Sins of the Fathers: Tracing The Decisions That Shaped The Irish Economy - Softcover

Mccabe, Conor

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1845886933 ISBN 13: 9781845886936

Publisher: The History Press Ireland, 2011

Synopsis

The questions surrounding how the Irish economy was brought to the brink - who was to blame, and who should pay for these mistakes - have been rightly debated at length. But beyond this very legitimate exercise, there are deeper questions that need to be answered. These questions relate to why we made the decisions we did, not just in the last 10 years, but over the last 80. How did certain industries become prominent at the expense of others, banking as opposed to fisheries, international markets as opposed to indigenous industry and job creation? Are our problems structural in nature, and most importantly, what do we need to know to make sure that this crisis does not happen again? These are the questions set by this book. It will look at the development of the Irish economy over the past eight decades, and will argue that the 2008 financial crisis, up to and including the Imf bailout of 2010 and the subsequent change of government, cannot be explained simply by the moral failings of those in banking or property development alone. The problems are deeper, more intricate, and more dangerous if we remain unaware of them, but also potentially avoidable in the future if we break the cycle.

About this title

About the Author:

Conor McCabe is a noted web journalist on the Dublin Opinion, and the Irish Left Review. His specialities are economics and Irish politics.

Review:

"The latest attempt to explain our economic collapse and by far and away the best."  —Irish Examiner

About this edition

• Publisher: The History Press Ireland
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1845886933
• ISBN 13: 9781845886936
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224