Contemporary Irish Economic And Social Development And The Reasons For Analysis

In the past, Ireland was a poor society of agriculture and was called "the Europe country " Now Irish economy has developed rapidly since 1990s and titled "the Celtic Tiger". Irish economy has increased from an average of 8% to the top rate in European Union in the recent ten years Ireland carried out the preferential policies to attract the foreign capital Many multinational companies invested in Ireland which brought new technology and managerial ideas. Ireland formed the proper industry structure which depended on the high technology especially the software industry. Ireland surpassed the USA in 2000 and became the first export country in the software. In the same year, Ireland exceeded Singapore and became the highest degree of globalization.The Irish economy pushed the social reform. Now Inland has changed from the traditional agricultural society to the industrial society, from the traditional Catholic society to the secular society. The social advance pushed the development of Irish economy.After the September eleventh incident the global economy began to decline, which also influenced the Irish economy. The Irish government took strong measures to drive the increasement of Irish economy. Ireland and China have the same historial experiences. Both countries have more advantages to study and absorb for each other.There are five sections in this thesis. Section 1, the Irish economic and social situation before 1990. Ireland was a typical agricultural society and was called the European village. The Great Famine in 1845 greatly influenced the social development in Ireland. The establishment of the Irish Free State became the now symbol of the gnomic and social development. Ireland began to carry out opening policy since 1950s and Irish economy was developed in 1960s and 1970s. Irish society gradually transformed from the traditional society to the modern society. Section 2, the economic development and social reform. Ireland attracted a great deal of investment from the multi-national companies, so that itseconomy was developed. Ireland formed the industrial structure which depended on the high-tech industry such as software and hardware. Ireland has become an important base which the multi-national companies need to enter the European market. Section 3, the reason analyses. There are two reasons for Irish economic deoelopment First one is the good exterior environment. Ireland succeeded to ride on the three express trains which include the economic globalization, economic informationalization and European Integration. Second one is the actively stably interior factors. The advanced education has cultivated abundant personnel resources, social capital and the political capital. Section 4, limitotion. It mainly reflects the excessive reliance on the multi-national companies by Ireland, the gap between the poor and rich resulted from the economic development and the existence of the unemployed populotion for a long period. Section 5, future perspectives and the significance of expericences. Irish economy will decline inflenced by the recession of the world ecomony. Irish government has adopted the active correspondent measures to enlarge infrastructure investment and develop Asian strategy, so it is expected that Irish ecomomy will remain the first among EU countries althrough its economic growth rate has decreased. The Sino-lrish economy help supply each other's needs, there are good perspectives in the business and trade relations between two countries.Courtny-study is an important branch of the international politics. The success of Ireland has provided the international community a fully new pattern of development. There are abundant theoretical and realistic significanses to study Irish development road.