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Irish Politics Today By: Neil Collins, Terry Cradden Our price: 9.99 + postage Product code: 24601 ISBN: 0719061741 176 pages Format: Pb Published by: Manchester University Press, 2001 There are no reviews available for this book

Description of Irish Politics Today

Fully revised and updated this fourth edition of Irish politics today is a comprehensive introduction to the politics of the Irish republic. It includes coverage of the 1997 general election, and the creation of a new coalition of Fianna Fail and the Progressive Democrats under Bertie Ahern that year. Reflecting recent developments in Irish politics, the book now has an entire chapter devoted to sleaze. CONTENTS 1. Ireland: What kind of state? 2. Parties, elections and electorates 3. Elites and pressure groups 4. The policy-making process 5. The constitution and the law 6. Political corruption in Ireland 7. Northern Ireland 8. External relations