Small states

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."

Small states in a big world

Author / Creator: Michael Keating

Media type: book

Date published: 2021

Small countries are vulnerable in a world of large states. But they may have opportunities not open to their larger neighbours. This work examines three different models of adaptation, concluding that, whichever model is adopted, it will require internal reform as well as external independence.