Includes bibliographical references (pages [197]-218) and index.
Contents:
Ireland as a model of success : contesting the Irish state / Maura Adshead, Peadar Kirby and Michelle Millar -- From empire to Europe : the Irish state 1922-73 / J.J. Lee -- State autonomy, state capacity and the patterning of politics in the Irish state / Maura Adshead -- The partnership state : building the ship at sea / Rory O'Donnell -- Social inclusion and the welfare state : who cares? / Michelle Millar -- Ireland as a 'competition state' / Peadar Kirby and Mary P. Murphy -- The Irish patriarchal state : continuity and change / Pat O'Connor -- Competing state projects in the contemporary Irish political economy / Seán Ó Riain -- Conclusions / Maura Adshead, Peadar Kirby and Michelle Millar.
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