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The Scottish Economy

11 pages

Scotland’s society has struggled to adapt to changing economic circumstances in the last three decades – poorly handled industrial change has brought economic inactivity into many Scottish communities, as economic development policies have failed to create quality employment. However, significant opportunities now present themselves: Scotland wants to lead the world in the transition to a low-carbon economy by creating a new, more sustainable and more interventionist approach to economy. This paper is part of a series of papers which have resulted from the Whose Economy? seminar series, held in Scotland in 2010 – 2011, whose purpose was to provide a space for researchers, representative organisations, policy-makers and people with experience of poverty to come together and explore the causes of poverty and inequality in today’s Scotland.

KeywordsCivil society Financial crisis Labour standards Participation Social protection United Kingdom