Changing Scotland
John (Ed) Ermisch
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Description for Changing Scotland
hardcover. Changing Scotland uses longitudinal data from the British Household Panel Survey to improve our knowledge and understanding of the impact of devolution on the lives of people in Scotland. It is the first time that BHPS data has been used in this way. Editor(s): Ermisch, John F.; Wright, Robert E. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; JKS; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Changing Scotland uses longitudinal data from the British Household Panel Survey to improve our knowledge and understanding of the impact of devolution on the lives of people in Scotland. It is the first time that BHPS data has been used in this way. The book provides a detailed examination of social, economic, demographic and political differences, especially those involving dynamic behaviour such as residential mobility, unemployment duration, job mobility, income inequality, poverty, health and deprivation, national identity, family structure and other aspects of individual's lives as they change over time. This data provides a 'baseline' for policy formulation and for ... Read more
Changing Scotland uses longitudinal data from the British Household Panel Survey to improve our knowledge and understanding of the impact of devolution on the lives of people in Scotland. It is the first time that BHPS data has been used in this way. The book provides a detailed examination of social, economic, demographic and political differences, especially those involving dynamic behaviour such as residential mobility, unemployment duration, job mobility, income inequality, poverty, health and deprivation, national identity, family structure and other aspects of individual's lives as they change over time. This data provides a 'baseline' for policy formulation and for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861345936
SKU
V9781861345936
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Ref
99-50
About John (Ed) Ermisch
John F. Ermisch FBA is Professor of Economics in the Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Essex. Robert E. Wright is Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics, University of Stirling.
Reviews for Changing Scotland
"Changing Scotland will not itself resolve arguments of Scottish identity and distinctiveness; no single book will. However, it is a further welcome contribution to the the growing body of systematic evidence which is replacing supposition, assertion and polemic in this debate." Journal of Social Policy "This book is an extremely timely and effective demonstration of how 'evidence-based' research can inform ... Read more