Political issues in Ireland today

Third edition
Herausgeber: Collins, Neil; Cradden, Terry

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The third edition addresses the most important current topics in Irish politics. It fills a major gap in the academic literature on Irish politics, providing students with a comprehensive introduction to the issues dominating debates in both parts of Ireland. The recent emergence of emigration, environmental risk and technological changes on to the political agenda is reflected. It also revisits Ireland's economic performance, the peace process and the policy areas of health, housing and industrial relations.

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Political issues in Ireland today addresses the important current topics in Irish politics. Readers will find it a valuable resource on the important policy debates and for evaluating major social changes.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• 3. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 351g
• ISBN-13: 9780719065712
• ISBN-10: 0719065712
• Artikelnr.: 21063535

Autorenporträt

Neil Collins is Professor and Head of the Department of Government, University College Cork. Terry Cradden is visiting Lecturer at the Smurfit School of Business, University College Dublin

Inhaltsangabe

1: The 'Celtic Tiger' in a global context
Elizabeth DeBoer
Ashworth 2: Ireland and European Union: a less certain relationship?
Jane O'Mahony 3: The Northern Ireland peace process: obstacles remain
Clodagh Harris 4: Local and regional government in transition
Mark Callanan 5: Social partnership
'a rising tide lifts all boats?'
Terry Cradden 6: Health care: consumer purchase or social right?
Michelle Millar 7: Environmental policy: managing the waste problem
Gerard Mullally & Aodh Quinlivan 8: Citizens as consumers: process, practice, problems and prospects
Patrick Butler and Neil Collins 9: The challenges of science and technology policy
Séamus Ó Tuama 10: No racists here? Public opinion, immigrants and the media
Eoin Devereux & Michael Breen 11: Parity democracy: gender and political participation
Kathleen Long