New Wealth for Old Nations - Scotlands Economic Prospects

Name: New Wealth for Old Nations - Scotlands Economic Prospects
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ISBN: 9780691122564

ISBN-10: 0691122563

ISBN-13: 9780691122564

Edition: 2005

Authors: Diane Coyle, Wendy Alexander, Brian Ashcroft

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"New Wealth for Old Nations provides a guide to policy priorities in small or regional economies for policymakers, students, and scholars seeking avenues to improved growth, greater opportunity, and better governance. Here, the research insights of some of the world's leading economists combine with the practicalities of implementing structural reforms, with Scotland as the ideal case study: the recent devolution of government in the United Kingdom offers a natural experiment in political economy, one whose lessons apply to almost any small, advanced economy. One fundamental conclusion is that policy can make a big difference to long-term prosperity wherever factor mobility is high. Indeed…

Book details

List price: $105.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 4/10/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.100



Preface


List of Contributors


Introduction



The Political Economy of Scotland, Past and Present




Growth



Second Winds for Industrial Regions?




Four Sources of Innovation and the Stimulation of Growth in the Scottish Economy




Four Challenges for Scotland's Cities




The Economic Case for Fiscal Federalism




Opportunity



Skill Policies for Scotland




Starting Life in Scotland




Governance



High-Quality Public Services




Committing to Growth in a Small European Country




Conclusions