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The Politics of High Tech Growth: Developmental Network States in the Global Economy (Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences, Series Number 23) - Hardcover

Book 7 of 30: Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences

O'Riain, Sean

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9780521830737: The Politics of High Tech Growth: Developmental Network States in the Global Economy (Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences, Series Number 23)
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ISBN 10: 0521830737 ISBN 13: 9780521830737
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2004

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Seán Ó Riain is Professor of Sociology, National University of Ireland, Maynooth.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2004
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521830737
ISBN 13 
9780521830737
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
288
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