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Political and Administrative Context

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Public Sector Reform in Ireland

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This chapter provides an overview of the Irish political and administrative systems from independence in 1922 until the eve of the Global Financial Crisis. In terms of public service reform efforts, a distinction is drawn between the period from 1922 to 1990, and from 1990 until 2008 during which Ireland experienced a version of New Public Management-styled reforms. A final section details the content of preliminary cutback efforts developed as the crisis unfolded in 2008 until the collapse of the incumbent governing administration in early 2011.

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MacCarthaigh, M. (2017). Political and Administrative Context. In: Public Sector Reform in Ireland. Executive Politics and Governance. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57460-8_2

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