonathan Haughton -- Policy priorities / John O'Hagan -- Sustainable development: Policy goals and implementation issues / Patrick Paul Walsh -- Care, gender and policy / Nina Teasdale and Sara Cantillon -- Part II: Policy implementation -- National and international levels of government: Rationale and issues / Philip R. Lane -- Taxation / Barra Roantree -- Regulation / Tara Mitchell and Francis O'Toole -- Behavioural economics: Informing public policy / Féidhlim McGowan -- Part III: Policy issues at national level -- Demography and migration / Martina Lawless and Tara McIndoe-Calder -- Labour market / Frank Walsh -- Growth in output and living standards / John Fitzgerald and Michael Wycherley -- Inequality / Micheál Collins -- Part IV: Policy issues at sectoral level -- Agri-food sector and policy / Alan Matthews -- Manufacturing and internationally traded services / Ciara Whelan -- Energy: Supply, security and the environment / Eleanor Denny -- Housing / Ronan C. Lyons -- Education: Policy and performance / Paul Devereux and Ciara Whelan -- Health: Funding, access and efficiency / Anne Nolan.
List(s) this item appears in: MTU Kerry New Books Summer 2026
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General lending MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main 330.9415 OHA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available MTU Kerry Module FOOD 61029 - Recommended reading. 38888000932222
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Authored by some of the most distinguished economists in Ireland, the 15th edition of this well-established textbook examines the background, development and ongoing issues surrounding the economy of Ireland.

The Economy of Ireland considers the evolution of the Irish economy over time; the policy priorities for a small regional economy in the eurozone; the role of the state in policy making; taxation and regulatory policy; and the challenge of sustainable development. This provides a framework for analysing policy issues at a national level, including the Irish labour market and migration, inequality and poverty, and the care economy. The book then considers issues at a sectoral level, from agriculture and trade to the education and health sectors.

Fully updated with the latest available data, contemporary examples and references, as well as discussion and analysis of current topical issues, all chapters have been extensively revised for the new edition. With two brand new chapters on Behavioural Economics and Demography, and updated material and analysis on taxation, inequality, sustainable development and ethics, this is an ideal text for students studying modules on Irish Economics.

Previous edition: London: Red Globe Press, 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword -- Preface -- Part I: Policy context -- Historical background / Jonathan Haughton -- Policy priorities / John O'Hagan -- Sustainable development: Policy goals and implementation issues / Patrick Paul Walsh -- Care, gender and policy / Nina Teasdale and Sara Cantillon -- Part II: Policy implementation -- National and international levels of government: Rationale and issues / Philip R. Lane -- Taxation / Barra Roantree -- Regulation / Tara Mitchell and Francis O'Toole -- Behavioural economics: Informing public policy / Féidhlim McGowan -- Part III: Policy issues at national level -- Demography and migration / Martina Lawless and Tara McIndoe-Calder -- Labour market / Frank Walsh -- Growth in output and living standards / John Fitzgerald and Michael Wycherley -- Inequality / Micheál Collins -- Part IV: Policy issues at sectoral level -- Agri-food sector and policy / Alan Matthews -- Manufacturing and internationally traded services / Ciara Whelan -- Energy: Supply, security and the environment / Eleanor Denny -- Housing / Ronan C. Lyons -- Education: Policy and performance / Paul Devereux and Ciara Whelan -- Health: Funding, access and efficiency / Anne Nolan.

MTU Kerry Module FOOD 61029 - Recommended reading.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

John O'Hagan is Emeritus Professor and Senior Fellow at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. He has edited all editions of this book. His main areas of research include the economics of the Arts, and the Economy of Ireland.

Francis O'Toole is Associate Professor in the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy in Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. His main teaching and research interests are in the areas of the Economics of Competition Policy and the Economics of Public Policy.

Ciara Whelan is Assistant Professor in the School of Economics, University College Dublin, Ireland. Her main research interests are in applied industrial economics and competition policy.