This volume shows how joining the European Union helped Ireland energize what had been a stagnant agricultural backwater. Ireland became a prosperous globalized hub for multinational firms exporting technologically sophisticated products and services. But there have been some severe policy...

This volume presents a selection of mainly empirical contributions which address growth potentials and potentials for growth in Europe and the OECD. The contributions offer a national-level as well as a firm-level perspective on these issues Given this rather broad view, the volume should be of...