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    • Sterling movements and Irish pound interest rates 

      Honohan, Patrick; Conroy, Charles (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1994)
      Despite convergence of inflation to below the system's average, Ireland experienced volatile short-term interest rates in the EMS. Much of the volatility comes from periods of Sterling weakness being associated with higher ...
    • The Irish rural development paradigm : an exploratory analysis 

      Shortall, Sally (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1994)
      This paper examines the recent rural development programmes. It considers the way they use the idea of "community", what is meant by rural development and who benefits from it, and what are the implications for systems of ...
    • The presence of Porter's sectoral clustering in Irish manufacturing 

      O'Donnellan, Niall (Economic & Social StudiesDublin, 1994)
      Industrial clustering is seen by Porter (1990) as a dynamic process of national sectoral linkages and regional proximity that can systematically interact and reinforce each other, and which is central to international ...