Irish Economic Development: High-performing EU State or Serial Under-achiever?

1. Setting the Scene, Theory and Method 2. Overview of Ireland's Economic Development Record 3. Evaluating Standard Explanations for the Celtic Tiger 4. Industrialization by Invitation 5. Ireland's Five Internationally Competitive Sectors 6. Innovation by Invitation. 7. Ireland as a Micro-State 8. The Destructive Role of Special Interest Groups 9. The Irish Policymakers Mind-set 10. Charting the Way Head