Electoral competition in Ireland since 1987 The politics of triumph and despair /
Murphy, Gary,author.
This account of the politics of modern Ireland offers a rigorous analysis of the forces which shaped both how the Irish state governed itself from the period since 1987 and how it lost its economic sovereignty in 2010. It comprehensively assess the last quarter century in Irish electoral politics from the time of the end of a deep recession in 1987 to the general election of 2011 where Ireland was ruled by the Troika and austerity was a by-word for both policy-making and how many Irish people lived their lives.
Specialized.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The conservative revolutionaries; 1: Of constitutional and economic crusades: Ireland in the 1980s; 2: Charles J. Haughey and the politics of coalition; 3: The politics of changing coalitions; 4: Tribunals of inquiry and the politics of corrupt influence; 5: Fianna Fáil and the politics of hubris; 6: Fianna Fáil and the politics of nemesis; Conclusion: The politics of Troika Ireland; Bibliography; Index
This account of the politics of modern Ireland offers a rigorous analysis of the forces which shaped both how the Irish state governed itself from the period since 1987 and how it lost its economic sovereignty in 2010. It comprehensively assess the last quarter century in Irish electoral politics from the time of the end of a deep recession in 1987 to the general election of 2011 where Ireland was ruled by the Troika and austerity was a by-word for both policy-making and how many Irish people lived their lives.
Specialized.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-178) and index.
Description based on print version record.
Politics and government.
Elections.
Elections
Elections