The Best Is Yet to Come
The Best Is Yet to Come

The Best Is Yet to Come

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Author: Marc Coleman

Brand: Syracuse University Press

Edition: illustrated edition

Format: Illustrated

Number Of Pages: 198

Release Date: 26-11-2007

Details: Product Description Forget the Celtic Tiger. Ireland's stunning economic growth is part of a much bigger trend that could see its population double by the middle of the century. The Best is Yet to Come tells the story of Ireland's incredible journey back to the future.For the first time since 1861 the Republic's population last year hit 4.2 million. Part I of the book tells the story of that recent history, and compares Ireland to Israel - another country with a large diaspora that to being encouraged to return home.Even without the diaspora tens of millions of migrants around the world are beginning to seek a better life. Part II of the book explains why Ireland has become a migrant magnet, and why powerful global forces will keep them knocking on our door. What about congestion and high prices? Bad planning and not population growth are the problem. Using Switzerland as an example of a modestly densely populated country, Part III argues that there is no reason why Ireland cannot be a green and spacious land of 12 million people by the end of the century, provided our infrastructure and land use policies are improved. But where will the migrants come from? Will we rely on the diaspora or on migrants from other backgrounds? Does the coming age of mass migration threaten to wipe out our culture and national identity? And what role will the emergence of a united economy on the island of Ireland play in all this? In answering these questions, Part IV concludes by assessing the kind of country we become if we take up the challenge of our future. Ireland's miracle is far from over. As anxiety mounts about the end of Ireland's boom, The Best is Yet to Come argues that Ireland is not experiencing the beginning of the end, but rather the end of the beginning. Ireland is undergoing a demographic recovery with decades yet to run. Currently the only country in Europe whose population has not greatly increased since the nineteenth century, the Republic's population could reach nine million by 2050. By that time, the economic reunification of North and South could see twelve million flourish in an all-island economy. In the last century, Israel showed that a nation can quickly recover from severe population loss, strengthen its economy and at the same time revive an ancient culture. Ireland can similarly realize its economic future and at the same time recover its cultural past. To do this, Ireland must overcome a political system devoid of vision and the distractions of a transient obsession with prosperity. Ensuring that the best is indeed yet to come will demand all the intellectual and political leadership that the new century can offer. Review "This controversial book should be read by anyone with an interest in the Irish economy's future" -- Paul Tansey, Economics Editor, The Irish Times "...this manifesto for the future is intelligent, worldly, mostly coherent and often original. Its tone is reasoned and calm, but never dull, its proposals mercifully non-ideological, and its politics non-partisan. Policy debate and political discourse in Ireland could do with more input of this kind." -- Irish Times, January 19, 2008 'A lively and perceptive assessment of factors shaping our future as an economy and a people.' -- T.K. Whitaker 'A terrific read.' -- Professor Joe Lee Synopsis Forget the Celtic Tiger. Ireland's stunning economic growth is part of a much bigger trend that could see its population double by the middle of the century. "The Best is Yet to Come" tells the story of Ireland's incredible journey back to the future.For the first time since 1861 the Republic's population last year hit 4.2 million. Part I of the book tells the story of that recent history, and compares Ireland to Israel - another country with a large diaspora that to being encouraged to return home.Even without the diaspora tens of millions of migrants around the world are beginning to seek a better life. Part II of the book explains why Ireland h

EAN: 9781842181423

Languages: English

Binding: Paperback

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