The Fall of the Celtic Tiger Ireland and the Euro Debt Crisis

Preface to the Paperback Edition
Preface
Introduction- The Irish Financial Wake
Part I: Background
1. The Rise of the Celtic Tiger
2. Ideology and Financial Innovation
3. Asset Market Bubbles and Financial Crises
Part II: The Causes of the Crisis
4. The Banks and the Property Market Bubble
5. The Failure of Financial Regulation
6. The Makings of a Fiscal Crisis
7. The Property-based Revenue Book and the Accompanying Expenditure Surge
8. The Climate of Public Opinion - Politicians, Economists, and the Media
Part III: The Crash
9. The Storm Clouds Gather
10. The Guarantee Decision of 29 September 2008
11. From the Guarantee to the Bail Out
Part IV: After the Crash
12. Coping with the Future
13. Conclusions
Appendix A: The Views of the IMF and the OECD in the Period Leading Up to Ireland's Financial Crisis
Appendix B: Interview with the Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, 18 November 2010
Appendix C: IMF Assistance to Ireland- A Hypothetical Scenario