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Mon 01 Jan 2009Government must detail real plan to take us out of crisis
ANALYSIS:Careful management of the economy could restore growth and full employment in five years, writes John Fitzgerald
AT A TIME when economic doom is being heaped on gloom, it is timely to remember that the Irish economy, properly managed, does have a good future, even if the length of our stay in purgatory is uncertain. However, there has been little discussion to date about how to get from the current hole that we have dug for ourselves to restoring sustainable growth and full employment. The Government's "framework" last month did not show us that pathway.
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