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UNINA9910463123703321 |
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Autore |
Bielenberg Andy <1959-, > |
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An economic history of Ireland since independence / / Andy Bielenberg and Raymond Ryan |
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Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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0-203-09495-6 |
1-283-86133-X |
1-136-21057-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (297 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge Studies in the History of Economics |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Electronic books. |
Ireland Economic conditions 1918-1949 |
Ireland Economic conditions 1949- |
Ireland Economic policy |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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From dependent free state to EEC member-state; economic policies 1922-1973 -- A new frontier; the EEC/EU and economic governance: 1973-2011 -- Nature's bounty; agriculture and natural resources -- Late industrialization; from import substitution to foreign direct investment -- From good haircuts to bad bankers; the services sector in the economy -- International trade and economic development -- Investment, credit and economic development -- A European outlier? Demography and the labour force -- Conclusion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book provides a cogent summary of the economic history of the Irish Free State/Republic of Ireland. It takes the Irish story from the 1920s right through to the present, providing an excellent case study of one of many European states which obtained independence during and after the First World War. The book covers the transition to protectionism and import substitution between the 1930s and the 1950s and the second major transition to trade liberalisation from the 1960s. In a wider European context, the Irish experience since EEC entry in 1973 was the most extreme European example of |
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