Behöver tillväxten en stad? Om Dublin som politisk arena, aktör och tillväxtmotor
Post modern citiesDublinForeign direct investmentsPower distributionLocal governancePolitical and administrative sciencesStatsvetenskapFörvaltningskunskapLaw and Political Science
This thesis intends to examine the role of the city, Dublin, in the Irish economic growth during the 1990s. It is a case study where Dublin is compared with current theories on post modern cities as growth machines and increasingly prominent actors in the global context. The study has an interdisciplinary approach but focuses on political science issues such as power distribution, global-local governance and local political organisation. It is a theory driven study that also intends to add aspects to the understanding of the cities of our time. I argue that Dublin has faced a lot of changes during the last decades in accordance with the post modern city. These are consequences of the increased globalisation, interurban competition and new conditions in the national economy. At the early stage of the Irish economic boom, Dublin had a passive role and functioned as a receiver of foreign direct investments that was promoted by the national business favourable policies. At a later stage Dublin had a more active role in maintaining the growth, by responding to the increased demand of skilled labour, infrastructure and competitiveness.