Economic policy
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Austerity will be a choice. There is likely to be a temporary economic downturn after full independence, but any sustained austerity will be a choice, not a necessity.
Full answer here: Austerity in an independent Scotland?
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A key argument for independence is that economic alignment with the UK is no longer applicable. The weaker the alignment with the UK economic model, the greater the opportunity to “do things differently”, but the greater the short-term risk and upheaval.
Full answer here: Economic alignment with UK
Swinney must move beyond old orthodoxies
Author / Creator: Laurie Macfarlane
Media type: Article
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John Swinney, Scotland’s new first minister, faces no shortage of challenges. Lurking behind many of them lies a common cause: an economy that is not working.
How have the institutions of UK devolution affected economic performance?
Author / Creator: Esmond Birnie
Media type: Article
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It is sometimes argued that the experience of devolution for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales implies that the regions of England need greater decentralisation to improve policy delivery and economic outcomes. But the evidence from the devolved nations after 25 years is much more ambiguous.
The contradictory political economy of an independent Scotland
Author / Creator: Axel Ruppert
Media type: Thesis
Date published: 2016
Scottish identity is used to frame values that are shared all over the UK as genuinely Scottish.
Time to shake up Scotland
Author / Creator: John McLaren
Media type: Article
Date published:
There is a lack of critical scrutiny of key policy areas in the Scottish Government's control.
An Investment-Led Economic Development Framework For An Independent Scotland
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: Policy Paper
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Scotland, if independent, could improve its performance across 12 key pillars of its economy. There are a number of economic theories beyond the current one used by the UK. An investment-led economy would include laying down the foundations of a Green New Deal.