"This book revisits the history of industrial development and development policy in independent Ireland from the birth of the state to the eve of EEC accession. The Irish Free State was predominantly agricultural at its establishment in 1922. Industrial development was high on the nationalist...

This is an authoritative and topical assessment of Ireland's impressive economic growth record which has seen it dubbed 'the Celtic tiger'. Leading scholars from Ireland and beyond discuss Ireland's spectacular performance in its economic, social and political contexts

This paper develops a simple model-based framework for stress testing fiscal consolidation strategies under different scenarios of future shocks. A baseline scenario assuming a gradual debt consolidation is presented and by assuming different future developments (e.g. lower potential growth)...

Shifting of power in the value chain -- Differences between manufacturers and retailers -- The fragility of a marketing orientation -- Retailers and the marketing concept -- The battle for mindspace and shelfspace -- The battle for mindspace -- The battle for shelfspace -- Creating a sustainable...

This book's thirteen contributions bring together the results of recent research on determinants of regional specialization, growth, and convergence in the context of European integration. They offer fresh theoretical and empirical evidence on patterns of regional production structures,...