The Celtic Tiger in Distress
Series: International Political Economy Series
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Palgrave
Published: December 13, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9780333964361
Subjects: Political economy; Political structure & processes; Ireland; Business/Economics
First sentence: The high-growth phase of Ireland's development that is known as the Celtic Tiger is usually dated to the fiscal austerity programme implemented by the minority Fianna Fail government which took office in March 1987 (for an insider account, see Mac Sharry and White, 2000).