Category: Investment
A new deal is required
Tom McDonnell 01/12/2011
Tom McDonnell: On Monday and Tuesday we will be treated to the latest instalments of the austerity show. While the structural deficit does need to be …
State Investment Bank
Sean Ó Riain 31/10/2011
Sean O Riain: Michael O’Sullivan and I have an article in today’s Irish Times arguing for a state investment bank. Some links to supporting …
Second Republicans versus Banana Republicans
Tom McDonnell 13/10/2011
Tom McDonnell: The latest Dublin Review of Books is out and this time we have a contribution from the always cogent Michael O'Sullivan. It's well …
Investment denial and the new road map
Michael Taft 10/10/2011
Michael Taft: Colm McCarthy’s post on Irish Economy takes a sceptical look at ‘productive investment’, or more precisely, the Government’s …
Short-term fiscal book keeping over strategic thinking
Slí Eile 03/09/2011
Slí Eile: Given the current drive to scale back on the quality and quantity of public service here are some interesting and provocative comments on …
Social Impact Bonds - Thinking Outside the Box
Sinéad Pentony 24/08/2011
Sinéad Pentony: At a time when public and private investment is badly needed it’s important to think outside the box and look at different …
A long malaise
Michael Taft 10/08/2011
Michael Taft: With years of austerity ahead, resulting in weak growth and high unemployment, freezing interest rates and another round of …
Education cutbacks bad for economy
Sinéad Pentony 04/08/2011
Sinéad Pentony: Today’s news that class sizes are set to increase highlights the shortsightedness of responses to the fiscal crisis. As in many …
New Deal for Europe
Slí Eile 20/07/2011
Slí Eile: An extremely lucid and timely contribution by Miguel Carrion from at Eurointelligence here. He writes:The "New Deal for Europe" would …
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