Notre Dame London: Fischer Hall Library

The fall of the Celtic Tiger :

Donovan, Donal.

The fall of the Celtic Tiger : Ireland and the Euro debt crisis / Donal Donovan and Antoin E. Murphy. - 1st ed. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013. - xx, 318 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface to the Paperback Edition ; Preface ; Introduction- The Irish Financial Wake ; PART I: BACKGROUND ; 1. The Rise of the Celtic Tiger ; 2. Ideology and Financial Innovation ; 3. Asset Market Bubbles and Financial Crises ; PART II: THE CAUSES OF THE CRISIS ; 4. The Banks and the Property Market Bubble ; 5. The Failure of Financial Regulation ; 6. The Makings of a Fiscal Crisis ; 7. The Property-based Revenue Book and the Accompanying Expenditure Surge ; 8. The Climate of Public Opinion - Politicians, Economists, and the Media ; PART III: THE CRASH ; 9. The Storm Clouds Gather ; 10. The Guarantee Decision of 29 September 2008 ; 11. From the Guarantee to the Bail Out ; PART IV: AFTER THE CRASH ; 12. Coping with the Future ; 13. Conclusions ; Appendix A: The Views of the IMF and the OECD in the Period Leading Up to Ireland's Financial Crisis ; Appendix B: Interview with the Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, 18 November 2010 ; Appendix C: IMF Assistance to Ireland- A Hypothetical Scenario

9780199663958 (hbk.) 0199663955 (hbk.)

GBB301512 bnb

016246311 Uk


Debts, Public--Ireland.
Financial crises--Ireland--21st century.
Financial crises--European Union countries.


Ireland--Economic conditions--21st century.

HC 260.5. / D66 2013

330.9417083