RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Best of Times? The Social Impact of the Celtic Tiger
Fahey, T., Russell, H., Whelan, C. T., (eds.), Dublin: Institute of Public Administration, June 2007.
This publication was launched by An Taoiseach Mr. Bertie Ahern, T.D., on Thursday 28 June 2007.
The Celtic Tiger has caused the Irish economy to roar ahead, but what has it done to Irish society? Some see the rising tide as having lifted all boats, while others argue that the benefits have accrued mostly to those who were already well placed. Some highlight how economic growth has raised living standards, while others say that it has imposed strains on family life, eroded values and communities, and created problems in accessing adequate housing, health care and other services. So are we in Ireland now living in ‘the best of times’, or has increased prosperity come at (too high) a cost? The purpose of this book, which contains a collection of chapters written by some of Ireland’s leading social researchers, is to bring to bear the latest research and empirical evidence to answer these questions. It is aimed at a general audience and seeks to contribute to public debate in Ireland, while at the same time striving for rigorous, evidence-based argument.
Chapter 1: "Quality of Life after the Boom".
Tony Fahey, Helen Russell,
Christopher T. Whelan.
Chapter 2: "How Do We Feel? Economic Boom and
Happiness". Tony Fahey.
Chapter 3: "Economic Growth and Income Inequality:
Setting the Context".
Brian Nolan, Bertrand Maître.
Chapter 4: "Employment and the Quality of Work".
Philip O'Connell, Helen Russell.
Chapter 5: "Opportunities for All in the New Ireland?".
Christopher T. Whelan, Richard Layte.
Chapter 6: "Consistent Poverty and Economic
Vulnerability".
Christopher T. Whelan, Brian Nolan,
Bertrand Maître.
Chapter 7: "Health and Health Care".
Richard Layte, Anne Nolan, Brian Nolan.
Chapter 8: "The Housing Boom".
Tony Fahey, David Duffy.
Chapter 9: "Changing Times, Changing Schools? Quality
of Life for Students".
Emer Smyth, Selina McCoy,
Merike Darmody, Allison Dunne.
Chapter 10: "Family and Sexuality".
Tony Fahey, Richard Layte.
Chapter 11: "Ties that Bind? The Social Fabric of Daily
Life in New Surburbs".
Mary Corcoran, Jane Gray, Michel Peillon.
Chapter 12: "Gender, Work-Life Balance and Quality of
Life".
Frances McGinnity, Helen Russell,
Emer Smyth.
Chapter 13: "The Impact of Immigration".
Gerard Hughes, Frances McGinnity,
Philip O'Connell, Emma Quinn.
Chapter 14: "Crime and Its Consequences".
Ian O'Donnell.
Chapter 15: "Soaring in the Best of Times"?
Robert Erikson.
The Provision and Use of Health Services, Health Inequalities and Health and Social Gain
Nolan, B., (ed.), Gannon, B., Layte, R., McGregor, P., Madden, D., Nolan, A., O'Neill, C., Smith, S., Books and Monographs published by the ESRI No. 196, Dublin: ESRI, June 2007.
A major collaborative programme of research on The Provision and Use of Health Services, Health Inequalities and Health and Social Gain has been underway since 2002, involving researchers at The Economic and Social Research Institute, University College Dublin and the University of Ulster, with financial support from the Health Research Board via a five-year programme grant. The aim of the research programme has been to bring the perspectives of health economics and sociology to bear on the provision and use of health services and on health inequalities in Ireland, in order to identify key causal mechanisms and priority areas for intervention. As the programme reaches the end of its five-year life, the key findings are brought together in this single publication aimed at interested researchers and those involved in policy analysis and design, as well as those with a more general interest in the way Ireland’s health services are developing.
Chapters:
Chapter 1: "The Financing and Delivery of GP Services in Ireland". Brian Nolan, Anne Nolan.
Chapter 2: "The Economics of GP Utilisation". Brian Nolan, Anne Nolan.
