Understanding contemporary Ireland : state, class and development in the Republic of Ireland
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Understanding contemporary Ireland : state, class and development in the Republic of Ireland
Macmillan , Gill and Macmillan, 1990
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Bibliography: p. 223-238
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
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: Macmillan hardcover ISBN 9780333423684
Description
The Republic of Ireland in 1958 abandoned its self-imposed isolation from the modern world for the promise of social and economic progress. State initiatives to promote industrial development coincided with an expanding world economy, and served to promote rapid and radical change in almost every aspect of Irish society. However, the massive growth served to reinforce, not weaken the class barriers, and the policies of successive governments generated change without achieving economic prosperity. The aim of this study is to assemble and interpret these economic and social changes since 1960, placing them in the context of the Irish experience since independence, and comparing Ireland's problems and economic progress to that of other developed countries. The authors argue that the late and rapid economic development transformed the Republic of Ireland without securing either economic prosperity or equality of opportunity.
Table of Contents
- The transformation of Ireland's social structure
- the evolution and structure of the Irish State
- the transformation of the class structure - occupations, opportunities and occupants
- the state and the distribution and redistribution of income
- state, class and family
- education - the promise of reform and the growth of credentialism
- employment, unemployment and industrial policy
- industrial relations and the state
- agriculture - policy and politics
- the ebbing tide.
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: Macmillan paperback ISBN 9780333524961
Description
Thirty years ago the Irish State embarked on a programme of development which rapidly transformed the economy and with it Irish society. This book is about that transformation and its effects. In particular, it focuses on the relationship between the policies pursued by the State and the class structure of Ireland. It argues that, despite promises of general prosperity, the benefits of Ireland's economic development have been very unevenly distributed, leading to a growing polarisation between social classes.
Table of Contents
Preface - Introduction: The Transformation of Ireland's Social Structure - The Evolution and Structure of the Irish State - The Transformation of the Class Structure: Occupations, Opportunities and Occupants - The State and the Distribution and Redistribution of Income - State, Class and Family - Education: The Promise of Reform and the Growth of Credentialism - Employment, Unemployment and Industrial Policy - Industrial Relations and the State - Agriculture: Policy and Politics - The Ebbing Tide - References - Index
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