The Politics of High-Tech Growth: Developmental Network States in the Global Economy

Driven by high tech foreign investment, the Celtic Tiger economy in the Republic of Ireland was one of the economic success stories of the 1990s. This book argues, however, that the state played a central role in developing the Celtic Tiger economy as well, and particularly, the increasingly important Irish high tech industry. Typically seen as an example of successful market-led globalization, high tech growth in Ireland has actually been promoted by a new form of state intervention in the economy--one that fosters local networks of support through decentralized state institutions drawing on extensive local, national and global resources.

Author: Sean O'Riain
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 10/01/2007
Pages: 270
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780521711876

About the Author
O'Riain, Sean: - Seán Ó Riain is Professor of Sociology, National University of Ireland, Maynooth.