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1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) |
| Contents |
Cover ; Austerity and Recovery in Ireland: Europe's Poster Child and the Great Recession; Copyright ; Preface; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; List of Contributors; 1: Introduction 'Poster Child 'or 'Beautiful Freak'? Austerity and Recovery in Ireland; THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF AUSTERITY; ALTERNATIVES TO AUSTERITY AND THE GENESIS OF THE BAILOUT PROGRAMME; THE VARYING SUCCESS OF AUSTERITY REFORMS; THE COSTS OF AUSTERITY; RECOVERY AND IRELAND AS EXEMPLAR; REFERENCES; 2: The Road to Austerity; IRELAND'S AUSTERITY: SUDDEN, SEVERE, AND A LONG TIME COMING |
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AUSTERITY IN COMPARATIVE AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVEIRELAND'S ROAD TO AUSTERITY; Financializing the Irish Economy; From Development to Financialization in the European Project; A Flaw in the Social Contract; RECOVERY WITHOUT TRANSFORMATION; REFERENCES; 3: Economic and Fiscal Policy; INTRODUCTION; THE FISCAL EVOLUTION OF THE IRISH ECONOMY, 1996-2016; AUSTERITY AND THE ARRIVAL OF THE TROIKA; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; 4: Business; INTRODUCTION; THE IRISH BUSINESS SECTOR: OVERVIEW OF DYNAMICS AND A SNAPSHOT OF STRUCTURE; DRIVERS OF DEVELOPMENTS IN THE BUSINESS SECTOR: A CHRONOLOGICAL ACCOUNT |
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The Celtic Tiger Era of the 1990sThe Bubble Economy, 2000-7; Collapse and Recovery, 2008-the Present; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; 5: The Financial Sector; INTRODUCTION; IMBALANCES IN THE DOMESTIC BANKING SECTOR; SALE AND LIQUIDATION OF DISTRESSED LOAN PORTFOLIOS; The Nationalization and Liquidation of Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide; THE NATIONAL ASSET MANAGEMENT AGENCY; THE RECOVERY STRATEGY FOR THE SURVIVING DOMESTIC BANKING SECTOR; The EU-IMF-ECB Programme and Bank Sector Stabilization; BANK SECTOR STRESS TESTS; THE FINANCIAL MEASURES PROGRAMME |
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CORPORATE AND HOUSEHOLD DEBT OVERHANG AND DELEVERAGINGCONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; 6: Banking Regulation; INTRODUCTION; BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE BANKING CRISIS IN IRELAND; PRE-CRISIS BANKING REGULATION AND SUPERVISION; THE PRISM MODEL; CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REFORM; ENFORCEMENT; CONCLUSION; NOTE; REFERENCES; 7: Consumption; INTRODUCTION; CONSUMPTION: THE RECESSION AND RECOVERY; CONSUMERS' EXPERIENCES AND COPING STRATEGIES DURING THE RECESSION; Cutting Back and Changes in Shopping Habits; Shifting from Public Spaces and Being More Thrifty; Being Creative and Innovative; Reconnecting |
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Struggling and Seeking SupportHAVE PATTERNS OF CONSUMPTION CHANGED?; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; 8: Ireland and the 'GIPS' Countries; INTRODUCTION; FISCAL RETRENCHMENT IN THE GIPS COUNTRIES; THE CONSEQUENCES OF FISCAL CONSOLIDATION; LABOUR MARKET FLEXIBILITY IN THE GIPS COUNTRIES; Ireland; Greece; Portugal; Spain; IRELAND: BETWEEN THE CORE AND THE PERIPHERY; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; 9: Political Reform; INTRODUCTION; DEMOCRATIC TRANSFORMATION; EARTHQUAKES AND REVOLUTIONS?; POLITICAL REFORMS IN IRELAND 2011-16; IRELAND AS A TRAILBLAZER: THE IRISH CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, 2012-14; CONCLUSION |
| Summary |
This work presents a systematic analysis of the Great Recession, austerity, and subsequent recovery in Ireland. It discusses the extent to which the Irish response to the recession led to significant changes in economic policy and in business, work, consumption, the labour market, and society |
| Notes |
This edition previously issued in print: 2016 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Audience |
Specialized |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 8, 2016) |
| Subject |
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference.
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Economic history
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Politics and government
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Ireland -- Economic conditions -- 21st century
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Ireland -- Politics and government -- 21st century
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| Subject |
Ireland
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Roche, William K., 1957- editor.
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O'Connell, Philip J., 1956- editor.
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Prothero, Andrea, editor.
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| ISBN |
9780191834387 |
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0191834386 |
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9780192510785 |
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0192510789 |
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