Cosmopolitan Ireland

Globalisation and Quality of Life

Inbunden, Engelska, 2007

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Ireland is going through a period of unprecedented economic and cultural growth and renewal. These changes are due in part to neoliberal policies that have attracted foreign investment. The globalization of Ireland's economy has had major social consequences. Living standards are rising quickly. Emigration has reversed. Catholicism has been secularized, laws on divorce and sexuality have been liberalized and Ireland has become an urban society for the first time. But there is stark inequality and social exclusion; epidemics of depression, alcoholism, and obesity; traditional values and community are declining; and there is deep ambivalence towards immigrants. Ireland's economy is globalized, but is Irish society cosmopolitan? Wealth has increased, but has quality of life improved? The authors explore the developments of the last 15 years, capturing the intensity of the debates that make up the new cosmopolitan multi-cultural Ireland.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2007-07-20
Mått135 x 215 x undefined mm
Vikt412 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor256
FörlagPluto Press
ISBN9780745326504

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Part 1: Globalisation and Social Inequality in Ireland.1. Economics: Social inequality and the Celtic Tiger2. Politics: Continuity and Change in Irish Political CulturePart 2: Cosmopolitan Ireland (?): The Diversification and Commodification of Irish Identity.3. Culture: Race and Multiculturalism in Ireland4. Consumption: Guinness, Ballygowan and Riverdance: the Globalisation of Irish IdentityPart 3: Globalisation and the Quality of Life in Ireland.5. Depression: The Melancholy Spirit of the Celtic Tiger.6. Binge drinking and Overeating: Globalisation and InsatiabilityPart 4: Beyond 'Consumer Citizenship' and Neo-Liberalism: Cosmopolitanising Ireland7. Social Welfare and Redistribution: Taxation and 'Civic Health'8. Education and Recognition: The Cultivation of a Cosmopolitan Imaginary9. Conclusion: A Cosmopolitan Ethics for a Post-National SocietyReferencesIndex