Chapter 3: "The Utilisation of GP Services". Brian Nolan, Anne Nolan.
Chapter 4: "Income, Medical Card Eligibility and Access to GP Services in Ireland". Brian Nolan, Anne Nolan.
Chapter 5: "Comparing Utilisation of Health Services on the Island of Ireland". Pat McGregor, Ciaran O'Neill.
Chapter 6: "Efficiency of Hospitals in Ireland". Brenda Gannon.
Chapter 7: "Patterns of Emergency Department Utilisation in Ireland: Findings from Four Large Teaching Hospitals in Dublin". Samantha Smith.
Chapter 8: "Equity in the Use of Health Care in Ireland?" Richard Layte.
Chapter 9: "Health Interventions and Risky Behaviour". David Madden.
A Social Portrait Of Children In Ireland
Dunne, A., Fahey, T., Maître, B., Nolan, B., Smyth, E., Whelan, C.T., Dublin: The Stationery Office, February 2007.
Poor Prescriptions: Poverty and Access to Community Health Services
Layte, R., Nolan, A., Nolan, B., Published by the Combat Poverty Agency. June 2007.
"A Global Database of Domestic and International Tourist Numbers at National and Subnational Level"
Bigano, A., Hamilton, J. M., Lau, M. A., Tol, R., Zhou, Y., International Journal of Tourism Research, Vol. 9, Issue 3,2007, DOI: 10.1002/jtr.602, Chichester: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
"Are Ireland's Immigrants Integrating into its Labour Market?"
Barrett, A., Duffy, D., IZA Discussion Paper No. 2838., Bonn: IZA, June 2007.
"Economy-wide Estimates of the Implications of Climate Change: Sea Level Rise"
Bosello, F., Roson, R., Tol, R., Environmental and Resource Economics, 2007 Vol. 37 No. 3, DOI: 10.1007/s10640-006-9048-5, The Netherlands: Springer, January 2007.
"Gender and Education"
Smyth, E., in R. Teese, S. Lamb & M. Duru-Bellat (Eds.) International Studies in Educational Inequality, Theory and Policy, Vol. 1 - Educational Inequality: Persistence and Change, Dordrecht: Springer-verlag Gmbh, May 2007.
"Paying the Price for Reconciling Work and Family Life: Comparing the Wage Penalty for Women's Part-time Work in Britain, Germany and the United States"
McGinnity, F., McManus, P., Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis, 2007 Special Issue, London: Taylor & Francis.
"School Processes and the Transition to Higher Education"
Smyth, E., Hannan, C., Oxford Review of Education, 2007 Vol 33 No 2, DOI: 10.1080/03054980701259964, Abingdon: Routledge.
"So Much to Do, So Little Time: Part-time Employment among Secondary Students in Ireland"
McCoy, S., Smyth, E., Work, Employment and Society, Vol. 21, No. 2., DOI 10.1177/0950017007076630, London: Sage Publications, June 2007.
"The 'Europeanisation' of Reference Groups: A Reconsideration Using EU-SILC"
Whelan, C. T., Maître, B., ESRI Working Papers No. 200, Dublin: ESRI, June 2007.
"The Impact of European Integration and Enlargement on Regional Structural Change and Cohesion"
Traistaru-Siedschlag, I, Morgenroth, E., EU Research on Social Sciences and Humanities - EUR 22370, Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, June 2007.
"Triple Dividends of Water Consumption Charges in South Africa"
Letsoalo, A., Blignaut, J., de Wet, T., de Wit, M., Hess, S., Tol, R., van Heerden, J., Water Resources Research, 2007 Vol. 43 No. 5 May, DOI: 10.1029/2005WR004076 Washington, D.C: AGU (American Geophysical Union).
"Why the New EU Member States should Adopt the Euro as Soon as Possible "
Traistaru-Siedschlag, I., Eurointelligence: Comment and Analysis 2006 June, Horsham: Eurointelligence Advisors Ltd.
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