Tag: troika
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When did we let economics become the totality of society and culture?
The Irish economic crisis was as much a socio-political event as it was an economic crisis. Given that, it is surprising that we have had so little analysis from outside the realm of economics. Economists and economics took or were given a central role in transmitting what was a social phenomena. This book ( “From…
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The Troika couldn’t reform us…why do we think we can?
This is an expanded version of a column published in the Irish Examiner on 14 December 2013. A couple of news items this week caught my eye. One was that we seem to have an excellent civil service; only 99% of those evaluated by their managers were deemed to be performing at the lowest level,…
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What can the banks realistically do for SME credit?
This Is a version of a column which appears in the Irish examiner, Saturday 14 September 2012 The last few weeks have seen an economic clarity beginning to appear, as the dust of the bank collapse begins to settle. We see at the European level that there is an acceptance of the role Ireland played…