Austerity in an independent Scotland?
Austerity will be a choice. There is likely to be a temporary economic downturn after full independence, but any sustained austerity will be a choice, not a necessity.
Economic alignment with UK
A key argument for independence is that economic alignment with the UK is no longer applicable. The weaker the alignment with the UK economic model, the greater the opportunity to “do things differently”, but the greater the short-term risk and upheaval.
An Investment-Led Economic Development Framework For An Independent Scotland
he UK’s model of economic development is based on a unproductive sectors which generate vast profits through four particular methods – financial speculation, asset value inflation, debt-fuelled consumption, and concentration and monopoly.
This report argues that Scotland, if independent, could improve its performance across 12 key pillars of its economy.
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Policy Paper
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