Irish Regional Development A New Agenda

For the first time in its history, the Republic of Ireland faces serious regional problems, such as infrastructural bottlenecks and unbalanced development, which may undermine future national prosperity. The government's response has been to prioritise balanced regional development as a national objective in the National Development Plan: 2000-2006 and to launch the National Spatial Strategy: 2002-2020. This book is the first to provide a comprehensive analysis of the problems currently facing Irish regions and to analyse, from an economics perspective, the key drivers of Irish regional development. It is also the first book to critically evaluate the National Spatial Strategy. Its contributors include internationally respected regional economists presenting accessible and thought-provoking analyses, and setting a new agenda for Irish regional development.O'Leary, Eoin is the author of 'Irish Regional Development A New Agenda', published 2004 under ISBN 9781904148371 and ISBN 1904148379.