Bringing back the Bank: local renewal and agency through community banking.
Journal Article
Cutcher, L. (2013)
Bringing back the Bank: local renewal and agency through community banking. Organization Studies, https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840613495337
This paper presents findings from an in-depth case study of a bank that has drawn on an anti-globalization discourse and the idea of the ‘local in opposition to the global’ to...
Public private partnership-a sustainable solution for the information society? experiences in the UK, Germany and Austria
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W., & Scherrer, W. (2008)
Public private partnership-a sustainable solution for the information society? experiences in the UK, Germany and Austria. Uprava, 6, 7-34
The political context of governments differs between the UK, Germany and Austria, but each government currently has a positive view of Public private Partnership (PPP). There ...
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...
Thoughts on the wider implications of the rejection of the City of Edinburgh's proposals.
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W. (2005)
Thoughts on the wider implications of the rejection of the City of Edinburgh's proposals. Scotregen, 7
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...
Changing roles-Scottish local government and economic development.
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W. (1993)
Changing roles-Scottish local government and economic development. Edinburgh Economic and Employment Review,
New unitary authorities and economic development
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W. (1993)
New unitary authorities and economic development. Regions, 23-28
Local authority economic development activities have grown significantly during the last decade (see for instance: Mills and Young, 1986; Chandler and Lawless, 1985; Rowan-Rob...
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 ...