Understanding Contemporary Ireland - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0745325947 ISBN 13: 9780745325941

Publisher: Pluto Press, 2006

Synopsis

This is an account of Ireland in the twenty first century and the remarkable economic and social transformations that have occurred since the late 1980s.

The 'Celtic Tiger' phenomenon made Ireland the focus of much attention in recent years. Other countries have openly declared that they want to follow the Irish economic and social model. Yet there is no book that gives a comprehensive, spatially informed analysis of the Irish experience.

This book fills that gap. Divided into four parts - planning and development, the economy, the political landscape, and population and social issues - the book explains a particular aspect of Ireland and Irish life. The authors reveal how the transformations that have occurred are uneven and unequal in their effects across the country and highlight the challenges now facing Irish society and policy-makers.

About this title

About the Authors

Brendan Bartley is the project leader for International Centre for Local and Regional Development at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. He is the editor of Understanding Contemporary Ireland (Pluto, 2006).

Rob Kitchin is Director of the National Institute for Regional and Spatial analysis at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. He is the co-editor of Understanding Contemporary Ireland (Pluto, 2006).

Edition details

• Publisher: Pluto Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0745325947
• ISBN 13: 9780745325941
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352
• Editor: Bartley Brendan