Abstract: This article surveys the economic policies pursued over the first decade of the Irish Free State. The Cumann na nGaedheal governments of W. T. Cosgrave are argued to have been more pragmatic than ideological in their approach and to have been more successful in their management of the economy than is generally realised.
Keywords: Cumann na nGaedheal, economic policy, Irish independence, 1920s
Cite this article: Barry, F. (2024). A reappraisal of Cumann na nGaedheal economic policy. Irish Political Studies, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/07907184.2024.2334488
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