Short review and book note

The Road to Peace? Northern Ireland after the Belfast Agreement: Causes of Failure

“…Ulster's industrial revolution had occurred almost exclusively amongst Protestants (Belfast in 1815 was 90% Protestant). 15 Most Catholics were immigrant labor into places like Belfast and Londonderry. Thus by insisting on a Catholic segregation out of the dominant formal and informal economic structures and culture Catholics ensured a subordinate role and position for themselves in economic terms.…”