Combat Poverty Agency Submission to the Department of Finance on the Introduction of a Carbon Tax (2003)
Title | Combat Poverty Agency Submission to the Department of Finance on the Introduction of a Carbon Tax (2003) PDF eBook |
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Publisher | Combat Poverty Agency |
Pages | 21 |
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Combat Poverty Agency Submission to the Department of Finance on Tax Reliefs & Exemptions for High Earners (2005)
Title | Combat Poverty Agency Submission to the Department of Finance on Tax Reliefs & Exemptions for High Earners (2005) PDF eBook |
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Publisher | Combat Poverty Agency |
Pages | 16 |
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Combat Poverty Agency Submission to the Departmental & Sectoral Working Group on Fuel Poverty (2008)
Title | Combat Poverty Agency Submission to the Departmental & Sectoral Working Group on Fuel Poverty (2008) PDF eBook |
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Publisher | Combat Poverty Agency |
Pages | 15 |
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Action on Poverty Today Issue 11 (Winter 2005)
Title | Action on Poverty Today Issue 11 (Winter 2005) PDF eBook |
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Publisher | Combat Poverty Agency |
Pages | 20 |
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Aspects of Irish Energy Policy
Title | Aspects of Irish Energy Policy PDF eBook |
Author | John Fitz Gerald |
Publisher | ESRI |
Pages | 186 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Energy policy |
ISBN | 0707002362 |
Written Submission by the National Anti-Poverty Organization to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs on the White Paper on Tax Reform
Title | Written Submission by the National Anti-Poverty Organization to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs on the White Paper on Tax Reform PDF eBook |
Author | Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs |
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Pages | 9 |
Release | 1987 |
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The Blame Game
Title | The Blame Game PDF eBook |
Author | Brendan Flynn |
Publisher | Justice in Controversy |
Pages | 294 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
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Dr Flynn covers all of the above questions and more in his new book The Blame Game. A must-read for anyone interested in environmental issues in Ireland. Ireland's record in the field of environmental protection is one of the worst in Europe, and this book explores the reasons why. It examines the evolution of Irish environmental policy over the so-called 'Celtic Tiger' years of Ireland's economic boom while looking to the future as well. It considers why Ireland's environmental performance has been so lacklustre during this period, and what scope exists for improvement. The emphasis is placed primarily on institutional aspects of Irish environmental policy. In particular, this book offers a strong critique of the current Irish style of reaching environmental decisions, an excessive dependence on legal instruments, and a weak Irish local government system. The author further argues that Ireland has developed an institutional style of policy-making that urgently needs reform. He suggest a number of discreet but related problems that need to be understood and addressed. These include an excessive adversarial style of interaction between environmentalists, the Irish state, and business - the 'blame game' described in the title. Also fatal, is a complacency among the Irish policy elite, who have chosen to downplay environmental problems and continue to think of environmental policy as merely about corrective regulation, rather than adopting the wider and more ambitious vision of sustainable development. Individual chapters cover a range of topics, and the book will appeal to readers interested in comparative environmental policy and politics, the role of institutions in environmental policy-making, or indeed anyone keen to understand the post 'Celtic Tiger' politics and society of an Ireland in transition.Ã?Â?Ã?Â?