Turning the telescope around : the Anglo-American "special" economic relationship in the "post-American" world / Martine Azuelos -- The Irish-US economic relations : end of an era or a promising future? / Vanessa Boullet -- US investment in Northern Ireland : strategies, incentives and...

This book revisits the economic relationship that ties the UK and Ireland to the United States in the aftermath of the greatest economic crisis of the past fifty years. When considering recent developments to these economic links, it appears that oppositional forces are at work. On one hand,...

Women, work and cotton manufacturing -- Organising the factory : manufacturers choices -- The choices for work in textile communities -- Millwork : pay, work and equity -- A time to work -- Collective action -- Gender, health and working conditions -- Womens impact on industrial development :...