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Public Sector Remuneration in Scotland

HOP 93. Public Sector Remuneration in Scotland

David Bell, Stephen Boyd, Alex Bryson, Bob Elliott, Eddie Frizzell, Alastair Hatchett, Bill Howatt, David Londsdale,Jeremy Peat, David Watt

A collection of essays put together by Bob Elliott of Aberdeen University and David Bell of Stirling University covering the current and prospective position for decision making across components of the sector.

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Performance Differences Across Local Authorities

HOP 92. Performance Differences Across Local Authorities

Lesley Sutton

 

“If the average UK public service provider was as efficient as the top quartile, there would be a 20% to 30% saving in the £250bn cost of most public services.” This paper explores the scope for improving the average performance across local authorities with practical examples of how this is achieved already with a KPMG case study.

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Dialogues Concerning the Banking Crisis

HOP 91. Dialogues Concerning the Banking Crisis

Alistair Darling

2011

Alistair Darling’s views on the banking crisis, the economic problems that ensued and their implications; including a Scottish perspective. As the Chancellor of the Exchequer at the time of the crisis, he is ideally placed to provide an informed view. Given that we are now at some distance from the immediacy of the crisis, and it is a year since Mr Darling remitted office, the time is right for him to provide a considered view of events and their implications – for Scotland in particular – and the way forward.

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Higher Education in Scotland: a critical topic

HOP 90. Higher Education in Scotland: a critical topic

David Bell, Anthony Cohen, Andrew Cubie, Ian Diamond, James Fraser, Jim Gallagher, Alan Langlands, Chris Masters, Gavin McCrone, Iain McMillan, Andrew Miller, Anton Muscatelli, Teresa Rees, Joan Stringer, Stewart Sutherland

A key topic in the campaign leading up to the Scottish Parliament elections in May 2011 there is growing concern that higher education in Scotland needs reform and is at risk as a result of the changes to funding in England and other parts of the UK. These 16 essayswhose authors include economists, university principals and other informed parties cover a broad spectrum of issues and proposals not only the question of funding.

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Arguments Amongst Friends: Twenty Five Years of Sceptical Enquiry

Arguments Amongst Friends: Twenty Five Years of Sceptical Enquiry

Nick Kuennsberg, Gillian Lomas

This book tells the story of the foundation of the Institute and includes a series of specially commisioned essays and papers derived from its activities and archives over the past 25 years. It illistrates the Institute’s role in filling an important and rare safe place for “arguments amongst friends”

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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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