How big is your piece of the pie? After ten years of a boom and on the eve of a downturn, Irish society has been turned on its head by a Generation War. The clear winners have been the middle-aged Jagger Generation. They have been enormously enriched by the property boom, creating a new class of Accidental Millionaires. The younger generation - the cash-strapped Jugglers - will be badly exposed as the credit wave recedes. The Bono Boomers, wedged between the winners and losers, are not about to grow up just because the ...
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How big is your piece of the pie? After ten years of a boom and on the eve of a downturn, Irish society has been turned on its head by a Generation War. The clear winners have been the middle-aged Jagger Generation. They have been enormously enriched by the property boom, creating a new class of Accidental Millionaires. The younger generation - the cash-strapped Jugglers - will be badly exposed as the credit wave recedes. The Bono Boomers, wedged between the winners and losers, are not about to grow up just because the economy turns down. They've too many important dates to keep, like 'designer camping' at the Electric Picnic. The Bono Boomers are Ireland's first 'permalescents' - a permanently adolescent generation, too young to be old, too old to be hip. When the Botox Economy is laid bare and the financial filler of others people's money becomes evident, this Generation Game will play itself out as the Jaggers, Jugglers and Bono Boomers struggle to maintain their slice of a diminished pie. However, the slow-down gives us the opportunity to take stock. There are plenty of reasons to be optimistic. Taking a trip around the globe from Shanghai to New York, from Latin America to Central Europe, we can learn from history and appreciate that Ireland has a unique economic resource: our Global Tribe. If we exploit the demographic potential of the Diaspora, we can re-invigorate the nation. The twenty-first century gives us the opportunity to see the island of Ireland as the cradle of a global nation which extends worldwide and is gelled together by the shared experience of the Tribe. The prosperity of future Irish generations is based on harnessing the collective power of past generations. This is the global Generation Game. Praise for The Pope's Children: 'Funny, irreverent, bitingly accurate and even-handed' The Irish Times 'Full of attitude' Village Magazine 'The most definitive guide of Ireland today. Reed it and weep' Sunday Tribune 'Brilliant and funny' The Guardian 'Spot on. A deft dissection of social mores' The Irish Independent
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Near fine in Near fine jacket. Near fine condition. Macmillan, 2007. First edition-first printing(5 4 3 2 1). Blue hardback(silver lettering to the spine, nick on the edge of the cover) with Dj(two large crease, small nicks and scratch on the edges of the Dj cover), both in near condition. Nice and clean pages with a small ink mark on the outer edges, a couple of small creases and nick on the edges of the pages. Nice and clean book with light shelf wear inside the edges of the Dj cover.298pp including Appendix, notes and references, bibliography, index.
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Very good; Collectible. 1st edition, 1st printing 2007. Signed by the author on the title page, with 'Signed by the author' sticker on the front cover. Slight rubbing to edges of un-clipped dust-jacket, now protected using removable clear wrap, otherwise in very good condition. Next day dispatch by Royal Mail in sturdy, recyclable packaging. 1000's of satisfied customers! Please contact us with any enquiries.
