The economy of Ireland : policy and performance of a small European country / edited by J.W. O'Hagan.
Contributor(s): O'Hagan, J. W. (John William) [author.]
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BookPublisher: Dublin : Gill & MacMillan, 1995Description: xviii, 406 pages ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0717124037 (paperback).Subject(s): Ireland -- Economic conditionsDDC classification: 330.9417 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Store Item | 330.9417 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00099725 | ||
| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Store Item | 330.9417 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00010651 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This book provides an account of the main features, performance and associated policy issues of the economy of Ireland in the 1990s. The book opens with a chapter outlining the historical development of the Irish economy from the seventeenth century to the present day.
Bibliography: (pages 397-398) and index.
The historical background -- Part 1: Policy objectives -- Primary policy objectives -- Secondary policy objectives -- Part 2: Policy implementation -- Government intervention -- Taxation measures and policy -- Fiscal, monetary and exchange rate policy -- Part 3: Performance and policy issues at a national level -- Economic growth: performance and explanations -- Employment and unemployment -- European integration, the balance of payments and inflation -- Part 4: Policy issues at a sectoral level -- Competition and efficiency in the services sector -- Agricultural competitiveness and rural development -- Manufacturing and global competition.