A potted economic history of colonialism in IrelandFor postgrowth and degrowth economists, the Irish case is both intriguing and urgent. Ireland’s unsustainable FDI-agricultural economy is at once a sordid product of its colonial subjugation, and a source of deep cultural attachment. Throughout this period, it was also a laboratory for the first conceptions of economic growth and national income. This period created a firm path dependency for Irish economic development, or the lack thereof. The Irish economy has shattered its ecological limits.
