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Neoliberal urban policy and the transformation of the city reshaping Dublin /

This book reviews the character and impacts of 'actually-existing' neoliberalism in Ireland. It examines the property-development boom and its legacy, the impacts of neoliberal urban policy in reshaping the city, public resistance to the new urban policy and highlights salient points to be...

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Group Author: MacLaran, Andrew; Kelly, Sinead.
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Cities and towns > Growth.
Neoliberalism > History > 21st century > Ireland.
Regional geography > Ireland.
Urban communities > Ireland.
Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies > Ireland.
Regional government policies > Ireland.
Urban & municipal planning > Ireland.
Geography.
Dublin (Ireland) > History > 21st century.
Dublin (Ireland) > Economic conditions > 21st century.
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137377050
Summary: This book reviews the character and impacts of 'actually-existing' neoliberalism in Ireland. It examines the property-development boom and its legacy, the impacts of neoliberal urban policy in reshaping the city, public resistance to the new urban policy and highlights salient points to be drawn from the Irish experience of neoliberalism.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9781137377043.
Carrier Form: 304 p. : 10 figures, 13.
ISBN: 9781137377050 :
1137377054 :
CLC: C912.81
Contents: PART I: SETTING THE CONTEXT Introduction-- Andrew MacLaran 1. Neoliberalism: The Rise of a Bad Idea-- Andrew MacLaran and Sinead Kelly 2. Irish Neoliberalism and Neoliberal Urban Policy-- Andrew MacLaran and Sinead Kelly 3. Light-Touch Regulation: The Rise and Fall of the Irish Banking Sector-- Sinead Kelly 4. The Political Economy of Legislative Change: Neoliberalising Planning Legislation-- Enda Murphy, Linda Fox-Rogers and Berna Grist 5. The Changing Ideology and Operation of Planning in Dublin-- Andrew MacLaran and Niall McCrory PART II: THE PROPERTY BOOM AND ITS LEGACY Introduction-- Andrew MacLaran 6. Ready Money: Over-Development in the Offices Sector-- Andrew MacLaran 7. Ready Money: Residential Over-Development and its Consequences-- Brendan Williams and Declan Redmond 8. The Financialisation of Irish Homeownership and the Impact of the Global Financial Crisis-- Daithi Downey 9. Bailing out the Banks: the Role of the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA)-- Brendan Williams PART III: RESHAPING URBAN POLICY AND RESHAPING THE CITY Introduction-- Andrew MacLaran 10. Actually-Existing Neoliberalism: Public-Private Partnerships in Public Service and Infrastructure Provision in Ireland-- Rory Hearne 11. Taking Liberties: Gentrification as Neoliberal Urban Policy in Dublin-- Sinead Kelly 12. Neoliberalising the City 'Creative-Class' Style-- Philip Lawton, Enda Murphy and Declan Redmond 13. Neoliberal 'Regeneration' and the Myth of Community Participation-- Paula Brudell and Katia Attuyer 14. The Collapse of PPPs: Prospects for Social Housing Regeneration After the Crash-- Rory Hearne and Declan Redmond 15. The Role of Private Consultancies in Neoliberal Urban Regeneration-- Paula Brudell PART IV: CONSIDERATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS Introduction-- Andrew MacLaran 16. Contested Urban Environments: Community Engagement and Struggle in Central Dublin-- Michael Punch 17. Neoliberal Urban Policy and Challenging the Ideological Straightjacket-- Andrew MacLaran and Sinead Kelly.

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