Can Scotland survive independence?
Answer:
Considering Scotland has all the necessary machinery in place to become an independent state, we see no obvious reasons why Scotland would not succeed economically if it were to do so, especially if achieved within the bounds of the law.
Full answer here: Scotland has all the organisation for independence
Scottish independence: how do other small economies fare?
Author / Creator: Marlene Jugl
Media type: Article
Date published: 2022
"The successes of small economies are highly contingent on state and society’s ability to capitalise on the strengths and minimise the vulnerabilities of small population size."
Scotland After Britain: The Two Souls of Scottish Independence
Author / Creator: James Foley
Media type: Book
Date published: 2022
What is Scottish Independence for?
Scottish independence needs to offer “a shining city on a hill”
Author / Creator: Gerry Hassan
Media type: Blog
Date published:
Previous generations have shown...ambition and intent when faced with what seemed insurmountable problems. It falls to us now to rise to the challenges of our age and make that future Scotland real.
Exclusive: research shows Scotland would have benefitted more from independence than devolution
Author / Creator: Believe in Scotland
Date published: 2021
Many countries have shown great success after independence, particularly in terms of GDP growth and developing their own currency. Overall, it can be suggested that full independence would have contributed to greater GDP growth for Scotland than devolution.
The economics of secession: a review of legal, theoretical, and empirical aspects
Author / Creator: Thierry Madiès
Media type: Academic Paper
Date published: 2018
Economic theory shows that the decision for a region to remain in a country (or a union) or to secede results from a trade-off between the benefits of being part of a large country, and the costs associated with more heterogeneity. Literature confirms the importance of these trade-offs and shows that decentralization may be effective to accommodate secessionist conflicts only if certain conditions are fulfilled.
Past the Point of no Return: Scotland, Brexit and Independence
Author / Creator: Klaus Stolz
Media type: Article
Date published: 2020
Brexit is a possible catalyst for the disintegration of Great Britain.
Believe in Scotland
Author / Creator: Richard Walker
Media type: Web site
Date published: 2019 -
"We target undecided and soft No voters with positive independence messages"
Scottish independence
Author / Creator: Institute for Government
Date published: 2021
This is a largely factual explainer by the Institute for Government of the issues around a referendum and the results of its success.