TY - BOOK AU - Murphy,Gary TI - Electoral competition in Ireland since 1987: the politics of triumph and despair SN - 9781784997397 AV - JN1415 .M87 2016eb U1 - 320.9415 23 PY - 2016/// CY - Manchester PB - Manchester University Press KW - Elections KW - Ireland KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE KW - Essays KW - bisacsh KW - Government KW - General KW - National KW - Reference KW - Economic history KW - fast KW - Politics and government KW - 1949- KW - Economic conditions KW - Electronic books KW - History N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The conservative revolutionaries; 1: Of constitutional and economic crusades: Ireland in the 1980s; 2: Charles J. Haughey and the politics of coalition; 3: The politics of changing coalitions; 4: Tribunals of inquiry and the politics of corrupt influence; 5: Fianna F�ail and the politics of hubris; 6: Fianna F�ail and the politics of nemesis; Conclusion: The politics of Troika Ireland; Bibliography; Index N2 - This account of the politics of modern Ireland offers a rigorous analysis of the forces which shaped both how the Irish state governed itself from the period since 1987 and how it lost its economic sovereignty in 2010. It comprehensively assess the last quarter century in Irish electoral politics from the time of the end of a deep recession in 1987 to the general election of 2011 where Ireland was ruled by the Troika and austerity was a by-word for both policy-making and how many Irish people lived their lives UR - https://libproxy.firstcity.edu.my:8443/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1281579 ER -