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Article: Ireland in the 21st century: evaluating the 'Celtic Tiger' phenomenon.(Understanding Contemporary Ireland)(Book review)
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- Irish Literary Supplement
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- September 22, 2007
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BRENDAN BARTLEY AND ROB KITCHIN, EDITORS Understanding Contemporary Ireland Pluto Press, 2007, $30.00 (paper)
CONTEMPORARY IRELAND has maintained a high profile in the press and public imagination. This attention is partially due to the current global fascination with all things Irish but primarily it has been the astounding growth of the Irish economy that has attracted the most attention from commentators. Named the "Celtic Tiger" because the Irish economy was seen as a European imitation of the high growth "tiger economies" of Asia, the 1990s growth was driven primarily by foreign-owned manufacturing investment especially from American IT, pharmaceutical, ...