Economic and Social Review Archive: Complete Collection 1969-: Recent submissions
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Equality of opportunity in Irish schools - a reassessment
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1985)In a recent publication, we examined the available evidence on social mobility in the Republic of Ireland. Our contention that substantial inequalities exist conflicts sharply with the conclusion of Greaney and Kellaghan ... -
An analysis of some presuppositions underlying the concepts of meritocracy and ability as presented in Greaney and Kellaghan study
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1985)Two key concepts in Greaney and Kellaghan's book are those of meritocracy and ability. This paper sets out to present a critical evaluation of the major sociological and educational presuppositions on which these are based. ... -
Symposium on equality of opportunity in Irish schools - introduction
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1985)The papers in this symposium are concerned with an assessment of an important recent publication in Irish education on Equality of Opportunity in Irish Schools (Greaney and Kellaghan, 1984). It is no longer a matter of ... -
The influence of turnout on the results of the referendum to amend the constitution to include a clause on the rights of the unborn - reply
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1984)O'Donnell and Brannick (ODB ) believe that it is invalid to attempt to assign a preference to those who did not vote in the Referendum. They claim that those who abstain in a Referendum are expressing a strongly felt ... -
The influence of turnout on the results of the referendum to amend the constitution to include a clause on the rights of the unborn - a review of Walsh findings
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1984)In a recent article Walsh analysed the effect of the low level of turnout on the results of the September 1983 Referendum and stated that `the most important general conclusion from the study is that the level of support ... -
Government intervention and the cost of capital to Irish manufacturing-industry
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1984)This paper derives some general expressions for the debt cost of capital to the Irish manufacturing sector, incorporating the interaction between fiscal and financial policies. A range of estimates of the actual cost (per ... -
The geographical pattern of Irish foreign-trade - test of a gravity model
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1984)This article assesses the extent to which economic approaches to the geographical pattern of foreign trade explain the pattern of Irish merchandise imports and exports. The approach adopted is that of a `gravity? model of ... -
Chance in preferential voting systems - an unacceptable element in Irish electoral law
(Economic & Social Studies, Dublin, 1984)The single transferable vote system of proportional representation as operated in elections to Dail Eireann is one of the most sophisticated electoral systems, maximising the capacity of the voter to determine the outcome ... -
The demand for alcohol in ireland
(Economic & Social Studies, DUBLIN, 1984)Abstract: Equilibrium and dynamic versions of Deaton and Muellbauer's AID S model are used to estimate demand systems for Irish consumption of beer, spirits and wine using quarterly data for the period 1969-1980. The dynamic ... -
The determinants of trade union growth in the republic of ireland - an econometric investigation
(Economic & Social Studies, DUBLIN, 1984)Abstract: This paper documents an econometric investigation into the determinants of the rate of growth of trade union membership in the Irish economy. Empirical results obtained for the period 1943 to 1977 provide support ... -
The impact of the blight upon the pre-famine rural economy in ireland
(Economic & Social Studies, DUBLIN, 1984)Abstract: The efficiency wage model is developed in this paper to explain the radical restructuring of agricultural production towards cattle and sheep in Ireland that occurred after the blight attack of 1846. The pre-Famine ... -
Smoking behaviors, intentions and beliefs among dublin primary-school children
(Economic & Social Studies, DUBLIN, 1984)Abstract: Cigarette smoking and related beliefs were investigated in a survey of 752 Dublin sixth class primary school children. Smoking rates and differences in the beliefs and background of smokers and non-smokers are ... -
166 who rule - the dail deputies of november 1982
(Economic & Social Studies, DUBLIN, 1984)Abstract: Analysis of the backgrounds of the Dail deputies elected in November 1982 shows certain strong similarities with previous Dala. Most deputies were born in their constituencies, and most were local authority members ... -
The influence of turnout of the results of the referendum to amend the constitution to include a clause on the rights of the unborn
(Economic & Social Studies, DUBLIN, 1984)The Referendum on the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution, held on 8th September, 1983, endorsed by a two-to-one majority the insertion into the Constitution of Ireland a clause concerning the right to life of the unborn. ... -
A note upon localism and party solidarity - the transfer of votes in the udaras-na-gaeltachta election of 1979
(Economic & Social Studies, DUBLIN, 1984)Two important features of the Irish electoral system are localism and party solidarity. The electorate, particularly in rural areas, expect their representatives to look after their specific local interests and are therefore ... -
Uk and united-states visitor expenditure in ireland - some econometric findings
(Economic & Social Studies, DUBLIN, 1984)Abstract: This paper analyses trends in the Irish shares of UK and US visitor expenditures in Europe over the period 1964 to 1981. This is done in the context of two larger studies by the authors, the theoretical framework ... -
Irish clientelism - a reappraisal
(Economic & Social Studies, DUBLIN, 1984)Abstract: Studies of Irish politics have generally used a clientelist framework: voters in rural areas seem to obtain state benefits through a politician's interventions and, in return, become the politician's "clients". ... -
Youth culture in ireland
(Economic & Social Studies, DUBLIN, 1984)Abstract: The forms of youth cultures which exist among school-going adolescents in Ireland are explored in this article. A survey, using a comparative research design of eight groups of school-going adolescents, was carried ... -
Accessibility and urban-growth rates - evidence for the irish urban system
(Economic & Social Studies, DUBLIN, 1984)Urban growth is a complicated process and any quantitative analysis is unlikely to replicate growth rates very well. This paper explores one particular relationship in the context of Irish urban centres, that between growth ... -
Entrepreneurship and development - an alternative perspective
(Economic & Social Studies, DUBLIN, 1984)Abstract: This paper offers an alternative to the more orthodox psychological approach to the study of entrepreneurship. It suggests that an adequate theory of entrepreneurship must consider a country's political and ...
