Category: Inequality
Towards a Progressive Economics: Programme now available for download
29/09/2009
The line-up of speakers for the TASC Autumn Conference - Towards a Progressive Economics - has been finalised and now includes David Begg and Fintan …
The value of public service
Slí Eile 24/09/2009
Slí Eile: In the midst of the shrill debates on public sector workers, their pay, their pensions, their tenure and a host of other matters such as …
TASC economics conference
15/09/2009
Towards a Progressive Economics, DCU School of Business, Saturday October 10th: click here for more information and registration details.
'Principle of revenue neutrality' proves Government's lack of vision
Mary Murphy 11/09/2009
Mary Murphy: The average percentage of GDP spent on social protection in the EU-15 is 27.5% (Eurostat, 2007) . The Irish rate of 18.2% compares badly …
Diary date: Towards a Progressive Economics conference, October 10th
10/09/2009
TASC will be organising an economics conference on October 10th (Saturday) in DCU School of Business. Entitled Towards a Progressive Economics, the …
The economic benefits of immigration
Slí Eile 10/09/2009
Sli Eile: While not seeking to open a debate on the Lisbon Treaty in this post, I feel obliged to comment on a claim made by a certain organisation …
Social Justice Ireland launched
Slí Eile 06/09/2009
Slí Eile: Social Justice Ireland has been launched. See its new website.
Voluntary activity and active citizenship: latest CSO figures
Colm O'Doherty 02/08/2009
Colm O'Doherty: The 'message' that Irish Times Social Affairs Correspondent Carl O’Brien has taken from the recent CSO Report on Community …
We deserve it
Michael Taft 02/08/2009
Michael Taft: Just to ensure that everyone knows why we must all share the pain coming down the line, Cathal O’Loughlin (writing in today's Sunday …
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Nat O'Connor
Dr Nat O’Connor is Assistant Professor of Social Policy at UCD, a fellow of the UCD …
Shana Cohen
Dr. Shana Cohen is the Director of TASC. She studied at Princeton University and at the …
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