Aspirations and Realities: A Documentary History of Economic Development Policy in Ireland Since 1922
Focusing on the period since Irish independence, this documentary history provides a record of the policies the Irish government has followed to encourage economic growth, thereby providing access to the official record for readers in this country. Particular attention has been given to the planning period, which began in 1958.

An introductory chapter provides an overview of British economic policy during the period of British control from 1800 to 1922. Included from the seventy year span, 1922-1990, are reports of Banking Commissions, Commissions on Agriculture, Fiscal Policy, Reports of Committees on Taxation, Tourism, Emigration and the use of Capital Investment. The First, Second, and Third Programmes of the 1960s are included. The Marshall Plan and entry into Europe are covered as well as the six major plans offered by the government in the 1970s and 1980s. The volume also includes a bibliography and index.

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Aspirations and Realities: A Documentary History of Economic Development Policy in Ireland Since 1922
Focusing on the period since Irish independence, this documentary history provides a record of the policies the Irish government has followed to encourage economic growth, thereby providing access to the official record for readers in this country. Particular attention has been given to the planning period, which began in 1958.

An introductory chapter provides an overview of British economic policy during the period of British control from 1800 to 1922. Included from the seventy year span, 1922-1990, are reports of Banking Commissions, Commissions on Agriculture, Fiscal Policy, Reports of Committees on Taxation, Tourism, Emigration and the use of Capital Investment. The First, Second, and Third Programmes of the 1960s are included. The Marshall Plan and entry into Europe are covered as well as the six major plans offered by the government in the 1970s and 1980s. The volume also includes a bibliography and index.

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Aspirations and Realities: A Documentary History of Economic Development Policy in Ireland Since 1922

Aspirations and Realities: A Documentary History of Economic Development Policy in Ireland Since 1922

by Richard B. Finnegan, James L. Wiles
Aspirations and Realities: A Documentary History of Economic Development Policy in Ireland Since 1922

Aspirations and Realities: A Documentary History of Economic Development Policy in Ireland Since 1922

by Richard B. Finnegan, James L. Wiles

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Focusing on the period since Irish independence, this documentary history provides a record of the policies the Irish government has followed to encourage economic growth, thereby providing access to the official record for readers in this country. Particular attention has been given to the planning period, which began in 1958.

An introductory chapter provides an overview of British economic policy during the period of British control from 1800 to 1922. Included from the seventy year span, 1922-1990, are reports of Banking Commissions, Commissions on Agriculture, Fiscal Policy, Reports of Committees on Taxation, Tourism, Emigration and the use of Capital Investment. The First, Second, and Third Programmes of the 1960s are included. The Marshall Plan and entry into Europe are covered as well as the six major plans offered by the government in the 1970s and 1980s. The volume also includes a bibliography and index.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780313274404
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 11/30/1992
Series: Contributions in Economics and Economic History , #13
Pages: 240
Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.56(d)
Lexile: 1570L (what's this?)

About the Author

JAMES L. WILES is Professor of Economics at Stonehill College. He is the author of several articles that have appeared in scholarly and professional jourbanals.

RICHARD B. FINNEGAN is Director of Irish Studies at Stonehill College. He is the author of Ireland: The Challenge of Conflict and Change (1983) and Law and Politics in the International System (1979).

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Era of British Control, 1800-1922
From Independence to the "Emergency," 1922-1945
From the "Emergency" to Economic Planning, 1946-1959
From the Advent of Planning to Entry into the European Community, 1959-1972
From Entry to Europe to the Single European Act, 1973-1990
Bibliography
Index

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