Socioeconomy

Outlook is bleak as focus of G20 countries is too narrow

Monday, 31 October 2011

As the 20 group of the world's wealthiest counttries prepare to meet later this week, Social Justice Ireland believes that the endless focus on economic growth while fai

Social Justice Irelands Paper for IMF/ECB/EC Troika

Monday, 17 October 2011

Making choices in precarious times such as these a country, a government, a society or an international institution defines itself by: The cuts it makes; the people it protects; its effectiveness on economic growth/jobs; its actions on public services; the values underpinning its choices.

Governments must break the link between states and their banks and minimize costs to taxpayers - Chopra (IMF) supports position proposed by Social Justice Ireland

Sunday, 16 October 2011

Governments must break the link between states and their banks according to Ajai Chopra, Deputy Director, European Department, International Monetary Fund, and leader of the 'troika' currently over

Latest OECD Report on Ireland is wrong on welfare rates

Friday, 14 October 2011

Social Justice Ireland is deeply disappointed with some of the recommendations of the OECD’s latest report on Ireland.

Fiscal Council proposals not credible - would make a bad situation worse

Wednesday, 12 October 2011

The proposals from the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council to Government are simply not credible. In reality they would make a bad situation worse.

Irish Fiscal Advisory Council - first report - FULL TEXT and main findings

Wednesday, 12 October 2011

This first

Eurostat Report an indictment of Government’s lack of support of small Irish businesses

Thursday, 6 October 2011

Social Justice Ireland is disappointed but not surprised at the results from latest Eurostat Report which has found Irish SMEs are among the least successful in the EU in accessing credit.

Banks should pay their fair share - Social Justice Ireland welcomes EU proposal for a financial transaction tax -

Thursday, 29 September 2011

Social Justice Ireland strongly welcomes the progress made towards introducing a Financial Transaction Tax in the EU.  This would be a very efficient mechanism to ensure banks and financia

Global economic downturn makes Ireland’s Bailout Agreement targets even more unlikely to be achieved.

Tuesday, 20 September 2011

The global economy is in a dangerous new phase according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

How can we shape Ireland’s future?

Thursday, 15 September 2011

In recent decades little attention has been paid to issues concerning the future. However, the future, how it should be shaped and who should be involved in shaping it has never been more significa