Reassessing Ireland’s economic development through the lens of sustainable development
本文构建长期真实储蓄估计，从可持续发展角度重新审视爱尔兰独立百年来的经济史，发现1950年后爱尔兰虽未实现经济趋同，但在可持续发展方面表现突出。
Abstract After a century of Irish independence, this study constructs long run Genuine Savings estimates, a leading economic indicator of sustainable development, to reassess Irish economic history from the vantage of sustainable development. The main difference uncovered surrounds the post-1950 period where Ireland failed to achieve economic convergence and was considered an economic failure in growth terms. From a sustainability perspective, Ireland may have been an overachiever during a “great transition” of sustainable development driven by improved institutions and policies. The findings show the value of the sustainable development perspective in shedding new light on a country’s development experience.