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Entrepreneurship and recovery in Northern Ireland

In: Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship and Conflict

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  • Graham Brownlow

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Northern Ireland has long experienced relatively poor levels of productivity relative to Britain. This chapter considers the long run relationship between economic and political power as a way of thinking about the institutional-entrepreneurial trajectory that might explain this productivity performance. Four historical phases in economic history covering the period from the 1870s to the present are highlighted in the discussion. While political agreement in 1998 has contributed to economic improvement, the evidence indicates that the post conflict recovery has been uneven. While here have been welcome moves towards productive entrepreneurship, the legacy of the Troubles has ensured that unproductive and destructive entrepreneurship remain features of the regional economy even in the 2020s. The hoped for ‘peace dividend’ has likewise been mixed; while the ongoing productivity gap has conventional ‘economic’ elements, the persistence of unproductive and destructive entrepreneurship are linked as well to ongoing paramilitarism and socio-political divisions.

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  • Graham Brownlow, 2024. "Entrepreneurship and recovery in Northern Ireland," Chapters, in: Wim Naudé & Bernadette Power (ed.), Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship and Conflict, chapter 11, pages 191-207, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:elg:eechap:21252_11
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