The Effects of the Northern Ireland Conflict on its Economic growth, Employment rate and Crime

THE EFFECTS OF THE NORTHERN IRELAND CONFLICT ON ITS ECONOMIC GROWTH EMPLOYMENT AND CRIME RATE

2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction 3

Introduction of the Subject 3

Research Question 4

C . Organization of the Article 4

The Impact of the Conflict on Economic Growth 5

Employment Rate 8

Crime and Violence and its Impact on Northern Ireland 's

Economic Growth and Employment Rate 10

Conclusion 15

REFERENCES 18

I . Introduction

For over 30 years , the international community has witnessed in news coverage the prevalence of violence

in Northern Ireland due to the political unrest and sectarian division among its Catholic and Protestant inhabitants . Paramilitary groups have become infamous worldwide , and countless stories have been told about Northern Ireland 's struggles . One group insists on remaining part of the United Kingdom Another group on the other hand wants to break free and become an independent Ireland (FlashPoints , 2006 Wikipedia , 2006 . Such political violence has brought drastic effects on the region 's growth and development . The region 's economy in particular , and its employment rate , has suffered greatly from the culture of violence so prevalent in the region

Introduction of the Subject

The conflict in Northern Ireland is evident from the violence that occurs in its street among paramilitary groups , between the latter and British security forces , and even among civilian rioters and demonstrators . This environment of violence has lead to the underdevelopment of the Northern Ireland economy , and has lead to inequality in employment opportunities for both its Protestant and Catholic population

Underdevelopment has been perceived as one of the consequences of armed conflict in a region or nation . The problem with the conflict in Northern Ireland is that it is faced with a two-fold problem : a economic growth has been difficult due to the armed conflict and b peace needs economic growth and prosperity in to bridge the sectoral divide . In other words , the lack of reconciliation and mediation between the opposing forces in Northern Ireland has made it development a very difficult task to achieve Research Question

The will seek to answer the following primary research question

How has the conflict in Northern Ireland affected the region 's economic growth and employment

In line with this primary research question , the study will also analyze the effect of crime and violence on Northern Ireland 's economy and employment . Thus , how the three concepts of violence , economic and employment are interconnected will be analyzed in this research . To support the analysis of the primary research question , the will trace the roots of the conflict , and why it continues to have such a pervasive effect on the region 's economic growth today

C . Organization of the Article

Roadmap

Chapter 1 of this Article includes the introduction , the research question , and a roadmap or a of each section of the

Chapter 2 discusses the impact of the Northern Ireland conflict on the region 's economic growth , while Chapter 3 covers the effects on the region 's employment rate . Chapter...