Taxation and welfare policies are among the most potent instruments available to any state to influence the living standards of a country and its people. In 2021, the Irish government established a Commission on Taxation and Welfare to conduct an overall appraisal of the suitability and...

This paper explores alternative approaches to understanding the economic implications of social partnership in Ireland. Discussion of orthodox approaches identifies a number of shortcomings, including a narrow definition of competitiveness and the lack of a conflict perspective. Previous work...