Ireland and the Global Question

Ireland has been rated the number one place to live because it successfully combines the most desirable elements of a modern society--the world's fourth highest GDP per person and low unemployment--with the preservation of certain cozy elements of the old, such as stable family and community life.

Michael J. O'Sullivan presents the globalization of Ireland in a context of international trends in economics, international relations, and politics. His multi-disciplinary approach uncovers many of the weaknesses that lie behind the complacent and clich d view of the Celtic Tiger. In examining Ireland's great leap forward from a developing to a postindustrial economy, O'Sullivan offers valuable lessons to other countries.

Author: Michael J. O'Sullivan
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 10/01/2006
Pages: 215
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.38h x 6.32w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780815631064

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2007 pg. 93

About the Author
Michael J. O'Sullivan was educated at UCC and Balliol College, Oxford, and has taught economics at Princeton University. He currently works in the City of London.