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O'Toole, Fintan, 1958-

Ship of fools : how stupidity and corruption sank the Celtic Tiger / - London : Faber, 2010. - x, 245 p. ; 20 cm.

Includes index.

Between 1995 and 2007, the Republic of Ireland was a worldwide model of successful adaptation to economic globalization - then the bubble burst. Fintan O'Toole presents a passionate account of how things went wrong, focusing on corrupt planning and poorly regulated banks.

ISBN: 0571260756 (pbk) 9780571260751: £8.99 9780571260751 (pbk)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Political corruption--Ireland.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Ireland--Economic conditions--1949-
Ireland--Economic policy.
Ireland--Politics and government--1949-

Dewey Class. No.: 330.94170824 / OTO