Category: Investment
Can we learn from the US? DARPA - Public Entrepreneurship in practice?
Paul Sweeney 10/04/2018
We Europeans generally feel superior to Americans, particularly on policies in healthcare, welfare, and the organisation of society. But perhaps there are some aspects of public policy – industrial policy - where we might learn from the US. The US is the world leader in information, communications and technology. The biggest firms are …
Transparency Will be Key to Delivering the National Investment Plan
Eoin Reeves 28/02/2018
The new national development plan Project Ireland 2040 could very well be a game changer in terms of Ireland’s future economic prospects. …
Time for Ireland to Act Honourably on Corporation Tax
Proinnsias Breathnach 22/02/2018
This is a reproduction of an article published previously on the Ireland After NAMA blog site. The recent World Economic Forum at Davos brought …
Two Government Plans
Paul Sweeney 16/02/2018
The publication of two major government plans on investment, the NDP and the National Planning Framework was welcome. It is commendable that both …
Many Lessons from the Carrillion Collapse
Paul Sweeney 23/01/2018
Many Lessons from the Carrillion Collapse. The collapse of the huge construction and outsourcing company, Carrillion, in Britain, has many lessons …
Varadkar turns out to be a surprising believer in State enterprise
Paul Sweeney 01/01/2018
Looking back over the year, an interesting speech by the Taoiseach, which got lost in the confusion around Brexit, deserves attention for three …
The Spectre Haunting Europe
Michael Taft 01/12/2017
There is a spectre haunting Europe – the spectre of de-privatisation, re-municipalisation, and re-nationalisation. Local, regional and national …
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Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He is a …
Rory Hearne
Rory Hearne is a postdoctoral researcher in the Maynooth University Social Sciences …
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Dr James Stewart is Adjunct Associate Professor at Trinity College Dublin. His research …