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Elaine A. Byrne - Political Corruption in Ireland 1922–2010: A Crooked Harp? - 9780719086885 - KMK0025603
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Political Corruption in Ireland 1922–2010: A Crooked Harp?

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Description for Political Corruption in Ireland 1922–2010: A Crooked Harp? paperback. The only scholarly account of Irish corruption from 1922-2010. It empirically maps the decline in standards since Irish independence in 1922, to the loss of economic sovereignty in 2010. Num Pages: 288 pages, Graphs|Tables, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; 3JM; JPZ. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454. Very good clean copy showing minor age and wear

This book empirically maps the decline in standards since the inauguration of Irish independence in 1922, to the loss of Irish economic sovereignty in 2010. It argues that the definition of corruption is an evolving one. As the nature of the state changes, so too does the type of corruption.

New evidence is presented on the early institutional development of the state. Irish public life was motivated by an ethos which rejected patronage. Original research provides fresh insights into how the policies of economic protectionalism and discretionary decision making led to eight Tribunal inquires.

The emergence ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Manchester University Press Manchester
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719086885
SKU
KMK0025603
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About Elaine A. Byrne
Elaine Byrne is an adjunct lecturer in Irish Politics at Trinity College Dublin. -- .

Reviews for Political Corruption in Ireland 1922–2010: A Crooked Harp?
... scholarly and politically alert, forensic and fascinating. David Gardner, Financial Times, 03/06/2012 Among the many angry books to poke through the debris of the crisis that still engulfs Ireland, this is the most scholarly explanation of how it happened. David Gardner, Financial Times, 03/06/2012 "Byrne has produced a perspicacious, highly readable account of the way Irish corruption ... Read more

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