Bibliograph

Austerity Ireland, the failure of Irish capitalism, Kieran Allen with Brian O'Boyle

Type

Label

Austerity Ireland, the failure of Irish capitalism, Kieran Allen with Brian O'Boyle

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Austerity Ireland

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

861700640

Responsibility statement

Kieran Allen with Brian O'Boyle

Sub title

the failure of Irish capitalism

Summary

"Ireland has been marketed as the poster boy of EU austerity. EU elites and neoliberal commentators claim that the country's ability to suffer economic pain will attract investors and generate a recovery. In Austerity Ireland, Kieran Allen challenges this official image and argues that the Irish state's response to the crash has primarily been designed to protect economic privilege. The resulting austerity has been a failure and is likely to produce a decade of hardship. The book offers a deeply informed and penetrating diagnosis of Ireland's current socio-economic and political malaise, suggesting that a political earthquake is underway which may benefit the left. Austerity Ireland is essential reading for all students of Irish politics and economics, as well as those interested in the politics of austerity and the eurozone crisis"--provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

1. Wreckage. -- 2. The partners. -- 3. The failure of austerity. -- 4. The reconfiguration of Ireland. -- 5. Where are the jobs? -- 6. Will there be a roof over our heads? -- 7. Tax haven capitalism. -- 8. A change in political management. -- 9. Why don't the Irish protest? -- 10. Are Sinn Fein Ireland's radical left? -- 11. Conclusion

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