Download or read book Reflections on the Irish State written by Garret FitzGerald and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "He ranges over all the main topics of public and political life in Ireland, from the economic consequences of Ireland's unique demographics to the social effects of the Catholic Church's loss of influence; from the long-term effects of wartime neutrality on Anglo-Irish relations to the recent re-definition of Irish nationalism; from the rationale for Irish independence to the problems created by the electoral and party systems; and from the benefits of the education system to the successes of the European Union in changing a continent beset by wars to one of peaceful progress."--BOOK JACKET.