That Ireland might default on her financial debts to Europe and the IMF is an ongoing theme in the media. What If Ireland Defaults? addresses this great 'What If?' question. Ireland's financial crisis and the good and bad of default are discussed from the perspectives of different stakeholders and commentators, such as a market participant, a mortgage broker, an IMF economist, a politician and a financial journalist, as well as a number of eminent Irish and international economists and commentators. Contributors include Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz; economists Constantin Gurdgiev, Megan Greene and Stephen Kinsella; Peter Mathews TD; Senator Sean Barrett businessman and political activist Declan Ganley; politics lecturer and journalist Elaine Byrne; Sam Roberts, Urban Affairs correspondent for the New York Times; John Walsh, editor of Business & Finance; Peter Brown, director of the Irish Institute of Financial Trading; and Karl Deeter, director of Irish Mortgage Brokers. Written with the interested general public in mind, the book is unique in its treatment of the theme of default from many different angles.
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"Beautifully written and surprisingly easy to digest, this book digs deep into the default debate. The insights into the consequences of default for Ireland are compulsory reading for the mandarins in Finance and the false gods of the NTMA. The detached views of such a distinguished cast of characters offer far more enlightenment than you would find at the Cabinet table." --Shane Ross, independent TD, author and business editor of the Sunday Independent
"This is a significant and timely written symposium from a very broad spectrum of opinion holders on the crucial issues for Ireland in respect of the viability of the ECB-IMF bailout and the consequences of its possible failure. Whether one hopes for failure or believes in success, and regardless of whether one agrees with some or none of the contributors, the articles are a must-read for citizens of an embattled society facing difficult but inescapable choices on the future of their Republic, and they will be quoted for years to come in the on-going debate upon which we are launched." --Michael McDowell, barrister and former Minister for Justice
"Sober, balanced, comprehensive, and heavy with facts, What if Ireland Defaults? is necessary reading for anyone who wants to understand how the world will deal with a future of fiscal crises and moral hazard." --Dan Mitchell, senior economist with the Cato Institute
"Rather than hide behind the sofa every time the word `default' is mentioned, we need an intelligent discussion of what it means and doesn't mean for economies, societies and citizens. This book brings together a wide range of perspectives and fact-based analyses on a topic that will dominate policy debates for years. Read this, agree or disagree with the contributors, but let's start acknowledging that debt is an over-riding political issue."
"The book is an excellent read It needs to be read by our politicians and higher public servants. For the rest of us, it s an excellent way to get up the learning curve." John Finn, Irish Examiner, 9 April 2012 --Michael Taft, research officer with UNITE
"This is a significant and timely written symposium from a very broad spectrum of opinion holders on the crucial issues for Ireland in respect of the viability of the ECB-IMF bailout and the consequences of its possible failure. Whether one hopes for failure or believes in success, and regardless of whether one agrees with some or none of the contributors, the articles are a must-read for citizens of an embattled society facing difficult but inescapable choices on the future of their Republic, and they will be quoted for years to come in the on-going debate upon which we are launched." --Michael McDowell, barrister and former Minister for Justice
"Sober, balanced, comprehensive, and heavy with facts, What if Ireland Defaults? is necessary reading for anyone who wants to understand how the world will deal with a future of fiscal crises and moral hazard." --Dan Mitchell, senior economist with the Cato Institute
"Rather than hide behind the sofa every time the word `default' is mentioned, we need an intelligent discussion of what it means and doesn't mean for economies, societies and citizens. This book brings together a wide range of perspectives and fact-based analyses on a topic that will dominate policy debates for years. Read this, agree or disagree with the contributors, but let's start acknowledging that debt is an over-riding political issue."
"The book is an excellent read It needs to be read by our politicians and higher public servants. For the rest of us, it s an excellent way to get up the learning curve." John Finn, Irish Examiner, 9 April 2012 --Michael Taft, research officer with UNITE
About the Author
Brian Lucey is a Professor of Finance in Trinity College Dublin and a columnist with the Irish Examiner. Charles Larkin is research associate in the School of Business, Trinity College Dublin. Constantin Gurdgiev is Adjunct Professor at the School of Business, Trinity College Dublin and an international newspaper columnist.
