Majority-Minority Differentials
Unemployment, Housing and Health
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23700674 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martin Melaugh (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Pages | 131-148 |
| Publication date | 1995-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Facets of the Conflict in Northern Ireland (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan UK (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/978-1-349-23829-3_9 |
| OpenAlex | W2489492854 |
| ISBN | 9781349238293 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 10 |
In addition to the effects of the plantation and acts of government policy other events had differing outcomes for the two peoples of the north of Ireland. The advent of the industrial revolution in Ireland and the formation of the Northern Ireland state both helped to cement the difference in the relative social and economic standing of the two main religious groups. The industrial revolution initially had the greatest impact in the north-east of the island and Protestants benefited disproportionately from the employment that it created. The Northern Ireland state was formed at a time of turmoil in the whole of Ireland and those who were ‘loyal’ to the new state and the union were rewarded with jobs in the civil service, public employment and the security services. The relative Protestant advantage in wealth and income brought about by these events has persisted to the present day and is likely to do so for some time to come.
Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Ethnology · Government (linguistics) · Industrial Revolution · Northern ireland · Political science · Protestantism · Social security · Sociology · State (computer science) · Unemployment · Irish and British Studies · Law
Integration and division
Research into inequalities in health in Northern Ireland
Again on Discrimination in the North of Ireland
Variations in the standards of housing provision in Northern Ireland
Discrimination in Northern Ireland
Catholic Grievances, Catholic Nationalism
Catholic Grievances and Violence in Northern Ireland
Catholic Grievances, Catholic Nationalism and Violence in Northern Ireland during the Civil Rights Period
Religion and Employment in Northern Ireland
Religion and Employment in Northern Ireland
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1998 - 2003 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |