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The Domestic, Moral and Political Economies of Post-Celtic Tiger Ireland: What Rough Beast?
Hardback
Main Details
Title |
The Domestic, Moral and Political Economies of Post-Celtic Tiger Ireland: What Rough Beast?
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Kieran Keohane
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By (author) Carmen Kuhling
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Series | Irish Society |
Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:208 | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9780719084829
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Classifications | Dewey:306.09417090512 |
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Audience | Tertiary Education (US: College) | Professional & Vocational | |
Illustrations |
Illustrations, black & white
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Manchester University Press
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Imprint |
Manchester University Press
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Publication Date |
31 March 2014 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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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 -- .
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