List of Tables Preface Acronyms and Abbreviations Introduction: The Collapse of the Irish Model PART I: THE CELTIC TIGER AND ITS AFTERMATH Before the Tiger Assessing the Boom Best of Times? PART II: DIFFERENT READING OF THE CELTIC TIGER Dominant Reading Critical Explanations Elaborating Theory PART III: IRELAND'S POLITICAL ECONOMY State: Developmental or Competition? Market: Neo-liberalism Irish-style Society: Vulnerability and Control PART IV: HAS THE IRISH MODEL A FUTURE? Options Appendix Bibliography Index