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Sins of the Father: Tracing the Decisions That Shaped the Irish Economy

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Description for Sins of the Father: Tracing the Decisions That Shaped the Irish Economy Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBG; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124 x 23. Weight in Grams: 295.

The questions surrounding how the Irish economy was brought to the brink – who was to blame, and who should pay for these mistakes – have been rightly debated at length. But beyond this very legitimate exercise, there are deeper questions that need to be answered.

These questions relate to why we made the decisions we did, not just in the last 10 years, but over the last 80. How did certain industries become prominent at the expense of others, banking as opposed to fisheries, international markets as opposed to indigenous industry and job creation?

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These are the questions set by this book. It will look at the development of the Irish economy over the past eight decades, and will argue that the 2008 financial crisis, up to and including the IMF bailout of 2010 and the subsequent change of government, cannot be explained simply by the moral failings of those in banking or property development alone. The problems are deeper, more intricate, and more dangerous if we remain unaware of them, but also potentially avoidable in the future if we break the cycle.

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Product Details

Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845888176
SKU
V9781845888176
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Reviews for Sins of the Father: Tracing the Decisions That Shaped the Irish Economy
"The latest attempt to explain our economic collapse and by far and away the best."
"Irish Examiner"

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