Fall of the Celtic Tiger: Ireland and the Euro Debt Crisis (Updated)

by Donal Donovan and Antoin E. Murphy

Book Overview

By 2000, Ireland had achieved a remarkable macroeconomic performance producing 10% economic growth, a budget surplus, and a very low debt to GDP ratio. Emigration had disappeared and there was significant immigration from Eastern Europe. By November 2010, economic growth was significantly negative, the budget deficit was out of control and the debt to GDP ratio had risen to over 100%. In an unprecedented development, Ireland was forced to apply for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198719965
• ISBN13: 9780198719960
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press (UK)
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 9.2"