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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.

Table of Contents
Editor's introduction ; 1. The Vote and the Scottish Interest, 1885-1915 ; 2. Public expenditure and the Anglo-Scottish balance, 1916-39 ; 3. Public investment, the Scottish economy and the Block Vote, 1940-79 ; Appendix: Dramatis Personae

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      Publisher: OUP/British Academy
      Publication Date: 8/21/2014 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780197265796, 978-0197265796
      ISBN10: 0197265790
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      Economic history Public finance and taxation

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Table of Contents
      Editor's introduction ; 1. The Vote and the Scottish Interest, 1885-1915 ; 2. Public expenditure and the Anglo-Scottish balance, 1916-39 ; 3. Public investment, the Scottish economy and the Block Vote, 1940-79 ; Appendix: Dramatis Personae

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