The Celtic Tiger A Critical Analysis Of Irelands Economic Boom

Author : Susan Jähn
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3638417271
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Celtic Tiger: A Critical Analysis of Ireland's Economic Boom written by Susan Jähn and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2005-09-13 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,3 (A), Technical University of Chemnitz, course: The Making and Remaking of Ireland, language: English, abstract: Ireland's economic history does not really have many success stories to tell. It is mainly dominated by stagnation and decline and a high dependence on Great Britain. During the 18th and 19th century Ireland's economic performance was rather weak. According to Bradley (1999:42) the industrial revolution, which was a general boom for most parts of Great Britain, was only concentrated in a few Irish sectors, such as brewing, linen and shipbuilding, and mainly only in Belfast and Dublin. In the middle of the 20thcentury, during the so-called protectionist period, Ireland's economic situation did not improve. Import quotas and high tax barriers were responsible for a poor regional competitive position of the country. The Republic of Ireland was an unattractive, rural and backward investment location with serious problems such as high unemployment and low standards of living. Then, almost overnight, Ireland's economic performance changed rapidly. The formerly isolated country started to become equal among the other nations in Europe and the world. Due to foreign investment, a significant and fast economic growth in key sectors such as information technology helped to transform the former weak Irish economy in one of Europe's most successful economies. Thus, the Republic of Ireland not only became more advanced than the United Kingdom, it also replaced its former traditional and depressing image by a modern and cosmopolitan one. This economic miracle in Ireland during the 1990s is called theCeltic Tiger,a name which points at the economic strength of the Asian countries Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea. However, it appears evident that such a rapid and successful development of a formerly weak economy not only bears advantages. Recent discussions in the literature have shown that concerning Ireland's economic boom appearances are deceptive. John Gormley uttered the above-mentioned quotation2in the 200thissue of the Resurgence Magazine Online. In all probability, Ireland's success story could not have been looked at from a more critical point of view. Gormley hints at the short-livedness of theCeltic Tigerera and moreover stresses thatall that glitters is not gold.

Author : Paul Sweeney
Publisher : Oak Tree Press (Ireland)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Celtic Tiger written by Paul Sweeney and published by Oak Tree Press (Ireland). This book was released on 1999 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul Sweeney surveys the processes and economic circumstances that have worked to produce the modern Irish economic miracle. He also casts a critical eye on the conditions that create a have and have not society in modern Ireland.

Author : Miriam Rinke
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3638204928
Total Pages : 21 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Celtic Tiger written by Miriam Rinke and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2003-07-14 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2002 in the subject Economics - Case Scenarios, grade: 1,7 (A-), http://www.uni-jena.de/ (Department of Intercultural Economic Communications), course: Seminar: British culture and economic performanceer, language: English, abstract: The globalisation of the world economy is one of the most important business and economic phenomenon at the close of the 20 th century. The process has been driven by a wide range of forces such as improvements in transport and communications and, most importantly, the clear demonstration that openess to the international economy offers a route to economic development while isolatio offers stagnation and decline. Ireland has also participated enthusiastically in this process through the development of a modern trading industrial base. The last years of the twentieth century have added an exceptional dimension to the transition to a new millennium in Ireland. The economy of the Republic of Ireland has undergone a singular transformation; it has surmounted crippling weaknesses to attract widespread recognition for its impressive performance. No part of the island and no individual on it has been wholly insulated from the effects of this turnaround. Within the scope of our group presentation I ́ve get very interested in this phenomenon of the so called “Celtic Tiger”. In this termpaper I will try to explain what the “Celtic Tiger” is and what makes him run. I will also try to describe its effects. Although the Celic Tiger has led to an enormous growth, there is another side of the coin. Not every member of the Irish Republic has profited by the changes in the country. There aren ́t only winners. It ́s my aim to show the different sides of this economic boom of Ireland. I will analyse the advantages and highlights but also the downside of the Celtic Tiger and at the end of the paper the main points will be summarized in my conclusion.

Author : Seán Ó Riain
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139915908
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Rise and Fall of Ireland's Celtic Tiger written by Seán Ó Riain and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-03-20 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2008 Ireland experienced one of the most dramatic economic crises of any economy in the world. It remains at the heart of the international crisis, sitting uneasily between the US and European economies. Not long ago, however, Ireland was celebrated as an example of successful market-led globalisation and economic growth. How can we explain the Irish crisis? What does it tell us about the causes of the international crisis? How should we rethink our understanding of contemporary economies and the workings of economic liberalism based on the Irish experience? This book combines economic sociology and comparative political economy to analyse the causes, dynamics and implications of Ireland's economic 'boom to bust'. It examines the interplay between the financial system, European integration and Irish national politics to show how financial speculation overwhelmed the economic and social development of the 1990s 'Celtic Tiger'.

Author : Peadar Kirby
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230278035
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Celtic Tiger in Collapse written by Peadar Kirby and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-02-17 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the first edition there have been fundamental changes in the Irish growth model. The sudden collapse of the Irish economy in 2008 raises questions such as: why the sudden and deep decline in economic growth? What are the prospects for a return to growth? Answering these questions and more, this book is the definitive work on the Celtic Tiger.

Author : P. Kirby
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230595731
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Celtic Tiger in Distress written by P. Kirby and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-22 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ireland's Celtic Tiger economy has been held up as a model of successful development in a globalized world, offering lessons for other late developing countries. It interrogates the principal theoretical approaches which have been used to analyze the Celtic Tiger, particularly neo-classical economics, and finds them inadequate to capture its ambiguities or address its developmental deficit. Elaborating an alternative approach, drawing particularly on the work of Karl Polanyi, the book offers an interpretation which captures more fully the ways in which the Irish State has made itself subservient to market forces. The options now facing Irish society are mapped out through a critical examination of globalization, identifying possibilities for development and social action.

Author : Ray Mac Sharry
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Making of the Celtic Tiger written by Ray Mac Sharry and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Republic of Ireland is Europe's star-performing economy, Europe's Shining Light in the words of The Economist magazine. Yet in 1990, Ireland was In Hock, Out of Work according to the same magazine. There was talk of the International Monetary Fund stepping in to exact the economic stringency that Ireland's politicians seemed unable to impose.

Author : Antoin E. Murphy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The 'Celtic Tiger' written by Antoin E. Murphy and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Colin Coulter
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 1526137712
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The end of Irish history? written by Colin Coulter and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2018-07-30 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. Ireland appears to be in the process of a remarkable social change, a process which has dramatically reversed a hitherto seemingly unstoppable economic decline. This exciting new book systematically scrutinises the interpretations and prescriptions that inform the 'Celtic Tiger'. Takes the standpoint that a more critical approach to the course of development being followed by the Republic is urgently required. Sets out to expose the fallacies that drive the fashionable rhetoric of Tigerhood. An esteemed list of contributors deal with issues such as immigration, the role of women, globalisation, and changing economic and social conditions.

Author : Peadar Kirby
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317966341
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Legacy of Ireland's Economic Expansion written by Peadar Kirby and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-18 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ireland underwent a dramatic economic and social transformation from the 1990s onwards, earning it the title the "Celtic Tiger". Rapid economic growth was accompanied by substantial in-migration. However in the later 2000s Ireland is also experiencing a severe economic recession. This book examines the nature and geographies of the Celtic Tiger, focusing on the evolution of industries such as information and communication technology and pharamaceuticals. It also examines the changing nature of social ties in cities, trends amongst knowledge workers and the experiences of return migrants. It concludes with reflections on the nature of the Celtic Tiger phenomenon and how this will shape Ireland’s geography and society into the future. This book was published as a special issue of Irish Geography.