Irish Business and Society

Governing, Participating and Transforming in the 21st Century

John Hogan, Paul F. Donnelly, Brendan K. O'Rourke, John Hogan, Paul F. Donnelly, Brendan K. O'Rourke

• Publisher: Gill Books
• Year: 2010
• Print ISBN: 9780717149902
• eBook ISBN: 9780717155361
• Topic: Economics
• Subtopic: Development Economics
• Index: Economics

A collection of stimulating essays exploring the wide-ranging debates surrounding the relationship between business and society in 21st century Ireland.

Wide-ranging, diverse and thought-provoking contributions from leading business researchers, economists, sociologists and political scientists from Ireland and abroad probe five central themes: the making and unmaking of the Celtic Tiger; governance, regulation and justice; partnership and participation; the nature of Irish borders in Ireland, Europe and the wider world; and interests and concerns in contemporary Ireland.

Irish Business and Society takes a critical look at Ireland as one of the most open and globally integrated economies in the world, with the activities of Irish and Irish-based foreign business impacting on both national and international societies and businesses; discusses the relationships between business and society within the context of the wider Irish and European, political economy; presents the Irish economic decisions and conditions that precipitated the current recession in Ireland and the resultant lessons to be learned; and examines the relationship between Irish business and society today, contemplating how it might develop into the future.

Essential reading for students of Irish Business, Economics, Sociology and Politics, those taking Irish Studies courses and anyone interested in contemporary Ireland.

The contributors are: Nicola Timoney, Frank Barry, Mary P. Murphy, William Kingston, Niamh M. Brennan, Rebecca Maughan, Roderick Maguire, Gillian Smith, Conor McGrath, Connie Harris Ostwald, Kevin O'Leary, Jesse J. Norris, Olice McCarthy, Robert Briscoe, Michael Ward, Helen Chen, Patrick Phillips, Mary Faulkner, John O'Brennan, Mary C. Murphy, Breda McCarthy, Marian Crowley-Henry, John McHale, Kate Nicholls, Gary Murphy, Geoff Weller, Jennifer K. DeWan, Patrick Kenny, Gerard Hastings, Margaret-Anner Lawlor, Karlin Lillington, John Cullen

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Contents
• Introduction: Reflections on Issues in Irish Business and Society John Hogan, Paul F. Donnelly and Brendan K. O’Rourke
• Section I The Making and Unmaking of the Celtic Tiger
• 1. Labour and Employment in Ireland in the Era of the Celtic Tiger Nicola Timoney
• 2. Politics and Economic Policy Making in Ireland Frank Barry
• 3. Forming Ireland’s Industrial Development Authority Paul F. Donnelly
• 4. Enterprise Discourse: Its Origins and its Influence in Ireland Brendan K. O’Rourke
• 5. The Politics of Irish Social Security Policy 1986–2006 Mary P. Murphy
• 6. Need the Irish Economic Experiment Fail? William Kingston
• Section II Governance, Regulation and Justice
• 7. A Review of Corporate Governance Research: An Irish Perspective Niamh M. Brennan
• 8. Corporate Social Responsibility in Ireland: Current Practice and Directions for Future Research Rebecca Maughan
• 9. White-Collar Crime: The Business of Crime Roderick Maguire
• 10. Political Corruption in Ireland: A Downward Spiral Gillian Smith
• 11. Lobbying Regulation: An Irish Solution to a Universal Problem? Conor McGrath
• 12. A Social Justice Perspective on the Celtic Tiger Connie Harris Ostwald
• Section III Partnership and Participation
• 13. Economic Crises and the Changing Influence of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions on Public Policy John Hogan
• 14. Partnership at Enterprise Level in Ireland Kevin O’Leary
• 15. From Ballymun to Brussels: Forms of Partnership Governance in Irish Social Inclusion Policy Jesse J. Norris
• 16. People in Control: The Promise of the Co-operative Business Approach Olive McCarthy, Robert Briscoe and Michael Ward
• 17. Emotional Intelligence Components and Conflict Resolution Helen Chen and Patrick Phillips
• 18. Regulatory Framework: Irish Employment Law Mary Faulkner
• Section IV Whither Irish Borders? Ireland, Europe and the Wider World
• 19. Ireland and the European Union: Mapping Domestic Modes of Adaptation and Contestation John O’Brennan
• 20. Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland: A Changed Relationship Mary C. Murphy
• 21. Cultural Tourism Development in Irish Villages and Towns: The Role of Authenticity, Social, Cultural and Tourist Capital Breda McCarthy
• 22. Twenty-First-Century International Careers: From Economic to Lifestyle Migration Marian Crowley-Henry
• 23. Achieving Growth in a Regional Economy: Lessons from Irish Economic History John McHale
• 24. The Europeanisation of Irish Public Policy: Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives Kate Nicholls
• Section V Interests and Concerns in Contemporary Ireland
• 25. Access and Expectation: Interest Groups in Ireland Gary Murphy
• 26. Civil Society in Ireland: Antecedents, Identity and Challenges Geoff Weller
• 27. The Practice of Politics: Feminism, Activism and Social Change in Ireland Jennifer K. DeWan
• 28. Alcohol Advertising in Ireland: The Challenge of Responsibility and Regulation Patrick Kenny and Gerard Hastings
• 29. Children’s Interaction with Television Advertising Margaret-Anne Lawlor
• 30. Do Modern Business Communications Technologies Mean a Surveillance Society? Karlin Lillington
• 31. Spirituality, Work and Irish Society John Cullen
• Contributors
• Acknowledgements
• Abbreviations
• Praise for Irish Business & Society
• Copyright Page
• About Gill & Macmillan