Quality of Life in Ireland Social Impact of Economic Boom

Quality of Life in Ireland Social Impact of Economic Boom / edited by Tony Fahey, Helen Russell, Christopher T. Whelan.

The Irish economic boom has caused the economy in Ireland to roar ahead, but what has it done to Irish society? Some see the rising tide as having lifted all boats, while others argue that the benefits have accrued mostly to those who were already well placed. Some highlight how economic growth has...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Fahey, Tony (Editor), Russell, Helen (Editor), Whelan, Christopher T. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edition:1st ed. 2007.
Series:Social Indicators Research Series, 32
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Social sciences.
Quality of life.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Quality of Life After the Boom
  • How Do We Feel? Economic Boom and Happiness
  • Economic Growth and Income Inequality: Setting the Context
  • Employment and the Quality of Work
  • Opportunities for All in the New Ireland?
  • Consistent Poverty and Economic Vulnerability
  • Health and Health Care
  • The Housing Boom
  • Changing Times, Changing Schools? Quality of Life for Students
  • Family and Sexuality
  • Ties that Bind? The Social Fabric of Daily Life in New Suburbs
  • Gender, Work–Life Balance and Quality of Life
  • The Impact of Immigration
  • Crime and its Consequences
  • Soaring in the Best of Times?.

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