1、The Economy of IrelandBrief Introduction ofEconomy Features： small, open .trade-dependent Cause： its size and Ireland s geographicalFrom :申紅艷2011級英語3班position as an island on the west edge of Europe Changes： from being agrarian and having a traditional manufacturing base in+o irrternationally traded

2、 services high十ech and pharmaceutical indusiriesReasons for Economy Growing A population boom The reform of educa廿on The government had a conversion tomarket economicsIrelands entraneeinto the EU in 1973The EU :Economic PoliciesUnlike Great Britain ,Ireland never had an in dustrial revoluti on . So

3、its econo mic transformation had to be achieved politically . JIn the late 1950s, new government moved Ireland away from its insular and protective economic policies into a new era of industrialization and urbanization.The Celtic Tiger Time : by the 1990szIreland became a rich country for the first

4、time in its history. The media called it Examples: Irish in comes went into 110% House prices in Dublin quadrupled Many people went out and bought expensive cars and second housesOver-heatingan economiccrisis: Causes : 1 .peoples desire for owning their own houses 2.a lot of loan from banks 3.1ackin

5、g sufficient regulations from the gover nment.: Solutions: revising its economic policies, enforcing strict budget restrictions and bailing out the banksA Summary of Ireland5s EconomicTransformationby recentstatistics As of 2008, exportsindustrial produce:92.7% ;agricultural produced.8% Clearly ,ove

6、r the last forty years, Ireland has made the transition from a traditional agrarian economy to one both modern and ind ustrial.The EU: Social Policies Social changes:f Women were granted legal status in their own righti A change of attitude towards the envir on meritKA change in Irelands labor marketIA shift of attitudes to foreign nationalsSummary The EU make