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Treasury Control and Public Expenditure in Scotland 1885-1979
Ian . Ed(S): Levitt
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Description for Treasury Control and Public Expenditure in Scotland 1885-1979
At a time of acute interest in Scottish independence, the book charts the Treasury's response to Scottish claims from the late 19th century until the 1979 referendum. Key issues include Highland depopulation, fisheries, universities, support for farming, new towns, regional policy, North Sea Oil, budgetary responsibility and the Barnett formula. Editor(s): Levitt, Ian. Series: Records of Social & Economic History. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; KCZ; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 662.
The book sets out to establish the Treasury view of Scottish claims for public expenditure from the establishment of the Scottish Office in 1885 to the failed referendum on political devolution in 1979. Drawn largely from previously unresearched (and partly uncatalogued) Treasury documents held at The National Archives (UK) it provides a unique appreciation whether its ministers and officials viewed public investment north of the border as economically 'productive', designed to ensure equivalence in public investment between Scotland and England, or otherwise to placate Scottish interests. The book begins with a selection of documents drawn from the period between ... Read more
The book sets out to establish the Treasury view of Scottish claims for public expenditure from the establishment of the Scottish Office in 1885 to the failed referendum on political devolution in 1979. Drawn largely from previously unresearched (and partly uncatalogued) Treasury documents held at The National Archives (UK) it provides a unique appreciation whether its ministers and officials viewed public investment north of the border as economically 'productive', designed to ensure equivalence in public investment between Scotland and England, or otherwise to placate Scottish interests. The book begins with a selection of documents drawn from the period between ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Series
Records of Social & Economic History
Number of Pages
300
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780197265796
SKU
V9780197265796
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Ref
99-12
About Ian . Ed(S): Levitt
The author has published widely on 19th and 20th century Scottish Economic and Social History, including the Poor Law, housing and health provision, Highland economic development, the administration of the Scottish Office, and on public investment generally. Hon Secretary, Social Policy Committee of Joint University Council for Social and Public Administration and Member of Executive Committee of ... Read more
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