Ó Riain, Seán
(2017)
Ireland’s low learning trap.
Administration, 65 (4).
pp. 31-38.
ISSN 2449-9471
Abstract
The following is the text of the speech delivered at a conference hosted by
the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection on
9 November 2017, entitled ‘The Digital Economy, New Forms of Work
and Challenges for Social Security Systems: Financing and Coverage’.
It is an honour to be part of this event. I consider the building of the
welfare state to probably be the greatest achievement of the twentieth
century. While I am sure it seems that you are pretty far from making
history in your day-to-day work, it is very important to mark the
anniversary of the department as part of this broader movement for
social protection and improvement of human welfare.
My main concern in my brief remarks is to lay out for Ireland where
the welfare state meets the labour market – in particular, at the lowerwage
end of the labour market. I will start with the welfare state, then
talk about the jobs at this lower end of the labour market and then
return to the implications for the welfare system in the future.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
Ireland; low learning; trap; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology |
| Item ID: |
11989 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.1515/admin-2017-0032 |
| Depositing User: |
Prof. Sean O Riain
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| Date Deposited: |
03 Dec 2019 14:17 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Administration |
| Publisher: |
De Gruyter Open |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
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