The economy of Ireland : national and sectoral policy issues.
Contributor(s): O'Hagan, J. W. (John William)
| Newman, Carol.
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BookPublisher: Dublin : Gill & Macmillan, 2008Edition: 10th ed. / edited by John O\'Hagan and Carol Newman.Description: xvi, 348 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780717143795.Subject(s): Ireland -- Economic policy | Ireland -- Economic conditions -- 1949-DDC classification: 330.9417 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Including four new chapters, this updated edition explores the following:
* The advent of the euro and the increasing relevance of developments in the European Union
* The impact of increased globalisation on activities in Ireland, especially the environment
* The changing role of the state, in terms of expenditure levels and patterns, taxation and social partnership
* The huge growth in employment and immigration
* The concern with distribution issues including social, economic, political and affective inequality
* The huge scale of activity in the building and construction sector, and the resulting dramatically changing physical landscape
* Competition policy and regulation for the services sector and natural monopolies
* The importance of education, both as a factor in explaining economic growth and in terms of considerations of efficiency and equity in delivery of services
* Likewise for the health sector, where barely a month goes by without some major economic or safety issue arising
* The declining importance of the agricultural sector, particularly in employment and state funding, and the increasing emphasis on the general food sector, such as food safety, distribution, changing consumption patterns and the environmental consequences of farming activity
Previous ed.: The economy of Ireland: policy & performance of a European region / edited by J.W. O\'Hagan. 1995.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Section I: Policy background -- Historical background / Jonathan Haughton -- Policy objectives and competitiveness for a regional economy / Dermot McAleese -- Section II: Policy Implementation -- Role of government: rationale, levels and size / Philip R. Lane -- Taxation, debt and public finances / David Madden -- Section III: Policy issues at a national level -- Population, migration and employment / John O'Hagan and Tara McIndoe -- Growth in output and living standards / Jonathan Haughton -- Equality: distribution, poverty and income supports / Sara Cantillon -- Section IV: Policy issues in the market sector -- Manufacturing and physical infrastructure / Carol Newman and John O'Hagan -- Services, competition and regulation / Francis O'Toole -- Agriculture and rural, conservation and food policies / Alan Matthews -- Section V: Policy issues in the non-market sector -- Heallth, funding, access and efficiency / Anne Nolan -- Education, market failure and government interventions / Colm Harmon and Carol Newman.
CIT Module ECON 7003 - Core reading
CIT Module ECON 8002 - core reading
Author notes provided by Syndetics
John O'Hagan is Associate Professor of Economics and Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin. He is the author or editor of numerous books, reports and articles on the economy of Ireland.
Carol Newman (PhD) is a lecturer in Economics at Trinity College, Dublin and has lectured on the Economy of Ireland for the past four years.