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  Ship of Fools: How Stupidity and Corruption Sank the Celtic Tiger (Paperback) By (author) Fintan O'Toole

  

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  Short Description for Ship of FoolsFor twenty years, Ireland's economic miracle was supposed to be the envy of the world. Low taxes, light regulation and an 'anything goes' attitude seemed to have created boundless prosperity. And then, the glittering palaces vanished in the heat of the global financial meltdown. This title tells the story of this dizzying rise and sickening fall.
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  • Publisher: Faber and Faber
  • Published: 01 July 2010
  • Format: Paperback 256 pages
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  • Categories: Economic History | British & Irish History
  • ISBN 13: 9780571260751 ISBN 10: 0571260756
  • Sales rank: 14,544

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• For twenty years, Ireland's economic miracle was supposed to be the envy of the world. Low taxes, light regulation and an 'anything goes' attitude seemed to have created boundless prosperity. And then, as in Iceland, the glittering palaces vanished in the heat of the global financial meltdown. For years, those with economic power had been investing in a gigantic property bubble. In "Ship of Fools", Fintan O'Toole tells the story of this dizzying rise and sickening fall. Ireland may have had a tiger economy, but those in charge of it had not lost their taste for sweetheart deals, back-handers and bribery. This is the essential analysis of Ireland's economic suicide.