The Transformation of Scotland The Economy since 1700

by Divine, Tom; Lee, Clive; Peden, George

• ISBN13: 9780748614332
• ISBN10: 0748614338
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-31
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Summary

Written by leading scholars in the field, this book presents 'state of the art' research in an accessible style and offers fresh interpretations on such key and controversial issues as the impact of the Union of 1707, the Clearances, the rise and fall of Scottish heavy industry and the recent transformation of the modern economy. The distinctive features of the Scottish economic system are stressed, but these are also analyzed within a British and international context. The focus of the volume is both broad and detailed with full treatment of agriculture, finance, industry, and the service sector as well as the impact of momentous economic changes on the lives of the people and the massive new role in the twentieth century of the state in economic affairs. At a time of intense debate on Scotland's future, this book provides the essential background and the long-run perspectives on the challenges and opportunities facing the nation.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Scottish Economy in Historical Context	1	(12)
G. C. Peden
Part I: 1700--1914
The Modern Economy: Scotland and the Act of Union	13	(21)
T. M. Devine
Industrialisation	34	(37)
T. M. Devine
The Transformation of Agriculture: Cultivation and Clearance	71	(29)
T. M. Devine
The Establishment of the Financial Network	100	(28)
C. H. Lee
Economic Progress: Wealth and Poverty	128	(31)
C. H. Lee
Part II: 1914--2000
The Regional Economies of Scotland	159	(25)
David Newlands
The Modernisation of Scottish Agriculture	184	(24)
Ewen A. Cameron
Unbalanced Growth: Prosperity and Deprivation	208	(25)
C. H. Lee
The Managed Economy: Scotland, 1919--2000	233	(33)
G. C. Peden
Conclusion: The Legacy of the Past and Future Prospects	266	(3)
G. C. Peden
Index	269