Best of Times?: The Social Impact of the Celtic TigerTony Fahey, Helen Russell, Christopher T. Whelan |
Contents
Quality of Life after the Boom | 1 |
How do we feel? Economic Boom and Happiness | 11 |
3 | 27 |
Employment and the Quality of Work | 43 |
Consistent Poverty and Economic Vulnerability | 87 |
Health and Health Care | 105 |
The Housing Boom | 123 |
Changing Times Changing Schools? | 139 |
Gender WorkLife Balance and Quality of Life | 199 |
The Impact of Immigration | 217 |
Crime and its Consequences | 245 |
Soaring in the Best of Times? | 265 |
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