Eamonn Fingleton

Eamonn Fingleton
Born
Eamonn Fingleton

(1948-08-19) 19 August 1948 (age 78)
Ireland
OccupationJournalist
SpouseMary McCutchan (1970–1974) Yasuko Amako (1988–2012)
Websitefingleton.net

Eamonn Fingleton (born 19 August 1948) is an Irish financial journalist and author.

He is a critic of financialisation, arguing that there is no substitute for advanced manufacturing industries (highly capital-intensive, know-how-intensive industries typically making capital equipment, new materials, and leading edge components) as the main pillar of an advanced economy.

His second US-published book, In Praise of Hard Industries: Why Manufacturing, Not the Information Economy, Is the Key to Future Prosperity, published in 1999, took a contrarian stance on the New Economy.

Books

References

  1. ↑ "Still defending eastern promise". The Irish Times.
  2. ↑ (18 October 1999) "In Praise of Hard Industries – A prominent economic commentator tells why manufacturing, not the information economy, is the key to the future prosperity of the U.S." IndustryWeek. Archived 16 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine