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The impact of the crisis on the Irish political system
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Date Issued
26 November 2009
Date Available
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Abstract
The international financial crisis manifests itself in Ireland not only as a crisis of the banking
system, but also as a major fiscal crisis, aggravated by years of soft revenue policy and a
housing bubble that has burst spectacularly. The severe drop in economic output results in a
crisis of employment and a definitive end to the ‘Celtic Tiger’ era of rapid growth and nearfull
employment. Although the political system has proven resilient thus far, with
membership of the Euro preventing the catastrophic political crises that affected Latvia and
Iceland, for example, the crisis has revealed significant weaknesses in political system. This
paper considers institutional shortcomings in three arenas through which policies to deal with
the crisis must be managed: the parliamentary system, the public administration, and social
partnership structures.
Type of Material
Conference Publication
Publisher
The Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland
Subject – LCSH
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009
Ireland--Politics and government
Ireland--Economic conditions--21st century
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Language
English
Status of Item
Not peer reviewed
Conference Details
Paper presented at the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland Symposium on Resolving Ireland’s Fiscal Crisis, Dublin, 26 November 2009
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