
Europe and the Transformation of the Irish Economy
Cambridge University Press
Published on 15. June 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
92 pages
978-1-009-30608-9 (ISBN)
Description
Having stagnated for decades in the shadow of the UK, the Irish economy's performance improved after it joined the European Union (EEC) in 1973. This Element shows how the challenge of EU membership gave focus and direction to Irish economic policy. No longer dependent on low value-added agricultural exports to Britain, within the EU Ireland became a hub for multinational corporations in IT and pharmaceutical products. This export success required and facilitated a strengthening of education and social policy infrastructures, and underpinned the achievement of high average living standards. EU membership has also brought challenges, and several severe setbacks have resulted from Irish policy mistakes. But the European flavour of Ireland's structural policies (leavened with exposure to US experience) has helped it navigate the hazards of hyper-globalization with fewer political tensions than seen elsewhere.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
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Paperback (trade)
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Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
136 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-009-30608-9 (9781009306089)
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John Fitzgerald | Patrick Honohan
Europe and the Transformation of the Irish Economy
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06/2023
Cambridge University Press
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Persons
Author
Trinity College Dublin
Peterson Institute for International Economics
Content
Introduction and summary; 1. The modernization of production; 2. The changing population and its living standards; 3. Institutional change and microeconomic policy; 4. Macroeconomic volatility; Abbreviations; References.