Austerity Ireland

The Failure of Irish Capitalism

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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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 is typical of the Eurozone countries, serving to protect the economic privilege of the powerful, to the detriment of the middle and working classes. Looking at the various ways we could consider this austerity period a failure, including transforming Ireland into a tax haven and contributing to serious levels of unemployment, Allen reveals the extent of Ireland's current socio-economic and political malaise, suggesting that it may have created furtile ground for a leftist resurgence.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2013-09-05
Mått135 x 215 x 12 mm
Vikt261 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor208
FörlagPluto Press
ISBN9780745334011

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Kieran Allen is an Emeritus Associate Professor of Sociology at University College Dublin. He is the author of numerous books, including 1916: Ireland's Revolutionary Tradition and 32 Counties: The Failure of Partition and the Case for a United Ireland. He has made regular appearances in the Irish media, both on television and newspapers, and is a regular contributor to Rebel news.Brian O' Boyle is the Economic Programme Director at St Angela's College, National University of Ireland. He is the co-author of Austerity Ireland (Pluto, 2013).