Acknowledgements . . ix
Abbreviations . . xi

1. Protected Irish Industry and Post- War European Free Trade . . 1
2. Marshall Plan Innovations: Technical Assistance and the Productivity Drive . . 19
3. US Innovations After US Aid: Technical Assistance and Irish Industry, 1952-73 . . 46
4. Partners in Adaptation? Government, Business and Trade Unions . . 74
5. Educating Trade Unionists . . 97
6. Developing Managers . . 118
7. Remoulding Mainstream Education and Inaugurating Science Policy . . 142
8. Shaping Social Science Research . . 164
9. The Impact of Innovations and the Context of Institutions . . 187

Notes . . 205
Notes . . 224
Index . . 231