Scotland’s social services spending needs: an English view (2007)
King, David (David N.), Pashley, Matthew, Ball, Rob
Scottish citizens enjoy 25% more spending per head on public services than English citizens, but almost nothing is known about the countries’ relative needs and hence about how far this gap is...
The environmental spending needs of Scotland’s local authorities (2007)
King, David (David N.), Pashley, Matthew, Ball, Rob
Scottish citizens benefit from 19% more public spending per head than English citizens. The ‘Barnett formula’ is slowly reducing the gap, but very little is known about the countries’ relative...
An English assessment of Scotland’s education spending needs
David King, Matthew Pashley, Rob Ball
Scotland has much higher public expenditure per head than England, but little work has been done to compare Scottish and English needs. We compare their needs for school education, and we show that...
Scotland’s social services spending needs: an English view
David King, Matthew Pashley, Rob Ball
Scottish citizens enjoy 25% more spending per head on public services than English citizens, but almost nothing is known about the countries’ relative needs and hence about how far this gap is...