Taming the Tiger: Social Exclusion in a Globalised Ireland

Globalisation not only impacts on global flows of trade, finance and investment, it represents a major challenge to both the Irish state and community stakeholders at the most local level.

Taming the Tiger argues that our current system of local governance is ill-equipped to meet this new challenge. It exposes a centralised and fragmented system that has evolved to serve the interests of central government rather than local communities.

Edited by Deiric Ó Broin, David Jacobson and Peadar Kirby, this book provides a critical evaluation of Ireland's system of local governance and makes clear policy recommendations.

Praise for Taming the Tiger:

'This direct and useful little book contains a clear warning about the Celtic-tiger miracle, some provocative facts, and a suggestion-a small demonstration even-of hope for the future' Charles Sabel, 2006