Demographic and Socio-Economic Change in Ireland
A Spatial Perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12286331 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cormac Walsh (0000-0002-0904-4670, University College Dublin, corresponding author), Jim Walsh (National University of Ireland, Maynooth) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 64 (First Serie |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 53-66 |
| Publication date | 2008-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Scottish Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0966-0356 • E-ISSN: 2053-888X |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3366/scot.2008.0035 |
| OpenAlex | W1970751465 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
It is widely accepted that Ireland has undergone a very significant transformation since the early 1990s. Since 1991 the population of the Republic of Ireland has expanded by over 20%. Unprecedented and sustained levels of economic growth have served to reverse previous trends of emigration and unemployment, creating a new prosperity but also new challenges including increasing social polarisation and environmental responsibility. Not unlike the Scottish experience, the recent demographic turnaround in Ireland has to a significant extent been driven by net in-migration, including return migrants and economic migrants from the new accession states of central and eastern Europe. In direct contrast to the Scottish experience, however, natural increase has continued to represent a key component of demographic expansion in Ireland, leading to a significantly lower level of age dependency. The changes that commenced around 1987 have been influenced by many factors including new forms of governance, national policies for economic and social development, a favourable international economic context, high levels of international investment in manufacturing and internationally traded
Economic geography · Geography · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Regional science · Computer Science · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Rural development and sustainability · Social Issues in Poland
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2008 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |