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Ireland's Malaise: The Troubled Personality of the Irish Economy
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Paperback.
This provocative book by the former Chief Economist at the Central Bank argues that relying on conventional economics will not rescue Ireland from its current crisis, and that only through a deep understanding of Ireland's culture and economic 'personality' can we start on the road to recovery. Michael Casey shows that Ireland is a dramatic case of an economy which is dominated by cultural and historical baggage which affects how we do business, consume, invest, work, run the public sector and govern ourselves. Who we are as a people determines how the economy performs, not econometric models. A fundamental question relates to Ireland's entrepreneurial culture. Do enough Irish business people have the innate ability and confidence to create successful new enterprises, or will we forever rely on the multinational companies to do it for us? Do our politicians and public officials understand what it takes to right the sinking ship? Do they have the requisite entrepreneurial skills and mindset required? Answers to these and other questions will determine how Ireland can recover from recession and grow the economy over time. In "Ireland's Malaise", Michael Casey presents his own economic projection for the next two decades, and offers radical reforms for improving economic performance including how to develop entrepreneurs, enhance competitiveness, unleash the Irish consumer, reform government and the public sector, improve fairness and equity and, above all, overcome our ingrained reluctance to change. As Casey concludes, 'the choice is ours'.
Product Details
Publisher
The Liffey Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9781905785858
SKU
V9781905785858
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Ref
99-10
About Paperback
Michael Casey retired early from his position as Chief Economist at the Central Bank in order to focus on his writing. He was educated in New Ross, Dublin and the University of Cambridge where he received his Ph.D. in economics. He has worked in the Department of Finance, the Central Bank (with T.K. Whitaker), the University of Cambridge and spent over three years on the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC where he had the opportunity to study and discuss almost every economy in the world. He has won a number of national and international awards and contributes regularly to The Irish Times and the Sunday Times.
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