Browsing by Subject "austerity"
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Accounting for austerity: the troika in the eurozone
(Emerald, 2015-08-17)Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of the Eurozone financial crisis by discussing the experiences of Greece, Ireland and Spain. It particularly examines the influence and actions of the Troika in ... -
‘blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the national debt’: solidarity between generations in the irish crisis
(SAGE Publications, 2014-01-23)Ireland has gained a reputation for peaceable acceptance of austerity following a European Union/International Monetary Fund bailout in 2010. While proponents of austerity praise Ireland's stoicism, critics of global ... -
Brexit positions: neoliberalism, austerity and immigration—the (im)possibilities? of political revolution
(Springer Nature, 2017-08-26)The UK referendum on European Union membership exposed profound social and political divisions, rooted in the establishment of a neoliberal consensus that eclipsed the left and arguments against inequality, and intensified ... -
A sleight of hand? The problematisation of youth unemployment in Ireland 2008-2014
(NUI Galway, 2022-02-07)This PhD thesis presents the results of a research project investigating youth unemployment’s representation as a policy problem in Ireland during the period of 2008-2014. It focuses on two policies explicitly targeted at ... -
The success story of the eurozone crisis? ireland's austerity measures
(Informa UK Limited, 2014-02-05)This paper examines the response of the Irish government to the Eurozone fiscal crisis. This paper discusses the external financial assistance programme sought and implemented, economic recovery to date, and the impacts ...