October 23, 2014

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EVENT: Does city autonomy matter? City and regional recovery outside the greater Southeast

Economy, Events, HousingBy admin October 23, 2014

Date: Friday 7th November 2014 Time: 09:30 – 16:00 Venue: The LIghthouse, 11 Mitchell Lane, Glasgow, G1 3NU The Scottish Cities Knowledge Centre in collaboration with Policy Scotland, University of Glasgow, is pleased to host this event in Glasgow. Outline Programme: – Prof Steve Fothergill, ‘Are cities really the motors of regional economic growth?’ –…

What is the right budget constraint for Scotland?

Economy, Smith CommissionBy admin October 23, 2014

An analysis by Professor Paul Hallwood (University of Connecticut) and Professor Ronald MacDonald (University of Glasgow) Highlighted recommendations include: • Block grants from Westminster should not be elastic in the sense that if the Scottish Parliament cannot finance its chosen spending level out of the existing block grant and own-sourced taxes, the block grant…