Ship of fools : how stupidity and corruption sank the Celtic Tiger /
By: O'Toole, Fintan.
Publisher: London : Faber, 2010Description: x, 245 p. ; 20 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0571260756 (pbk); 9780571260751:; 9780571260751 (pbk).Subject(s): Political corruption -- Ireland | Ireland -- Economic conditions -- 1949- | Ireland -- Economic policy | Ireland -- Politics and government -- 1949-DDC classification: 330.94170824 Summary: 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.Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Standard Loan | ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection | 330.94170824 OTO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0075837 |
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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.