wealth distribution
Answer:
The exact amount is difficult to determine, but the union drains wealth from Scotland. In terms of wealth per head, the Scottish central belt generates as much wealth as London and the South. Scotland’s north east is one of the best performing economic areas in the UK. But the south east and west of England has the greatest concentration of wealthy households.
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Inequality in Scotland: despite Nordic aspirations, things are not improving
Author / Creator: Gwilym Pryce
Media type: Article
Date published:
The latest estimate [2081] suggests that inequality in Scotland is now higher that it was in 2008, moving it closer to the inequality score for Great Britain than the Nordic one.
One in five people in Scotland now live in poverty – here’s what’s being done to tackle it
Author / Creator: John H McKendrick
Media type: Article
Date published:
The latest estimate (2018) is that one million people in Scotland are living in relative poverty – that is, after housing costs, they are left with a household income that is below 60% of the national median.
Where does Scotland’s wealth go?
Author / Creator: Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp
Media type: Web site
Date published: 2013
When you compare the map of where the wealth ends up with a map of where the UK’s wealth is generated, the union drains wealth from Scotland.