The Catholic ethic and global capitalism / Bryan Fields.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fields, Bryan, 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Globalization--Economic aspects--Ireland.

Globalization.

Capitalism--Religious aspects--Catholic Church--Ireland.

Capitalism.

Capitalism--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.

International economic relations.

Commercial policy.

Economic conditions.

Globalization--Economic aspects.

Ireland.

Ireland--Economic conditions--20th century.

Ireland--Politics and government--20th century.

Politics and government.

Ireland--Economic policy.

Economic policy.

Ireland--Commercial policy.

Ireland--Foreign economic relations.

Physical Description:

xvi, 278 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, Hampshire, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2003]

Contents:

2 Ireland in Profile : An Improbable Tiger Habitat 20

3 Rich Man, Poor Man : But is it a Tiger Economy? 35

4 The Accidental Tiger 44

5 The Sample and the Methodological Approach 63

6 A Profile of the Irish Economic Disposition 90

7 Explaining the Profile using Marx's Historical Materialism 129

8 Explaining the Profile using Elias' Figurational Sociology 163

9 Explaining the Profile using the insights of Weber, Freud, Durkheim, Parsons and Giddens 186

10 Conclusion : A Theory of Limits 213

A Economic Speeches of the Tanaiste and the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment 1998-2000 227

B Stated Occupations of Captured Combatants 1916 and 1922 228

C Comparison of the Occupational Profiles those Elected in the 1918 British General Election, the 1927 Free State Election and the 1998 General Election in the Republic 230

D Profile of the Celtic Tiger Workforce Versus Profile of Elected Representatives 232.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [233]-269) and index.

ISBN:

075463745X

OCLC:

52494474