Aspirations and Realities: A Documentary History of Economic Development Policy in Ireland Since 1922

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Focusing on the period since Irish independence, this documentary history provides a record of the policies the Irish government has followed to encourage economic growth, thereby providing access to the official record for readers in this country. Particular attention has been given to the "planning period" which began in 1958. An introductory chapter provides an overview of British economic policy during the period of British control from 1800 to 1922. The four documentary chapters provide coverage of the periods from independence to the "Emergency", 1922-1945, from the "Emergency" to economic planning, or 1946-1959, from the advent of planning to entry to the Single European Act, 1973-1990.

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JAMES L. WILES is Professor of Economics at Stonehill College. He is the author of several articles that have appeared in scholarly and professional journals. RICHARD B. FINNEGAN is Director of Irish Studies at Stonehill College. He is the author of Ireland: The Challenge of Conflict and Change (1983) and Law and Politics in the International System (1979).