The Making of the Celtic Tiger: The Inside Story of Ireland's Boom EconomyThe Republic of Ireland is Europe's star-performing economy, Europe's Shining Light in the words of The Economist magazine. Yet in 1990, Ireland was In Hock, Out of Work according to the same magazine. There was talk of the International Monetary Fund stepping in to exact the economic stringency that Ireland's politicians seemed unable to impose. |
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INTRODUCTION | 11 |
THE CHALLENGE OF 1987 | 42 |
AID TO RECOVERY | 75 |
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