Why was the economy of Ireland in the 1990s and early 2000s referred to as a “Celtic Tiger”?
a) Ireland was being compared to the rapidly emerging Asian economies of Hong Kong, Singapore, and South Korea.
b) Ireland was being compared to the wealthy economy of the “British Tiger” or Indian Raj.
Consider This: Economists argued that the Irish strategy could be replicated “irrespective of time and place.” See 15.7: Narrative: Tiger by the Tail.
c) American economists were equating the speed of Ireland’s rapidly growing economy with a then-popular American gasoline that promised it would “put a tiger in your tank.”
Consider This: Economists argued that the Irish strategy could be replicated “irrespective of time and place.” See 15.7: Narrative: Tiger by the Tail.
d) Ireland was being compared to the rapidly growing “Russian Bear” economy of the same period.
Consider This: Economists argued that the Irish strategy could be replicated “irrespective of time and place.” See 15.7: Narrative: Tiger by the Tail.
a) Ireland was being compared to the rapidly emerging Asian economies of Hong Kong, Singapore, and South Korea.
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