In the late 1990s Ireland emerged as a 'Celtic Tiger' and was widely seen as offering a model of successful development for latecomers in the context of today's globalized world which attracted extensive international attention. The deep and sudden collapse of the Irish economy in the context of the[...]
'Vulnerability' is now a key term in globalisation studies. It is used to describe how globalisation impacts on individual security, local communities and even global flows of trade, finance and investment. Yet there has been little attempt to interrogate the term and what it is trying to express ab[...]
Analyses Ireland's economics, politics and society, drawing lessons from its cycles of boom and bust. Proposes new institutions for a fairer Ireland.[...]