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Contesting the state
Lessons from the Irish case
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Artikel-Nr:
9780719075100
Veröffentl:
2008
Einband:
Paperback
Erscheinungsdatum:
01.04.2008
Seiten:
240
Autor:
Maura Adshead
Gewicht:
371 g
Format:
234x156x13 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Maura Adshead is Senior Lecturer in Politics and Public Administration at the Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick. Peadar Kirby is Professor of International Politics and Public Policy at the Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick. Michelle Millar is College Lecturer at the Department of Political Science and Sociology, NUI Galway
This book is the first comprehensive survey of the Irish state, its history and evolution, its nature and its role in Ireland's recent economic boom. Containing contributions from some of the leading authorities on the subject, it offers an in-depth analysis of a state widely seen as a model of success in this globalised era.
ContentsFigures and tablesContributorsAcknowledgements1. Ireland as a model of success: contesting the Irish state - Maura Adshead, Peadar Kirby and Michelle Millar2. From empire to Europe: the Irish state 1922-73 - J. J. Lee3. State autonomy, state capacity and the patterning of politics in theIrish state - Maura Adshead4. The partnership state - Rory O'Donnell5. Social inclusion and the welfare state: who cares? - Michelle Millar6. Ireland as a "competition state" - Peadar Kirby and Mary Murphy7. The Irish patriarchal state: continuity and change - Pat O'Connor8. Competing state projects in the contemporary Irish political economy - Seán Ó Riain9. Conclusions - Maura Adshead, Peadar Kirby and Michelle MillarIndex