Public private partnership - comparative issues in the UK, Germany and Austria
Conference Proceeding
McQuaid, R. W., & Scherrer, W. (2005)
Public private partnership - comparative issues in the UK, Germany and Austria
While the UK has been a leader in the large-scale introduction of public private partnerships (PPPs) across the economy, both Austria and Germany have been relative latecomers...
Location of civil service jobs in Scotland in relation to the local economic impact of the Scottish Parliament
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W. (1997)
Location of civil service jobs in Scotland in relation to the local economic impact of the Scottish Parliament
The new Scottish Parliament will have potentially significant impacts upon economic, social and political development across Scotland. These issues and others such as the
rela...
Aging of the labour force and globalization.
Book Chapter
McQuaid, R. W. (2007)
Aging of the labour force and globalization. In R. Cooper, K. Donaghy, & G. Hewings (Eds.), Globalization and Regional Economic Modelling, 69-85. Springer-Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-72444-5_5
The rapid aging of the population structure across most developed countries is one of the main challenges facing their economies and governments (CEC 2004a).1 These changes wi...
Local authorities and economic development in Scotland
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W. (1992)
Local authorities and economic development in Scotland. Local work : CLES bulletin, 1-7
The recently published Consultation Paper on the reform of local government in Scotland presents options which will have profound effects upon economic development activities ...
Public scrutiny of Khazanah's finances needed
Other
Minhat, M. (2018)
Public scrutiny of Khazanah's finances needed
This is a letter and can be viewed at this link:
https://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/427165
Greater pay transparency needed at GLCs and GLICs to improve governance
Other
Minhat, M. (2018)
Greater pay transparency needed at GLCs and GLICs to improve governance
No abstract available.
The full article can be viewed at this link:
https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/mysay-greater-pay-transparency-needed-glcs-and-glics-improve-governa...
Public procurement and regional development: the impact of local authority expenditure on local economies.
Conference Proceeding
Peck, F., & Cabras, I. (2008)
Public procurement and regional development: the impact of local authority expenditure on local economies
Spatial patterns of public expenditure and government procurement have a significant impact
on economic and social development in localities and regions across the EU. In the ...
Letter from Edinburgh - governance, economic performance and economic disparities in Scotland
Journal Article
Brown, R., McQuaid, R. W., & Newlands, D. (2007)
Letter from Edinburgh - governance, economic performance and economic disparities in Scotland. Regions, 24-27
John Smith, when Leader of the Labour Party, said that devolution was “the settled will of the Scottish people”. However, far from quelling debates about governance – and par...
The potential for 'green' fiscal policy measures to influence individuals' vehicle purchasing decisions in Scotland.
Thesis
Borthwick, S. The potential for 'green' fiscal policy measures to influence individuals' vehicle purchasing decisions in Scotland. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/8820
Climate change is recognised worldwide as a major concern, with serious repercussions. Observed temperature rises are increasingly being linked to human activity. Evidence ind...
The role of partnerships in urban economic regeneration
Conference Proceeding
McQuaid, R. W. (1998)
The role of partnerships in urban economic regeneration
Partnerships to promote urban economic regeneration are widespread, but the theoretical basis of for understanding such partnerships is poorly developed. This paper presents a...