Anne Groutel is Professor of English-Speaking World Studies at the University of Rouen, France and was previously a Senior Lecturer at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. Her research expertise covers the economic history of northern Ireland and the republic of Ireland from the partition to the present day; strategies of the Irish state regarding economic development; political and economic relations between the two Irelands; the influence of the United States and the Irish-American diaspora on the Irish economy and Ireland's economic diplomacy and strategy for developing soft power. She previously co-edited Revisiting the UK and Ireland’s Transatlantic Economic Relationship with the United States in the 21st Century: Beyond Sentimental Rhetoric published by Palgrave in 2017.

• Introduction.- Part One - Ireland and its Diaspora from the partition to the 1960s.- Chapter I: Emigration and Diaspora: Ireland's complex attitude.- Chapter II: Irish-American dollars: a coveted source of foreign exchange.- Chapter III: An under-exploited diaspora market.- Part Two - The economic policy shift in the 1950s and the use of the Irish-American business elite.- Chapter IV: The economy of the North East of the island of Ireland: a short-lived prosperity.- Chapter V: The Republic of Ireland: from protectionism to economic openness.- Chapter VI: Formalizing the links with the Irish-American business elite.- Part Three - The Growing Economic and Political Influence of Irish-American Businessmen over the Two Irelands.- Chapter VII: Irish-American businessmen and the rise of the "Celtic Tiger".- Chapter VIII: A Double-edged relationship .- Chapter IX: The Northern Irish Conflict: Irish-American Leaders Working for Peace.- Chapter X: The Diaspora to the rescue of Ireland in the grip of a unprecedented financial crisis.- Part 4 - Ireland and the diaspora entrepreneurial elite: partnership or interference? .- Chapter XI: Entrepreneurship: A long-overlooked option in Ireland.- Chapter XIII: The Fine Gael administration and the diaspora: a shared commitment to promoting entrepreneurship.- Chapter XIII: Diaspora business elites: an overly pervasive presence? .- Conclusion.