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Informationen zum Autor Kenneth Gibb is Professor of Housing Economics and the Director of Policy Scotland, both at the University of Glasgow, UK. Duncan Maclennan CBE FRSE is Professor in Public Policy at the University of Glasgow and leads Policy Scotland's work on cities. He is also Professor in the School of Management at St. Andrew's University, UK. Des McNulty is Deputy Director of Policy Scotland and Dean, Public Policy and Knowledge Exchange at the University of Glasgow, UK. Michael Comerford, formerly of the University of Glasgow Urban Big Data Centre, now works as a data scientist for Agile Solutions, a Glasgow based information management consultancy, UK. Klappentext This book looks at the economy of Scotland from every angle - from the oil and gas sector to the labour market and education; from the country's financial sector to inequality and poverty, bringing together a team of experts in their fields to provide an assessment of the current state of the nation. Zusammenfassung This book looks at the economy of Scotland from every angle – from the oil and gas sector to the labour market and education; from the country’s financial sector to inequality and poverty, bringing together a team of experts in their fields to provide an assessment of the current state of the nation. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents List of Figures and Tables About the Authors Foreword Frances Carincross Acknowledgements Chapter 1 The Scottish Economy: Background and Context Ken Gibb, Des McNulty, Duncan Maclennan, Michael Comerford Chapter 2 Key Historical Trends in the Scottish Economy Jim Tomlinson Chapter 3 The Contemporary Landscape of the Scottish Economy David Bell Chapter 4 Fiscal Matters John McLaren Chapter 5 The Changing Scottish Population Robert E. Wright Chapter 6 Economic Policy Performance Stephen Boyle Chapter 7 Cities in the Scottish Economy: Patterns, Policies and Potentials Duncan Maclennan, David Waite, Anton Muscatelli Chapter 8 The Oil and Gas Sector Jo Armstrong, John Maclaren Chapter 9 Energy and Climate Change: Challenges and Policies Grant Allan, Peter G. McGregor Chapter 10 Changing Role of Women in the Scottish Economy Jim Campbell, Emily Thomson Chapter 11 Securing a Low Carbon and Circular Economy for Scotland Dan Barlow Chapter 12 The Education Sector in Scotland Kristinn Hermannsson Chapter 13 Inequality and Poverty in Scotland Nick Bailey, Des McNulty Chapter 14 Housing Kenneth Gibb, Anthony O’Sullivan, Duncan Maclennan Chapter 15 The Economy, Health and Well-being Neil Craig, Cam Donaldson, Marissa Collins, Farouk Saeed Chapter 16 The Scottish Financial Sector Edward Trevillion Chapter 17 Infrastructure and the Scottish Economy Duncan Maclennan, Iain Docherty Chapter 18 Local Government Finance Kenneth Gibb, Linda Christie Chapter 19 Scotland’s Rural Economies Mark Shucksmith, Jane Atterton Chapter 20 Government in Scotland Sir John Elvidge Afterword Laurence Hunter Index ...
