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The suggested cuts and their impact
Paul Sweeney 16/07/2009
Paul Sweeney: That the public sector needs constant reform and oversight is a given. It is always on the menu of every government, everywhere. It is …
Download the report
16/07/2009
Vol. I of the report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes is available for download here, and Vol. II is …
Bord Snip Nua = Gearr siar agus dóigh
Slí Eile 16/07/2009
Slí Eile: Following a softening-up by planned leaks, the much-awaited ‘Bord Snip Nua’ report has finally been released. The reason why the Group …
Mythbusters 201: Are Social Welfare Rates in Ireland high compared to elsewhere?
Slí Eile 16/07/2009
Slí Eile: A popular view that finds its way into pub conversations, page 4 of the ‘tabloids’, agonising phone-in shows, Dáil debates and …
International Trade: Free, Fair and Open?
Slí Eile 14/07/2009
Sli Eile: This recent book from OECD argues that "prosperity has rarely, if ever, been achieved or sustained without trade. Trade alone, however, is …
Challenging the narrow ground
13/07/2009
The only reason that the government can still borrow on international markets to finance the day-to-day running of the country - some €24 billion …
Homogeneity and economics
Slí Eile 11/07/2009
Slí Eile: John Fanning of McConnell’s Advertising is quoted to support the argument for local branding and non-repeatable …
Complexity of competitiveness
Paul Sweeney 09/07/2009
Paul Sweeney: The call by the head of IDA Ireland, Barry O Leary for a 15% pay cut for workers in state subsidised IDA firms displays a stunning …
The Learning Society
Slí Eile 09/07/2009
Slí Eile: In my previous post on “Capitalising on Culture, Competing on Difference: Innovation, Learning and Sense of Place in a Globalising …
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Jim Stewart
Dr Jim Stewart is Adjunct Associate Professor at Trinity College Dublin. His research …
Robert Sweeney
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Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …