Crisis and Corporate Welfare

Nat O'Connor; Paul Sweeney

doi:10.1057/978-1-137-57138-0

Crisis and Corporate Welfare

Nat O'Connor, Paul Sweeney

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Abstract

This chapter examines corporate welfare in the Republic of Ireland. Corporate welfare overlaps welfare policy and industrial strategy. On the one hand, corporate welfare can involve using state resources to support domestic businesses in a way that is analogous to personal social welfare. This can raise questions about the fairness/equity of redistributing resources to business owners. Conversely, the logic of industrial strategy can involve nurturing businesses that are likely to contribute to economic progress and job creation, which in turn can have a positive impact on welfare across society. Detail is presented on the actual supports given to businesses in the Republic of Ireland.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Irish Welfare State in the Twenty-First Century
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Pages	261-285
ISBN (Print)	978-1-137-57137-3 (and 978-1-137-57138-0 eBook)
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-57138-0
Publication status	Published - 2016

Keywords

Welfare State
Republic of Ireland
Corporate Welfare
Industrial Policy
Industrial Strategy

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