Synopses & Reviews
With clarity and depth, Gerard McCann explores the complex developments that have shaped Irelands economic development, north and south, and led to recurring crises and instability.
The Irish economy has been traditionally portrayed as a product of its political divisions and the colonial legacy, divided and analyzed in terms of the hegemonic tensions that exist on the island. Influenced by these divisions, academics have tended to look at a two-region approach to economic development, without adequately acknowledging the interactive nature of the island economy as a source of the crises or as a solution to systemic divergence.
McCann's definitive and dynamic history of the Irish economy circumvents conventional analyses and investigates the economic development of the island economy as a whole, highlighting where aggressive differentiation has been divisive and destabilizing. He concludes by considering an alternative integrated and cohesive process of economic development.
Synopsis
This book explores the complex developments that have shaped Ireland's economic development, north and south, and led to recurring crises and instability. The Irish economy has been traditionally portrayed as a product of its political divisions and the colonial legacy, divided and analysed in terms of the hegemonic tensions that exist on the island. Influenced by these divisions, academics have tended to look at a two-region approach to economic development, without adequately acknowledging the interactive nature of the island economy as a source of the crises or as a solution to systemic divergence. McCann's definitive and dynamic history of the Irish economy circumvents conventional analyses and investigates the economic development of the island economy as a whole, highlighting where aggressive differentiation has been divisive and destabilising. He concludes by considering an alternative integrated and cohesive process of economic development.
About the Author
Gerard McCann is a senior lecturer in international studies at St Mary's University College, Queen's University, Belfast and director of the Global Dimension in Education project.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. The Colonial Legacy (1831-1860)
2. Post-Famine Adjustment and Industrialization (1861-1921)
3. Partition and Depression (1921-1939)
4. The Impact of War (1939-1957)
5. Modernization and the Conflict Economy (1957-1987)
6. Integrating the Border (1987-1994)
7. Investing in Peace (1994-2001)
8. Neoliberal Ireland
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index