Political Issues in Ireland Today, 2nd E by Neil Collins (Editor), Terry Cradden (Editor)

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Synopsis

The third edition of Political Issues in Ireland Today addresses the most important current topics in Irish politics. It fills a major gap in the academic literature on Irish politics, providing students with a comprehensive introduction to the issues dominating debates in both parts of Ireland. The recent emergence of emigration, environmental risk and technological changes to the political agenda is examined along with Ireland's economic performance, the peace process and the policy areas of health, housing and industrial relations. Readers will find this book a valuable resource for keeping up-to-date with the important policy debates in Ireland and for evaluating the impact of major social changes.

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Complements Collins and Cradden's 1997 with a dozen essays for college students of Irish politics or general readers. Scholars in a number of disciplines from both jurisdictions examine such topics as local and regional reforms, recent cases of corruption, The European Union, health policy, the growth performance of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland from 1960 to 1995, women's issues, and the Good Friday Agreement. No date is mentioned for the first edition. Distributed in the US by St. Martin's Press. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Biography

Neil Collins is Professor and Head of the Department of Government, University College Cork.Terry Cradden is visiting Lecturer at the Smurfit School of Business, University College Dublin.