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Book SynopsisThe positive and negative effects of the Celtic Tiger
Trade ReviewPaula Bartley shines a dazzling light on the life of 'Red' Ellen Wilkinson, a pioneering feminist and socialist Member of Parliament. -- Diane Atkinson, historian and author of 'The Criminal Conversation of Mrs Norton'
Table of ContentsAbout the Contributors
Acknowledgements
1. Ireland in the Twenty First Century by Rob Kitchin and Brendan Bartley
Part One: Planning and Development
Section introduction
2. Planning in Ireland by Brendan Bartley
3. Regional development: trends, policies and strategies by James A. Walsh
4. Recent development of the Irish urban systems by Des McCafferty
5. Urban property development by Andrew MacLaran and Sinead Kelly
6. Rural development - retrospect and prospect by John McDonagh
7. Transport by James Killen
8. Strategic spatial planning in Northern Ireland by Michael Murray and Brendan Murtagh
Part Two: Economy
Section introduction
9.The manufacturing sector by Chris Van Egeraat and Proinnsias Breathnach
10. The services sector by Proinnsias Breathnach
11. Agriculture in transition by James A. Walsh
12. Tourism and heritage by Catherine Kelly
Part Three: Political landscape
Section introduction
13. Political landscape of the Republic of Ireland by Adrian Kavanagh
14. Transformations in governance by Joe Larragy and Brendan Bartley
15. Green Ireland? The governance of waste by Honor Fagan and Michael Murray
16. The meaning of Northern Ireland by Brian Graham
Part Four: Population and social issues
Section introduction
17. Immigration: Labour migrants and asylum seekers and refugees by Piaras MacÉinrí
18. Transformations in housing by Mary Corcoran, Patrick Duffy and Karen Keaveney
19. Deprivation and its spatial articulation by Trutz Haase
20. Health and disease by Frank Houghton and Dennis Pringle
21. 'For the way we live today': consumption, lifestyle and place in Ireland by Denis Linehan
Conclusion
22. Ireland now and in the future by Rob Kitchin and Brendan Bartley
Notes
References
Index
