Eamonn Fingleton (born 19 August 1948) is an Irish financial journalist and author.[1]

Eamonn Fingleton
Born
Eamonn Fingleton

(1948-08-19) 19 August 1948 (age 76)
Ireland
OccupationJournalist
SpouseMary McCutchan (1970–1974) Yasuko Amako (1988–2012)
Websitefingleton.net

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.[2]

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

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  • In the Jaws of the Dragon: America's Fate in the Coming Era of Chinese Hegemony (2008). St. Martin's Press/Thomas Dunne Books. ISBN 0-312-36232-3
  • In Praise of Hard Industries: Why Manufacturing, Not the Information Economy, Is the Key to Future Prosperity (1999). Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-395-89968-0
  • Blindside: Why Japan Is Still on Track to Overtake the US By the Year 2000 (1995). Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-395-63316-8
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References

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  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. [1] Archived 16 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine