Enough is Enough : How to Build a New Republic
Author(s): Fintan O'Toole
The Republic of Ireland, which declared itself in 1949, allowed the Catholic Church to dominate its civil society and education system. Investment by American and European companies, and a welcoming tax regime, created the 'Celtic Tiger' of the 1990s. That brief burst of good fortune was destroyed by a corrupt political class which encouraged a wild property boom, leaving the country almost bankrupt. What Ireland needs now is a programme of real change. It needs to become a fully modern republic in fact as well as name. Politicians have been let get away with murder, and there is a fatalistic sense that nothing can change. The country needs to encourage participation in, and oversight and knowledge of politics, to make people feel that they have a right to challenge the old party machines and to make a difference. It is their country, after all.
Product Information
Sequel to the Irish number one bestseller Ship of Fools, this takes on the financial crisis and asks: what next?
General Fields
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- : Faber and Faber
- : Faber and Faber
- : 0.22
- : 30 June 2011
- : 198mm X 126mm X 17mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 September 2011
- : books
Special Fields
- : 272
- : 1
- : Paperback
- : Fintan O'Toole