Understanding Ireland's Economic Growth / Edition 1

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Overview

This is an authoritative and topical assessment of Ireland's impressive economic growth record which has seen the country dubbed ‘the celtic tiger'. Ireland's economic performance over the last decade has been spectacular. National income expanded in the 10 years from 1987 at more than double the rates achieved by the US, the UK or the EU. Job-creation figures are equally impressive: by 1997 there were 23 per cent more jobs in the economy than in 1987, compared with 17 per cent for the US, 5 per cent for the UK and only 3 per cent for the EU. This book, written by a group of leading Irish economists, analyses the factors behind this dramatic growth. Among the issues explored are the long-term consequences of fiscal stabilisation, the contribution of FDI inflows and European Structural Funds, the increasing educational attainment of the workforce, and the wage moderation and peaceful labour relations that characterised the period. Developments in income inequality, unemploy-ment and social exclusion are also discussed, and the threats to continued success highlighted.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780312219710
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	07/17/1999
Edition description:	1999
Pages:	242
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Frank Barry is Senior Lecturer in Economics at University College, Dublin.

Table of Contents

Introduction
• The Real Convergence of the Irish Economy and the Sectoral Distribution of Employment Growth--Frank Barry, Aoife Hannan & Eric A. Strobl
• Recent Irish Growth in Historical and Theoretical Perspective--Frank Barry
• Indigenous and Foreign Industry: Characteristics and Performance--Frank Barry, John Bradley & Eoin O'Malley
• Fiscal Adjustment and Disinflation in Ireland: Setting the Macro Basis of Economic Recovery and Expansion--Patrick Honohan
• The European Dimension: The Single Market and the Structural Funds--Frank Barry, John Bradley & Aoife Hannan
• Education and Growth in the Irish Economy--Joseph Durkan, Doireann Fitz Gerald & Colm Harmon
• Wage Formation and the Labor Market--John Fitz Gerald
• Income Inequality in Ireland in the 1980s and 1990s--Tim Callan & Brian Nolan
• The Persistence of High Unemployment in a Small Open Labor Market: The Irish Case--Brendan Walsh
• Index

Editorial Reviews

Irish economists evaluate the factors behind the dramatic growth of Ireland's economy over the last decade. Among the issues explored are the long-term consequences of fiscal stabilization, the contribution of FDI inflows and European Structural Funds, the increasing educational attainment of the workforce, and the wage moderation and peaceful labor relations that characterized the period. Developments in income inequality, unemployment, and social exclusion are also discussed, as are threats to continued success. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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