Browsing JSSISI: Symposia by Title

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    • Symposium on the Buchanan Report 

      Northcott, Jim; Ryan, Pierce; Ryan, Liam (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1970)
      The aim of the regional development studies was to work out a strategy for regional development which would offer the best possible prospects of achieving the aim of a full employment society, equated in the National ...

    • Symposium on the economic outlook for 1954 

      Carter, C. F.; Robson, P.; Cuthbert, Norman; Black, W. (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1954)
      We are proceeding in this symposium from the general to the particular; and my task is to discuss in the broadest terms the general economic outlook for the United Kingdom in 1954. This seems to me to involve two questions, ...

    • Symposium on the economic returns to education 

      Hyland, Aine (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1998)
      The Second Programme for Economic Expansion, published in 1963, was the first public acknowledgement by the Irish government that expenditure on education was an investment in the nation?s future. It was to be many years ...

    • Symposium on the economic returns to education 

      Walsh, Brendan M. (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1998)
      In my contribution to this Symposium I wish to explore two main themes. The first deals with the contribution of education to economic growth at the macro level. In this part I shall discuss the evidence of the importance ...

    • Symposium on the Idea of a University in the 1990s 

      Gibson, Norman (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1990)
      In the centenary year of Cardinal Newman's death and when universities and higher education are under widespread and critical appraisal it is fitting and timely that the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland ...

    • Symposium on the Interim Report on Equal Pay of the Commission on the Status of Women - a trade union viewpoint 

      Ownes, Evelyn (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1972)

    • Symposium on the present and future of inland transport 

      Carter, C. F.; Bailie, J. C.; Streight, R. L.; Johnson, Martin; Black, W. (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1957)
      The Statistical Society of Ireland is nearly 110 years old, and it has discussed the problems of Irish transport on some twenty-five occasions: for instance, over 90 years ago it was discussing the nationalisation of the ...

    • Symposium on the privatisation of state assets and state commercial companies 

      Cassells, Peter (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1988)
      In a recent article in the Irish Times (November 5 1987) Political Editor Dick Walsh pointed out that "calling for privatisation now sounds like a singularly ill-timed appeal to give capitalism another chance. It sounds ...

    • Symposium on the Report of the Commission on Emigration and other population problems 

      Carter, C. F.; Duncan, G. A.; Nevin, Donal; O Buachalla, Liam (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1956)
      My comments are limited to two points, one demographic and one economic. In matters demographic Ireland is obviously out of step with the rest of the world, and it is difficult to avoid the sense of guilt which comes ...

    • Symposium on the report of the Commission on Social Welfare 

      Curry, John (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1987)
      In a paper of this nature it is not possible to consider all the main issues and recommendations in the Report of the Commission on Social Welfare. Of necessity, therefore, I have to be selective in the points highlighted, ...

    • Symposium on the report of the Commission on Social Welfare 

      Dowling, Brendan R. (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1987)
      The Report of the Commission on Social Welfare represents a philosophical and economic view of Irish society that since independence has failed to command more than a fraction of popular support. More important, perhaps, ...

    • Symposium on the report of the Commission on Social Welfare 

      Kennedy, Finola (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1987)
      The Report of the Commission on Social Welfare (CSW) together with the three Background Papers comprise the first ever comprehensive review of the entire Social Welfare System.Expenditure on Social Welfare is at a record ...

    • Symposium on traffic congestion in Dublin: policy options 

      Keegan, Owen (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2003)
      This paper presents background information on traffic and the transportation needs of Dublin, reviews the positive developments in transportation policy in Dublin in recent years, and offers reflections on the Platform ...

    • Symposum on the Idea of a University in the 1990s : 29% increase in student demand at UCG 

      O hEocha, Colm (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1990)
      Ireland's demographic structure is such that demand for university places from 18-year-olds will continue to grow for at least a decade. In this we differ from other EC countries. CAO figures for 1990 support this ...

    • Technology foresight 

      Hardiman, T. P. (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1996)
      Following the investment in education OECD study in the early sixties the significance of technology to economic development became more apparent. The setting up of the National Science Council under the chairmanship of ...

    • The Tierney report - a challenge for leadership 

      Mulcahy, Noel (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1996)
      This paper is presented as a means of demonstrating that the Tierney Report, arising from the work of the Science Technology and Innovation Advisory Council (STIAC), has the potential to stimulate a new phase of ...

    • Trade and development: the challenges facing the WTO Doha development road 

      Morahan, John (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2006)
      The WTO Ministerial meeting in Doha in November 2001 launched a new Round of world trade talks known as the Doha Development Agenda or Death. DDA represents a new approach to the goal of integrating developing countries ...

    • Trade and industry 

      Fitzpatrick, Jim (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1985)
      This paper discusses trade aspects of Ireland's relations with Third World countries. As implied in the overall title of the symposium, "Ireland, Europe and the Third World", the topic is dealt with in a European Community ...

    • Trinity Week Academic Symposium - Data for policy and research 

      O'Hanlon, G. (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2007)
      The availability of high quality statistical data on economic and social conditions is a fundamental prerequisite for ensuring an effective partnership between policy makers and academic researchers in contributing to the ...

    • Trinity Week Academic Symposium - Open access revolution: the local and national context 

      Brennan, Niamh (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2007)
      The title of this Academic Symposium comes from a paper read before Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland on Thursday, 14th January 1897, which refers to ?the grievances of prejudiced patriots or the dreams of ...