Climbing to a wealthier future

Ireland is now a wealthy country. It ranks behind Luxembourg but ahead of most European countries in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) per head of population. Introduction:

Ireland is now a wealthy country. It ranks behind Luxembourg but ahead of most European countries in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) per head of population. The growth in property values has meant that there are now almost 20,000 ordinary millionaires in Ireland, and up to 10 billionaires. In between there are many multimillionaires, decimillionaires and centimillionaires. What do these people have in common? Is wealth is purely a matter of luck, ...