{"product_id":"9780745334028","title":"Austerity Ireland: The Failure of Irish Capitalism","description":"Ireland has been marketed as the poster boy of EU austerity. EU elites and neoliberal commentators claim that the country’s ability to suffer economic pain will attract investors and generate a recovery.\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAusterity Ireland\u003c\/i\u003e, Kieran Allen challenges this official image and argues that the Irish state's response to the crash has primarily been designed to protect economic privilege. The resulting austerity has been a failure and is likely to produce a decade of hardship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book offers a deeply informed and penetrating diagnosis of Ireland's current socio-economic and political malaise, suggesting that a political earthquake is underway which may benefit the left. \u003ci\u003eAusterity Ireland\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for all students of Irish politics and economics, as well as those interested in the politics of austerity and the eurozone crisis. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pluto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47010506473712,"sku":"9780745334028","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780745334028_p0.jpg?v=1763635493","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780745334028","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}