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The fall of the Celtic Tiger : Ireland and the Euro debt crisis / Donal Donovan and Antoin E. Murphy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Donovan, Donal.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Debts, Public--Ireland.
- Debts, Public.
- Financial crises--Ireland--21st century.
- Financial crises.
- Financial crises--European Union countries.
- Ireland--Economic conditions--21st century.
- Ireland.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (339 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This work examines how the Celtic Tiger, an economy that was hailed as one of the most successful in history, fell into a macroeconomic abyss necessitating an unheard of bail-out. It covers property market bubbles, regulatory incompetency, and disastrous economic policies. A highly readable account of the unprecedented near collapse of the Irish economy.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Boxes; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Introduction-The Irish Financial Wake; Part I. Background; 1. The Rise of the Celtic Tiger; 2. Ideology and Financial Innovation; 3. Asset Market Bubbles and Financial Crises; Part II. The Causes of the Crisis; 4. The Banks and the Property Market Bubble; 5. The Failure of Financial Regulation; 6. The Makings of a Fiscal Crisis; 7. The Property-based Revenue Boom and the Accompanying Expenditure Surge; 8. The Climate of Public Opinion-Politicians, Economists, and the Media; Part III. The Crash
- 9. The Storm Clouds Gather10. The Guarantee Decision of 29 September 2008; 11. From the Guarantee to the Bailout; Part IV. After the Crash; 12. Coping with the Future; 13. Conclusions; Appendix A. The Views of the IMF and the OECD in the Period Leading Up to Ireland's Financial Crisis; Appendix B. Interview with the Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, 18 November 2010; Appendix C. IMF Assistance to Ireland-A Hypothetical Scenario; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on June 26, 2013).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-101604-7
- 0-19-164058-1
- OCLC:
- 922972474
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