The irish economic miracle was built on good oldfashioned subsidies from the european union and the simple fact that until the 1980s ireland was by the standards of the developed world so economically backward that the only way was up. How stupidity and corruption sank the celtic tiger carefully and eruditely delves into the reasons for this catastrophic financial mess, from corrupt politicians and public servants,to no better than wideboy property developers given the financial carte blanche by bankers devoid of their good banking practice senses. Ship of fools, a gripping financial morality tale, is both a coruscating analysis of the habits of the last decade and a warning for all time. Remember history, that those who dont are bound to repite it. Stultifera navis or, the modern ship of fools rare book for sale. In ship of fools, fintan otoole explains the reversal of fortune in which the celtic tiger became a bedraggled alley cat. We cannot guarantee that ship of fools book is in the library, but if you are still not sure with the service, you can choose free trial service. The republic of ireland is having an election on feb. One of my favorite lines is by the jewish, and loyal german, salesman who asks, there are more than a million of us in germany. The irish tendancy which i seem to have inherited from that side of the family is to finesse things as exemplified by the fact a friend of mine once found himself taking a drink with an off duty garda office in a closed pub at 1am in the morning.
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