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What if Ireland Defaults? was a timely book in 2012 which is still relevant. It became an instant best seller till the first print run was all sold. The new Irish government unfortunately has been unwilling and unable to follow up with action on the illegitimate sovereign debt (in fact the new Fine Gael govt. legitimized it even more the next year in 2013 by creating sovereign debt out of private bank rescue instruments of a dubious nature).
This story is not over but What if Ireland Defaults? was part of the narrative...
Tony
PS: Of course it was relevant I wrote the South American Chapter myself
This story is not over but What if Ireland Defaults? was part of the narrative...
Tony
PS: Of course it was relevant I wrote the South American Chapter myself
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Brilliant and horrifying insight
6 April 2012
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Ireland is plunging into a financial abyss; already the country that only years ago was one of the most equal - and prosperous - in the world has become a deeply divided place where class enmity is growing and slavish obedience to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are the sleek upper class's grovelling response to the devastating crash.
Editor Brian Lucey and Constantin Gurdgiev - two of the country's most brilliant economists - and Charles Larkin - and public policy specialist Charles Larkin have drawn together essays by a diverse group of financial thinkers to look for a solution.
Lucey's introduction lays out the purpose of the book - a cross-section of views on "how, why and on whose watch this crisis emerged". The essay by Gurdgiev - often found giving a direct but simplified-for-the-masses view on the situation on television and radio - is a highly technical analysis of Ireland's possible road to debt restructuring.
Sam Roberts of the New York Times gives a comparative view, with a blow-by-blow account of the New York fiscal crisis of 1975, while Marc Tomljanovich looks at how cash-strapped cities deal with default. Famous names like Joseph Stiglitz and less famous but deeply influential ones like Huginn Freyr Þorsteinsson, advisor to the finance minister of Iceland and macroeconomic forecaster Megan Greene of Roubini Global Economics and political corruption expert Elaine Byrne of TCD, give wide-ranging and informed views and opinions on the Irish crisis and how we can solve it.
If you want to read one guidebook to the crisis, read this one.
Editor Brian Lucey and Constantin Gurdgiev - two of the country's most brilliant economists - and Charles Larkin - and public policy specialist Charles Larkin have drawn together essays by a diverse group of financial thinkers to look for a solution.
Lucey's introduction lays out the purpose of the book - a cross-section of views on "how, why and on whose watch this crisis emerged". The essay by Gurdgiev - often found giving a direct but simplified-for-the-masses view on the situation on television and radio - is a highly technical analysis of Ireland's possible road to debt restructuring.
Sam Roberts of the New York Times gives a comparative view, with a blow-by-blow account of the New York fiscal crisis of 1975, while Marc Tomljanovich looks at how cash-strapped cities deal with default. Famous names like Joseph Stiglitz and less famous but deeply influential ones like Huginn Freyr Þorsteinsson, advisor to the finance minister of Iceland and macroeconomic forecaster Megan Greene of Roubini Global Economics and political corruption expert Elaine Byrne of TCD, give wide-ranging and informed views and opinions on the Irish crisis and how we can solve it.
If you want to read one guidebook to the crisis, read this one.
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Essential reading
15 April 2012
By Shane Dempsey
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We are inundated with opinions on the current economic crisis in Ireland. Many of those opinions are remarkably free from analysis of the figures, understanding of markets and plain common sense. It often appears that both media and politicians are writing articles and dictating policy ,respectively, more based on fear and considerations of optics than economics. This book addresses that knowledge gap and is accessible to a wide range of readers willing to give time and effort to pondering the most important questions the Irish economy has ever faced. It's difficult to pick just one highlight but Stiglitz' article is worth the price of the book and Gurdgiev's article on debt restructuring would make a suitable textbook case study. I would hope that every TD will read this with an open and attentive mind.
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An Enjoyable Read
14 April 2012
By Lucky Lady
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This book doesn't force the reader into any opinions. Authors like Stiglitz and Roberts really shine.It is a book to cause a person to think about the present situation and the future. The language is clear. It is easy to read. My congratulations to Brian Lucey, Charles Larkin and Constantin Gurdgiev who edited the book. Excellent work!
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