Category: Europe
Is the IMF changing? A hard-hitting attack on the Washington Consensus
Paul Sweeney 05/04/2011
Paul Sweeney: As the IMF is here in Ireland, with the ECB and EU Commission, on a mission of assisting Irish citizens to bail out our banks and thus …
A suggestion for the EFC boosters
Tom McDonnell 30/03/2011
Tom McDonnell: The IMF as an organisation has long been criticised for its dogmatic adherence to the Washington Consensus principles regardless of …
The people have spoken - but what did they say?
Michael Burke 15/03/2011
Michael Burke: The first clear message of the 2011 election was a rejection of Fianna Fáil, receiving just 17.4% of the first preference vote – …
Guest post by Andy Storey: Call for debt audit
04/03/2011
Dr Andy Storey is a lecturer in the School of Politics & International Relations at UCD. A number of prominent Irish academics, writers and …
The Irish have suffered enough ...
Slí Eile 27/02/2011
Slí Eile: Interesting piece from today's editorial in the Observer via the Guardian website here.tweetmeme_style = 'compact';
Ireland and Greece – A tale of the good twin and the bad twin and their common fate
Terry McDonough, CJ Polychroniou 07/02/2011
Terry McDonough and CJ Polychroniou: The Celtic Tiger was one of the most famous economic success stories of recent times. Ireland was the poster boy …
Q&A at the doorsteps
Slí Eile 22/01/2011
Slí Eile: There is a distinct possibility that you will be getting more callers to the front door in the next few weeks. Be conscious that there may …
Krugman's prescription for saving Europe
Tom McDonnell 13/01/2011
Tom McDonnell: Following on from Citigroup analysis of the Euro debt crisis earlier this week, here is an excellent analysis by Paul Krugman. Krugman …
Four Truths about the Irish situation (and one possible solution)
Nat O'Connor 17/12/2010
Nat O'Connor: The Government's four-year recovery plan doesn't address the issue of the banks. Without addressing this issue, the credibility of the …
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