Synopses & Reviews
Focusing on the period since Irish independence, this documentary history provides a record of the policies the Irish government has followed to encourage economic growth, thereby providing access to the official record for readers in this country. Particular attention has been given to the planning period, which began in 1958.
An introductory chapter provides an overview of British economic policy during the period of British control from 1800 to 1922. Included from the seventy year span, 1922-1990, are reports of Banking Commissions, Commissions on Agriculture, Fiscal Policy, Reports of Committees on Taxation, Tourism, Emigration and the use of Capital Investment. The First, Second, and Third Programmes of the 1960s are included. The Marshall Plan and entry into Europe are covered as well as the six major plans offered by the government in the 1970s and 1980s. The volume also includes a bibliography and index.
Synopsis
Focusing on the period since Irish independence, this documentary history provides a record of the policies the Irish government has followed to encourage economic growth from 1800 to the present.
Synopsis
Focusing on the period since Irish independence, this documentary history provides a record of the policies the Irish government has followed to encourage economic growth. The period of British control, 1800-1922, is reviewed briefly in the introduction. Then four documentary chapters cover the periods from independence to the "Emergency," 1922-1945, from the "Emergency" to economic planning, 1946-1959, from the advent of planning to entry into the European Community, 1959-1972, and from entry to Europe to the Single European Act, 1973-1990.
About the Author
JAMES L. WILES is Professor of Economics at Stonehill College.RICHARD B. FINNEGAN is Director of Irish Studies at Stonehill College.