Chasing the wind? Half a century of economic strategy documents in Northern Ireland∗
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6074936 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Esmond Birnie (0000-0002-5234-0037, Queen's University Belfast, corresponding author), David Hitchens (Queen's University Belfast) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-27 |
| Publication date | 2001-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Irish Political Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0790-7184 • E-ISSN: 1743-9078 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07907180108406630 |
| OpenAlex | W2085738576 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 15 |
This article reviews the 11 major economic policy documents that were presented in Northern Ireland (NI) during 1955–99. Notwithstanding the intentions of these policy documents the performance of the NI economy has been disappointing. Convergence towards average UK levels of living standards and productivity was less than might reasonably have been expected. By implication, the documents were limited either in terms of their effectiveness or implementation. The impact of the documents is analysed thematically in terms of their use of economic theory, breadth of consultation with the economic partners, relations to NI politicians, wider political constraints, emphasis on North‐South links and co‐operation, attitudes to grants and government intervention, and extent of analysis of comparative regional competitiveness and consideration of the relative quality of labour and management. The experience of relative ineffectiveness or limited implementation of the previous ten documents implies that the most recent document Strategy 2010, as currently constituted, is unlikely to be successful
Business · Economic growth · Economics · Northern ireland · Political science · Politics · Productivity · Sociology · Irish and British Studies · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,16 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2017 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |