“…Figure 1.National level public sector organisational development 1922–2014. Source: Hardiman et al. (2017), www.isad.ie.…”
Section: Beyond the Troika: Non-conditional Reformsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Both Hardiman et al (2017) and Laffan (2017) note sharp differences between the IMF and the EU authorities on various aspects of Ireland's loan conditionalities with regard to issues such as repayment of bank bondholders, the speed of fiscal consolidation, and the extent of structural reform and other features of conditionality associated the loan programme. Pisany-Ferry et al (2013: 119-120) also suggest that the relationship between the IMF and its partners was not always easy.…”
Section: The Troika and Irish Public Service Reformsmentioning
Between 2008 and 2015, Ireland undertook unprecedented and systemic public sector reforms in a polity not traditionally considered a prominent reformer. While some of these reforms comprised part of the loan programme agreement with EU and international actors, many others did not. This article argues that the crisis in Ireland provided a window of opportunity to introduce reforms that political and administrative elites had previously found difficult to implement. The authority of the Troika was invoked to provide legitimacy for controversial initiatives, yet some of the reforms went further than the loan programme strictly required. A number of these concerning organisational rationalisation, the public service ‘bargain’ and transversal policy coordination are considered here. Agreements were negotiated with public sector unions that facilitated sharp cuts in pay and conditions, reducing the potential for opposition to change. The reform effort was further legitimated by the reformers’ post-New Public Management, whole-of-government discourse, which situated considerations of effectiveness and efficiency in a broader framework of public service quality and delivery.
“…Figure 1.National level public sector organisational development 1922–2014. Source: Hardiman et al. (2017), www.isad.ie.…”
Section: Beyond the Troika: Non-conditional Reformsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Both Hardiman et al (2017) and Laffan (2017) note sharp differences between the IMF and the EU authorities on various aspects of Ireland's loan conditionalities with regard to issues such as repayment of bank bondholders, the speed of fiscal consolidation, and the extent of structural reform and other features of conditionality associated the loan programme. Pisany-Ferry et al (2013: 119-120) also suggest that the relationship between the IMF and its partners was not always easy.…”
Section: The Troika and Irish Public Service Reformsmentioning
Between 2008 and 2015, Ireland undertook unprecedented and systemic public sector reforms in a polity not traditionally considered a prominent reformer. While some of these reforms comprised part of the loan programme agreement with EU and international actors, many others did not. This article argues that the crisis in Ireland provided a window of opportunity to introduce reforms that political and administrative elites had previously found difficult to implement. The authority of the Troika was invoked to provide legitimacy for controversial initiatives, yet some of the reforms went further than the loan programme strictly required. A number of these concerning organisational rationalisation, the public service ‘bargain’ and transversal policy coordination are considered here. Agreements were negotiated with public sector unions that facilitated sharp cuts in pay and conditions, reducing the potential for opposition to change. The reform effort was further legitimated by the reformers’ post-New Public Management, whole-of-government discourse, which situated considerations of effectiveness and efficiency in a broader framework of public service quality and delivery.
“…The Irish financial recovery plan designed by Troika (a group composed by the European Central Bank, the European Commission, and the International Monetary Fund) included conditions of austerity measures and a €67.5 billion EU-IMF bailout package. The austerity measures to cut deficits and appease the market included the liberalization of labour markets, deregulation services, and privatization to improve efficiencies (Hardiman, Araújo, MacCarthaigh, & Spanou, 2017). In the post-crash scenario, Ireland is often referred as the "poster child of Europe", as the country is represented as having recovered economically due to its rising property prices, prominent high-technology industry and increasing capacity to attract foreign investments (Gaynor, 2018;Nowicki et al, 2019).…”
Section: The Financialization Of Housing As a "Solution" For The Crisismentioning
Evictions in the private rental sector have acquired primary importance in the public debate. Unaffordable rents and insecurity in the private rented sector have been appointed as one of the primary reasons for homelessness. Due to high rental prices and a chronic housing shortage, families who are not able to find alternative accommodation might fall into homelessness when they are evicted from their homes. This study contributes to the current understanding of the conditions that led to the lack of affordable housing and limited housing options in Ireland. While a range of factors contribute to the housing and homelessness crisis in the country, this paper examines current data and legislation relating to the entry of corporate landlords into the private real estate market. In the face of the unhelpful structural trends of rising poverty and increasing homelessness, this work argues that current levels of homelessness are associated with insecurity in the private rented sector and rising rent unaffordability. This paper finds that the current housing policy framework that focuses on temporary remediation is increasing the commitment to financial actors connected to global corporations and collaborating to the weak regulation of the housing market.
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