Category: Inequality
Scaring us into greater inequality
James Wickham 09/11/2009
James Wickham: In a recent article in the Irish Times (4 November) Philip Lane warned that higher levels of income taxation could restrict Ireland's …
Wanted: an Economic Policy Analyst
06/11/2009
TASC is recruiting an Economic Policy Analyst. The successful candidate will be responsible for researching, analysing and advising on public policy …
Social Justice Ireland Alternative Budget
Slí Eile 05/11/2009
Slí Eile: Social Justice Ireland is to be commended for taking on the Dublin Consensus by working on an alternative budget. SJI has gone through the …
Wealthy Germans Call for Wealth Tax
Nat O'Connor 30/10/2009
Nat O'Connor: The BBC reports that "A group of rich Germans has launched a petition calling for the government to make wealthy people pay higher …
How much does the State spend as a percentage of GDP?
Slí Eile 20/10/2009
Slí Eile: Earlier this month, at a conference of the National Economic and Social Council, Joseph Stiglitz warned against a single-minded focus on …
Looking outward: the economic crisis and the developing world
12/10/2009
"The UN estimates that up to 103 million more people will fall into poverty or fail to escape poverty because of the crisis. According to the …
TASC Autumn Conference: wrap-up
12/10/2009
The TASC Autumn Conference - Towards a Progressive Economics - held on Saturday proved very successful. Thanks to everyone who spoke, to all …
Towards a Progressive Economics - update
08/10/2009
The dedicated conference website for the TASC Autumn Conference - Towards a Progressive Economics - is now live, and papers will be uploaded to the …
Towards a Progressive Economics - last few places at TASC Autumn Conference
07/10/2009
There are now only a few places remaining for TASC's Autumn Conference, Towards a Progressive Economics, on Saturday, October 10th, in DCU. If you …
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Passerose Mantoy
Passerose Mantoy is the CEO of Chrysalis Community Drug Project, a community-based drug …
Kirsty Doyle
Kirsty Doyle is a Researcher at TASC, working in the area of health inequalities. She is …
Nat O'Connor
Dr Nat O’Connor is Assistant Professor of Social Policy at UCD, a fellow of the UCD …