Enough is Enough : How to Build a New Republic Paperback / softback
by Fintan O'Toole
Paperback / softback
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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.
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:272 pages
- Publisher:Faber & Faber
- Publication Date:07/07/2011
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- ISBN:9780571270095
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:272 pages
- Publisher:Faber & Faber
- Publication Date:07/07/2011
- Category:
- ISBN:9780571270095