Ireland shines
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Ireland was for many years one of the poorest nations in Europe, but it has made remarkable economic progress. Since 1994, economic growth has averaged around 7%, and income now rivals UK workers. Ireland's proximity to Europe and its flexible work force are two reasons for the turnaround.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1997
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A Gaelic boom: Ireland
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Some experts assert that Ireland achieved it's 1995 8% growth rate, while other Western European economies floundered, by tightening its fiscal policy. An unfortunate side-effect is a lack of jobs: one worker in eight is unemployed.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1996
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Green is good
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Ireland's rapid economic expansion between 1987 and 1997 represents a return to an earlier trend of rapid growth following a bad recession and mismanaged public finances during the 1980s.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1997
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