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New Wealth for Old Nations: Scotland´s Economic Prospects
Diane Coyle (Ed.)
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Description for New Wealth for Old Nations: Scotland´s Economic Prospects
Hardback. Provides a guide to policy priorities in small or regional economies. This work combines some of the world's leading economists' research insights with a discussion of the practicalities of implementing structural reforms. It is aimed at policymakers and scholars seeking avenues to improved growth, greater opportunity, and better governance. Editor(s): Coyle, Diane; Alexander, Wendy; Ashcroft, Brian. Num Pages: 256 pages, 45 line illus. 22 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JMC; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
New Wealth for Old Nations provides a guide to policy priorities in small or regional economies. It will be of interest to policymakers, students, and scholars seeking avenues to improved growth, greater opportunity, and better governance. Some of the world's leading economists combine their research insights with a discussion of the practicalities of implementing structural reforms. Scotland is 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 ... Read more
New Wealth for Old Nations provides a guide to policy priorities in small or regional economies. It will be of interest to policymakers, students, and scholars seeking avenues to improved growth, greater opportunity, and better governance. Some of the world's leading economists combine their research insights with a discussion of the practicalities of implementing structural reforms. Scotland is 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691122564
SKU
V9780691122564
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About Diane Coyle (Ed.)
Diane Coyle is a consultant and member of the United Kingdom's Competition Commission and a Visiting Professor at the University of Manchester's Institute of Political and Economic Governance. Wendy Alexander is a Member of the Scottish Parliament and former Scottish Minister for Enterprise, Transport, and Lifelong Learning. Brian Ashcroft is Professor of Economics and Policy Director of the Fraser of ... Read more
Reviews for New Wealth for Old Nations: Scotland´s Economic Prospects
"New Wealth for Old Nations focuses on the challenge of improving prosperity in small open economies committed to social justice and environmental sustainability... The strengths of the collection lie mainly in the astute insights and systematic analysis in the individual chapters. The book is a valuable and polished set of essays with many interesting observations on the complex dynamics and ... Read more