An Ireland Worth Working For
Towards a New Democratic Programme
Published on 5. December 2019
279 pages
978-1-84840-725-1 (ISBN)
Description
At the First Dail Eireann on 21 January 1919, a new Democratic Programme was announced and then swiftly abandoned. The central goals of this highly aspirational manifesto were 'Liberty, Equality and Justice for all'. A century later, Tom Healy, director of the Nevin Economic Research Institute, explores the economic policies of both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland and meticulously shows how they failed generation after generation. Proposing an alternative economic order for the next 100 years, An Ireland Worth Working For tackles the major challenges - technology, demographics and environment - facing the island of Ireland in a changing EU. With radical goals for work and wages, public services and taxes as well as new enterprises, Healy presents a credible vision for Ireland in the twenty-first century, a place where every citizen of this island can enjoy a life of dignity, security and respect. Praise for the book
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Language
English
Place of publication
Dublin
Ireland
File size
4,02 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-84840-725-1 (9781848407251)
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Tom Healy is director of the Nevin Economic Research Institute (NERI). He has previously worked in the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), the Northern Ireland Economic Research Centre, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, the National Economic and Social Forum and the Department of Education and Skills. He holds a PhD (economics and sociology) from University College Dublin. His research interests include the impact of education and social capital on well-being, housing, healthcare and a social vision and economic strategy for the island of Ireland. He writes a regular blog, Monday Blog, at nerinstitute.net/blog/author/tomhealy/.
Content
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedica
- Contents
- Foreword by President Michael D. Higgins
- The Democratic Programme, January 1919
- Introduction
- Part I How we got here
- 1. Why the Model Failed
- 2. Three Big Ideas to Change Ireland: Democracy, Equality and Sustainability
- 3. What Sort of European Dream for Ireland?
- 4. Three Big Challenges: Demographic, Technological and Environmental Change
- Part II Proposals for a new economic order
- 5. Taking Work Seriously
- 6. Raising the Social Wage
- 7. Taxes - the Price of a Civilised Society
- 8. New Enterprises
- Part III Where we go from here
- 9. The Case for Intellectual Promiscuity
- 10. The Case for Hope
- Towards a New Democratic Programme
- List of Figures
- Sources
- Endnotes
- Index
- About the Author
- Plates
