Kenneth Gibb is Professor of Housing Economics and the Director of Policy Scotland, both at the University of Glasgow, UK.Duncan Maclennan CBE FRSE is Professor in Public Policy at the University of Glasgow and leads Policy Scotland’s work on cities. He is also Professor in the School of Management at St. Andrew’s University, UK. Des McNulty is Deputy Director of Policy Scotland and Dean, Public Policy and Knowledge Exchange at the University of Glasgow, UK.Michael Comerford, formerly of the University of Glasgow Urban Big Data Centre, now works as a data scientist for Agile Solutions, a Glasgow based information management consultancy, UK.

• Contents List of Figures and TablesAbout the AuthorsForeword Frances CarincrossAcknowledgementsChapter 1 The Scottish Economy: Background and ContextKen Gibb, Des McNulty, Duncan Maclennan, Michael ComerfordChapter 2 Key Historical Trends in the Scottish EconomyJim TomlinsonChapter 3 The Contemporary Landscape of the Scottish Economy David BellChapter 4 Fiscal Matters John McLaren Chapter 5 The Changing Scottish Population Robert E. WrightChapter 6 Economic Policy PerformanceStephen BoyleChapter 7 Cities in the Scottish Economy: Patterns, Policies and PotentialsDuncan Maclennan, David Waite, Anton MuscatelliChapter 8 The Oil and Gas SectorJo Armstrong, John Maclaren Chapter 9 Energy and Climate Change: Challenges and PoliciesGrant Allan, Peter G. McGregorChapter 10 Changing Role of Women in the Scottish Economy Jim Campbell, Emily Thomson Chapter 11 Securing a Low Carbon and Circular Economy for ScotlandDan BarlowChapter 12 The Education Sector in ScotlandKristinn HermannssonChapter 13 Inequality and Poverty in Scotland Nick Bailey, Des McNultyChapter 14 HousingKenneth Gibb, Anthony O’Sullivan, Duncan MaclennanChapter 15 The Economy, Health and Well-beingNeil Craig, Cam Donaldson, Marissa Collins, Farouk SaeedChapter 16 The Scottish Financial SectorEdward TrevillionChapter 17 Infrastructure and the Scottish EconomyDuncan Maclennan, Iain DochertyChapter 18 Local Government Finance Kenneth Gibb, Linda ChristieChapter 19 Scotland’s Rural EconomiesMark Shucksmith, Jane AttertonChapter 20 Government in Scotland Sir John ElvidgeAfterwordLaurence HunterIndex

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Kenneth Gibb is Professor of Housing Economics and the Director of Policy Scotland, both at the University of Glasgow, UK.Duncan Maclennan CBE FRSE is Professor in Public Policy at the University of Glasgow and leads Policy Scotland’s work on cities. He is also Professor in the School of Management at St. Andrew’s University, UK. Des McNulty is Deputy Director of Policy Scotland and Dean, Public Policy and Knowledge Exchange at the University of Glasgow, UK.Michael Comerford, formerly of the University of Glasgow Urban Big Data Centre, now works as a data scientist for Agile Solutions, a Glasgow based information management consultancy, UK.

• Contents List of Figures and TablesAbout the AuthorsForeword Frances CarincrossAcknowledgementsChapter 1 The Scottish Economy: Background and ContextKen Gibb, Des McNulty, Duncan Maclennan, Michael ComerfordChapter 2 Key Historical Trends in the Scottish EconomyJim TomlinsonChapter 3 The Contemporary Landscape of the Scottish Economy David BellChapter 4 Fiscal Matters John McLaren Chapter 5 The Changing Scottish Population Robert E. WrightChapter 6 Economic Policy PerformanceStephen BoyleChapter 7 Cities in the Scottish Economy: Patterns, Policies and PotentialsDuncan Maclennan, David Waite, Anton MuscatelliChapter 8 The Oil and Gas SectorJo Armstrong, John Maclaren Chapter 9 Energy and Climate Change: Challenges and PoliciesGrant Allan, Peter G. McGregorChapter 10 Changing Role of Women in the Scottish Economy Jim Campbell, Emily Thomson Chapter 11 Securing a Low Carbon and Circular Economy for ScotlandDan BarlowChapter 12 The Education Sector in ScotlandKristinn HermannssonChapter 13 Inequality and Poverty in Scotland Nick Bailey, Des McNultyChapter 14 HousingKenneth Gibb, Anthony O’Sullivan, Duncan MaclennanChapter 15 The Economy, Health and Well-beingNeil Craig, Cam Donaldson, Marissa Collins, Farouk SaeedChapter 16 The Scottish Financial SectorEdward TrevillionChapter 17 Infrastructure and the Scottish EconomyDuncan Maclennan, Iain DochertyChapter 18 Local Government Finance Kenneth Gibb, Linda ChristieChapter 19 Scotland’s Rural EconomiesMark Shucksmith, Jane AttertonChapter 20 Government in Scotland Sir John ElvidgeAfterwordLaurence HunterIndex

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Kenneth Gibb is Professor of Housing Economics and the Director of Policy Scotland, both at the University of Glasgow, UK.Duncan Maclennan CBE FRSE is Professor in Public Policy at the University of Glasgow and leads Policy Scotland’s work on cities. He is also Professor in the School of Management at St. Andrew’s University, UK. Des McNulty is Deputy Director of Policy Scotland and Dean, Public Policy and Knowledge Exchange at the University of Glasgow, UK.Michael Comerford, formerly of the University of Glasgow Urban Big Data Centre, now works as a data scientist for Agile Solutions, a Glasgow based information management consultancy, UK.

• Contents List of Figures and TablesAbout the AuthorsForeword Frances CarincrossAcknowledgementsChapter 1 The Scottish Economy: Background and ContextKen Gibb, Des McNulty, Duncan Maclennan, Michael ComerfordChapter 2 Key Historical Trends in the Scottish EconomyJim TomlinsonChapter 3 The Contemporary Landscape of the Scottish Economy David BellChapter 4 Fiscal Matters John McLaren Chapter 5 The Changing Scottish Population Robert E. WrightChapter 6 Economic Policy PerformanceStephen BoyleChapter 7 Cities in the Scottish Economy: Patterns, Policies and PotentialsDuncan Maclennan, David Waite, Anton MuscatelliChapter 8 The Oil and Gas SectorJo Armstrong, John Maclaren Chapter 9 Energy and Climate Change: Challenges and PoliciesGrant Allan, Peter G. McGregorChapter 10 Changing Role of Women in the Scottish Economy Jim Campbell, Emily Thomson Chapter 11 Securing a Low Carbon and Circular Economy for ScotlandDan BarlowChapter 12 The Education Sector in ScotlandKristinn HermannssonChapter 13 Inequality and Poverty in Scotland Nick Bailey, Des McNultyChapter 14 HousingKenneth Gibb, Anthony O’Sullivan, Duncan MaclennanChapter 15 The Economy, Health and Well-beingNeil Craig, Cam Donaldson, Marissa Collins, Farouk SaeedChapter 16 The Scottish Financial SectorEdward TrevillionChapter 17 Infrastructure and the Scottish EconomyDuncan Maclennan, Iain DochertyChapter 18 Local Government Finance Kenneth Gibb, Linda ChristieChapter 19 Scotland’s Rural EconomiesMark Shucksmith, Jane AttertonChapter 20 Government in Scotland Sir John ElvidgeAfterwordLaurence HunterIndex

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