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Transfering public goods to bondholders in zombie banks

Slí Eile 06/12/2009

Slí Eile: As the pressure mounts on all sides – media, politics, radio phone-in shows – to cut public spending a question arises about the …

Principle 5 - Up the Game - Compete on new knowledge and Services

Slí Eile 29/11/2009

Slí Eile: The current economic crisis is forcing us to move away from strategies that rely on a combination of dependence on foreign direct …

Paper by Niamh Hardiman - Impact of the Crisis on the Irish Political System

Slí Eile 29/11/2009

Slí Eile: The paper by Niamh Hardiman last Thursday has been widely acclaimed as a signficant contribution to the debate on political economy. You …

4th Principle: Defend public services in health, education, welfare and housing

Slí Eile 26/11/2009

Slí Eile: In recent previous blogs I have suggested a number of high-level Principles to inform a progressive alternative to the current TINA. Here …

A Social Dis-Grace

Slí Eile 23/11/2009

Slí Eile: "Why, then, is there such an emphasis on cutting public expenditure and on the McCarthy Report (when services in health, education, …

Deal fairly and immediately with the fiscal crises

Slí Eile 19/11/2009

Slí Eile: The fiscal deficit mirrors at least two other deficits -a deficit in non-Government investment and spending and a deficit in social …

Unit Labour Costs fall in Ireland in 3 consecutive years

Slí Eile 19/11/2009

Slí Eile: Data released by the OECD shows that Unit Labour Costs (ULC) in Ireland fell in each year 2006, 2007 and 2008 while it grew in nearly all …

Social Justice Conference on Measuring Well-being

Slí Eile 18/11/2009

Slí Eile: Social Justice Ireland hosted a conference on measuring well-being (Beyond GDP: What is progress and how should it be measured?). All the …

Defend the poor and the marginalised

Slí Eile 18/11/2009

Slí Eile: Even when Ireland recently enjoyed the status of being the sixth wealthiest country in the world in terms of GDP per capita it was not, …

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