New Wealth for Old Nations : : Scotland's Economic Prospects / / ed. by Diane Coyle, Brian Ashcroft, Wendy Alexander.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Alexander, Wendy,; Armstrong, Jo,; Ashcroft, Brian,; Baumol, William J.,; Bradley, John,; Coyle, Diane,; Crafts, Nicholas,; Glaeser, Edward L.,; Hallwood, Paul,; Heckman, James J.,; Joshi, Heather E.,; Krugman, Paul,; MacDonald, Ronald,; Masterov, Dimitriy V.,; McLaren, John,; Wright, Robert E.,
• HerausgeberIn: Alexander, Wendy,; Ashcroft, Brian,; Coyle, Diane,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2005]; ©2005
• Year of Publication: 2005
• Edition: Course Book
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (256 p.) :; 45 line illus. 22 tables.

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 re...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Preface
• Contributors
• Introduction
• Chapter One. The Political Economy of Scotland, Past and Present
• PART 1. GROWTH
• Chapter Two SecondWinds for Industrial Regions?
• Chapter Three. Four Sources of Innovation and the Stimulation of Growth in the Scottish Economy
• Chapter Four. Four Challenges for Scotland's Cities
• Chapter Five. The Economic Case for Fiscal Federalism
• PART 2. OPPORTUNITY
• Chapter Six. Skill Policies for Scotland
• Chapter Seven. Starting Life in Scotland
• PART 3. GOVERNANCE
• Chapter Eight. High-Quality Public Services
• Chapter Nine. Committing to Growth in a Small European Country
• Chapter Ten. Conclusion