The Scottish economy : a living book / edited by Kenneth Gibb, Duncan Maclennan, Des McNulty and Michael Comerford.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gibb, Kenneth, editor.

Maclennan, Duncan, editor.

McNulty, Des, editor.

Series:

Regions and cities ; 116.

Regions and cities

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scotland--Economic conditions.

Scotland.

Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

xxxii, 338 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.

Summary:

The Scottish economy is at the heart of contemporary constitutional and public policy debates. This substantial new edited collection, the first comprehensive and authoritative analysis for more than 60 years, is a timely update on the classic volume of the same name edited by Sir Alec Cairncross in 1954. It is data rich, and offers links to updatable data and leading indicators of the Scottish economy, including measures of public nances, distributional evidence and growth. Readers will find a series of easy to follow chapters covering the Scottish economy from every angle - oil and gas, health, education, finance, rural Scotland, inequality, climate change, gender and work, housing, infrastructure and cities. Each sector-based chapter explores the main issues, draws out key empirical facts and considers policy challenges that lie ahead. This book includes: an historical account of the development of the Scottish economy; the trajectory of economic policy in Scotland; reviews of the current fiscal position and the wider economic landscape; and also an intriguing insight into the emerging distinctive approach to Scottish public policy. This book brings together evidence and high-quality research by experts on the Scottish economy in a politically neutral, accessible and non-technical way. The volume will assist readers in navigating their way through the many political debates about constitutional and economic futures that are underway in modern Scotland and the UK. Book jacket.

Contents:

The Scottish economy : background and context / Ken Gibb, Des McNulty, Duncan Maclennan, Michael Comerford

Key historical trends in the Scottish economy / Jim Tomlinson

The contemporary landscape of the scottish economy / David Bell

Fiscal matters / John McLaren

The changing Scottish population / Robert E. Wright

Economic policy performance / Stephen Boyle

Cities in the Scottish economy : patterns, policies and potentials / Duncan Maclennan, David Waite, Anton Muscatelli

The oil and gas sector / Jo Armstrong, John Maclaren

Energy and climate change : challenges and policies / Grant Allan, Peter G. McGregor

Changing role of women in the Scottish economy / Jim Campbell, Emily Thomson

Securing a low carbon and circular economy for Scotland / Dan Barlow

The education sector in Scotland / Kristinn Hermannsson

Inequality and poverty in Scotland / Nick Bailey, Des McNulty

Housing / Kenneth Gibb, Anthony O'Sullivan, Duncan Maclennan

The economy, health and well-being / Neil Craig, Cam Donaldson, Marissa Collins, Farouk Saeed

The Scottish financial sector / Edward Trevillion

Infrastructure and the Scottish economy / Duncan Maclennan, Iain Docherty

Local government finance / Kenneth Gibb, Linda Christie

Scotland's rural economies / Mark Shucksmith, Jane Atterton

Government in Scotland / Sir John Elvidge

Afterword / Laurence Hunter

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138960916

1138960918

9781138960923

1138960926

OCLC:

983798676