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The macroeconomic consequences of Scottish fiscal autonomy: inverted haavelemo effects in a general equilibrium analysis of the tartan tax [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
In 1997 the Scottish people voted both for the creation of a legislative Parliament and to endow the Parliament with tax-varying powers. The establishment of the Scottish Parliament in 2000 heralded the most radical innovation in the regional fiscal ...
McGregor, Peter G.   +2 more
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Harnessing the power of machine and deep learning for transferring joint species distribution models considering the structure of biotic interactions

open access: yesEcography, EarlyView.
The transferability of single or joint species distribution models ((j)SDMs) depends on their ability to predict beyond the observed environmental range and to remain consistent despite shifts in biotic interactions. Transfer accuracy may be improved by recent advances in the application of deep learning that provide greater flexibility and potentially
Marco Basile   +44 more
wiley   +1 more source

The narcissism of national solipsism:civic nationalism and sub-state formation processes in Scotland [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This paper accounts for the lengthy emergence of sub-state nationalism in Scotland by locating it within British state formation processes. A spiral process of compromise and challenge characterises Scotland’s constantly evolving position within the ...
Law, Alex
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Quality of Scottish democracy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The founders of Scottish devolution intended to create a ‘new politics’ that would be less adversarial than British politics. Some of their aspirations resonate with the basic themes of freedom, equality and democratic control in the quality of democracy
Lundberg, Thomas
core   +1 more source

Insolvency‐related foreign judgements in Nigeria: Contextualising English legal influence and comparative analysis of the UNCITRAL regime

open access: yesInternational Insolvency Review, EarlyView.
Abstract The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) has produced the most robust international insolvency regime applicable to countries around the world. The Model Law on Cross‐Border Insolvency (1997) is widely accepted and already very popular among African countries.
Pontian N. Okoli
wiley   +1 more source

Vers une Écosse indépendante ?

open access: yesL'Espace Politique, 2019
The SNP benefited in 2014 from exceptional factors, be they political, legal, economic or social, in order to hold the referendum on independence that it had long promised. Brexit might have provided another set of advantageous circumstances as the Scots
Edwige Camp-Pietrain
doaj   +1 more source

How and Why lslamophobia is tied to English Nationalism but not to Scottish Nationalism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Muslim minorities throughout Europe are under threat of collateral damage from the Blair/Bush \u27War on Terror.\u27 In Scotland they also have to cope with the added possibility that Scottish nationalism might develop an \u27ethnic\u27 as well as a ...
Hussain, Asifa M., Miller, William L.
core   +1 more source

Understanding Legislator Experiences of Family-Friendly Working Practices in Political Institutions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This is a post-peer-review, pre-copy edit version of an article published in Politics and Gender.
Allen, P, Cutts, D, Winn, M
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Towards climate‐conscious corporate restructuring: A comparative exploration of English and Bhutanese legal frameworks

open access: yesInternational Insolvency Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper conducts a comparative legal analysis of corporate restructuring frameworks in England and Bhutan, examining their capacity to integrate climate variability considerations and promote sustainable business practices. It discusses the procedural mechanisms for restructuring financially distressed enterprises available under the law of
Eugenio Vaccari, Migmar Lham
wiley   +1 more source

A United Independence Front? Policy Divergence between the Scottish Pro-independence Parties in the Context of the 2016 Scottish Parliament Election

open access: yesRevue Française de Civilisation Britannique, 2017
This article examines policy divergence between the main pro-independence parties in Scotland (the Scottish National Party, the Scottish Greens, and two socialist parties/alliances: RISE and Solidarity) in the context of the 2016 Scottish Parliament ...
Nathalie Duclos
doaj   +1 more source

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