The Domestic, Moral and Political Economies of Post-Celtic Tiger Ireland: What Rough Beast?

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Main Details

Title The Domestic, Moral and Political Economies of Post-Celtic Tiger Ireland: What Rough Beast?
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Kieran Keohane
By (author) Carmen Kuhling
SeriesIrish Society
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:208
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
ISBN/Barcode 9780719084829
ClassificationsDewey:306.09417090512
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Illustrations, black & white

Publishing Details

Publisher Manchester University Press
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publication Date 31 March 2014
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This book provides an analysis of neo-liberal political economics implemented in Ireland and the deleterious consequences of that model in terms of polarised social inequalities, impoverished public services and fiscal vulnerability as they appear in central social policy domains - health, housing and education in particular. Tracing the argument into the domains where the institutions are sustained and reproduced, this book examines the movement of modern economics away from its original concern with the household and anthropologically universal deep human needs to care for the vulnerable - the sick, children and the elderly - and to maintain inter-generational solidarity. The authors argue that the financialisation of social relations undermines the foundations of civilisation and opens up a marketised barbarism. Civic catastrophes of violent conflict and authoritarian liberalism are here illustrated as aspects of the 'rough beast' that slouches in when things are falling apart and people become prey to new forms of domination. -- .

Author Biography

Kieran Keohane is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at University College, Cork Carmen Kuhling is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Limerick -- .