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Executive Pay – a career perspective

HOP 89. Executive Pay – a career perspective

Brian Main

Analysis of pay of CEO’s of FTSE-350 companies between 1995 and 2010. Key finding of marked increase is set in the context of changes in corporate governance and greater emphasis on payment by results.

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Scotland in Europe

HOP 88. Scotland in Europe

Andrew Scott, Rory O’Donnell, Ulf Sverdrup, Toby Archer

DHI in conjunction with the European Movement in Scotland with background explaining past and present arrangements by Drew Scott and case studies from Ireland, Norway and Finland.

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Re-shaping the Public Finances

HOP 87. Re-shaping the Public Finances

Jim Gallagher, Jeremy Peat, Anton Muscatelli,Robert W Black, David Bell, Richard Kerley, David Hume, Kal Osmani, Eddie Frizzel,John Aldridge

A collection of eight essays discuss the options available for the difficult task of coping with the public finances – cutting services, driving efficiency, strong management or culture change?

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Intellectual Property

HOP 86. Intellectual Property

Lord Hoffmann

The Hume lecture by the distinguished judge, Lord Hoffman examines the law of patents, copyright and trade marks.

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The Future of Equalities

HOP 85. The Future of Equalities

Trevor Phillips

The Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s presentation given at the the RSE on 24 February 2010.

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Narrow Banking and all That John Kay 2010

HOP 84. Narrow Banking and all That

John Kay

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Universities and the Rise of the Global Meritocracy

HOP 83. Universities and the Rise of the Global Meritocracy

Frances Cairncross

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Essays on Demography and Ageing

HOP 82. Essays on Demography and Ageing

John Ermisch, Katerina Lisenkova, Robert Wright

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The Economics of Small States

HOP 81. The Economics of Small States

John Kay

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Options for Scotland’s Future – the Economic Dimension

HOP 80. Options for Scotland’s Future – the Economic Dimension

Andrew Hughes-Hallett, Andrew Scott, Fabian Zuleeg, Lesley Sutton, Jeremy Peat

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