After a decade of record economic growth and job creation, Ireland faces a major challenge as a result of the slowdown in the world economy and the attack on the World Trade Center. After the Celtic Tiger explains why Ireland became, for a while, the economic wonder of the western world and examines what policies will now help us to maintain progress in these more turbulent times. It asks how Ireland, and indeed other economies, should tackle the challenges and opportunities of globalisation, immigration, congestion, housing shortages, environmental damage, climate change. From a background in economics, and with internationally recognised expertise, these three authors look at the current crisis and at the big questions which interest every human being: the quality-of-life issues, because, in the end, what is the point of economic growth if it does not leave us more fulfilled and happier?