Enough is enough : how to build a new republic / Fintan O'Toole.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : Faber, 2010.Description: 256 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780571270088 (pbk.) :
- 0571270085 (Paper)
- 330.9417 OTO
- HC260.5
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 330.9417 OTO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00213599 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: The wrong map -- Part one: Five myths -- 2.The myth of representation -- 3.The myth of parliamentary democracy -- 4.The myth of charity -- 5.The myth of wealth -- Part two: Five decencies -- 1.Gimme shelter: the decency of security -- 2.Beyond the sickness system: the decency of health -- 3.A smart society: the decency of education -- 4.Beyond the ultimatum game: the decency of equality -- 5.Ethical austerity: the decency of citizenship -- Appendix: Fifty ideas for action.
The Celtic Tiger has now died, leaving the Republic of Ireland in dire financial straits. Arguing for a period of real change, Fintan O'Toole demonstrates how the country now needs to become a fully modern republic in fact as well as name.