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The Sunday Times 17.04.2016. Reproduced here with kind permission of The Sunday Times newspaper.

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Abstract

In the 2015 book Rule Breakers, author Niamh Hourigan postulates that Ireland’s success and downfall was due to personal relationships being much more important than rules. She says that a “weak rules and strong relationships” tension permeates Irish life, and not only at the top. This seems to have led to Ireland having a reputation of being friendly and open, and an easy place in which to do business. It has also created a place where corruption has been far too easy and widespread as a result of the power and influence of relationships.

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https://doi.org/10.21427/xrem-9j27

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