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	Scotland - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta
		Many aspects of the economy of Scotland are covered in the article on the United Kingdom.
		The Scottish economy changed dramatically during the second half of the 20th century, with services—including banking, retailing, public administration, and tourism—emerging as the leading economic sector.
		Historically, coal was Scotland’s chief form of mineral wealth, and the coal industry was under state control for much of the 20th century.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761561065___21/Scotland.html (799 words)

	Scotland - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		Scotland (Alba in Gaelic) is a nation in northwest Europe and a constituent country of the United Kingdom.
		Scotland's territorial extent is generally that established by the 1237 Treaty of York between Scotland and England and the 1266 Treaty of Perth between Scotland and Norway.
		Scottish sundial — the renaissance sundials of Scotland.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/s/c/o/Scotland.html (5679 words)

	Economy of Scotland in the High Middle Ages - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Economy of Scotland in the High Middle Ages for the purposes of this article pertains to the economic situation in Scotland between the death of Domnall II in 900, and the death of Alexander III in 1286 which then led indirectly to the Scottish Wars of Independence.
		The Scottish economy of this period was dominated by agriculture and by short-distance, local trade.
		Scotland, outside Lothian at least, was populated by scattered hamlets, and outside that area, lacked the continental style nucleated village.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Economy_of_Scotland_in_the_High_Middle_Ages (862 words)

	Factsheet 13 - The Economy of Scotland - Section 2
		In 1995, Scotland’s population was estimated to be 5.1 million, accounting for 8.8 per cent of the UK’s population (of 58.6 million).
		Table 2.2 shows that in Scotland, in common with all the developed economies of Western Europe, the largest share of GDP is accounted for by the service sector (64.1 per cent).
		Scotland’s endowment of natural resources accounts for the relatively high levels in mining and quarrying and agriculture, forestry and fishing.
	www.scotland.gov.uk /library/documents1/f13-02.htm (2036 words)

	Factsheet 13 - The Economy of Scotland - Section 3
		Scotland is the largest producer of farmed fish in the EU, and in Europe is second only to Norway.
		Much of Scotland’s oil industry is centred around Aberdeen and the former Grampian Region, which accounted for around 85 per cent of employment in mainly oil related companies in 1995.
		It is the largest producer and distributor of gas in Scotland and supplies over half of the energy used for domestic purposes and about one-third of that used for industrial and commercial purposes in Britain.
	www.scotland.gov.uk /library/documents1/f13-03.htm (1696 words)

	The Herald
		Scotland's economy grew at its joint fastest pace in 76 months in September, and firms boosted profit margins by achieving a record rise in prices charged, a key survey reveals today.
		The bank highlights the fact that the rate of expansion indicated by the PMI Scotland report for the third quarter was the strongest since the second quarter of 2000.
		In terms of employment growth, Scotland is placed fourth out of 12 in the UK with a rate of increase not far shy of a two-year peak in July.
	www.theherald.co.uk /71661.shtml (657 words)

	The Transformation of Scotland: The Economy since 1700
		From being a relatively under-developed economy, Scotland after the Union was transformed into a heavily industrialized society underpinned by a remarkably efficient agricultural sector.
		The Victorian and Edwardian economy, however, was encumbered by low pay, underemployment and the widespread use of casual labour and piecework, with resultant social inequalities that would continue to have an adverse effect on both the economy and Scottish society well into the twentieth century.
		George Peden's chapter on the managed economy successfully places Scotland within the wider UK and international contexts, and traces the efforts of the central government and the Scottish Office, aided by the work, for example, of the influential Toothill Report (1961), to tackle Scotland's economic and social difficulties of the twentieth century.
	eh.net /bookreviews/library/0967.shtml (799 words)

	Economy of Scotland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The coal seams beneath central Scotland, in particular in Ayrshire and Fife contributed significantly to the industrialisation of Scotland during the 19th century.
		The south-west of Scotland - principally Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway - is a centre of dairying.
		Dairy and Cattle farmers in south-west Scotland were affected by the 2001 UK Foot and Mouth outbreak, which resulted in the destruction of much of their livestock as part of the biosecurity effort to control the spread of the disease.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Economy_of_Scotland (4472 words)

	Welcome to the website of Social Economy Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Social Economy Scotland is the Development Partnership supported through the second round of the European EQUAL Community Initiative.
		Social Economy Scotland DP will focus on influencing mainstream agencies in terms of the development of the sector.
		Through partnership working and transnational cooperation, Social Economy Scotland will support the social economy to increase its role in the delivery of innovative, high quality services, therby enhancing its contribution to community regeneration, sustainable economic development and labour market integration in Scotland.
	www.socialeconomyscotland.info (194 words)

	Corporate Watch : G8 Report : SCOTLAND PLC: The "Scottish" Economy
		However, just because a company is registered or is head quartered in Scotland, it doesn't mean to say that it is actively contributing to the Scottish economy.
		Whisky produciotn, although still one of Scotland's biggest exports, is increasingly controlled by transnational drinks corporations such as Diageo and Scottish and Newcastle.
		Between 1998 and 2002, over 100,000 jobs were lost in manufacturing and while Scotland was for a while considered a hub for call centres, companies are increasingly offshoring to India.
	www.corporatewatch.org /?lid=1827 (686 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Scotland \| Greener shoots for Scots economy
		The economy in Scotland has continued to grow at its fastest rate for almost seven years, a report has shown.
		However, prospects for next year were described as "challenging" with a predicted drop in the growth of the economy north of the border.
		Lloyds TSB Scotland chief economist Professor Donald MacRae said in spite of increasing oil prices and the swelling trade deficit in the USA, a pick-up in world demand was responsible for renewed growth in Scotland's production sector.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/low/uk_news/scotland/3683842.stm (341 words)

	MapZones.com : England Economy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Both agriculture and industry are valuable in the economy of Scotland.
		The UK, a leading trading power and financial center, deploys an essentially capitalistic economy, one of the quartet of trillion dollar economies of Western Europe.
		The BLAIR government has put off the question of participation in the euro system until after the next election, in June of 2001; Chancellor of the Exchequer BROWN has identified some key economic tests to determine whether the UK should join the common currency system, but it will largely be a political decision.
	www.mapzones.com /world/europe/england/economyindex.php (377 words)

	Map 4 Travel - Scotland Economy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Both agriculture and industry are important in the economy of Scotland.
		Britain had the world’s leading economy: Its overseas trade thrived, its standard of living rose steadily, and its citizens pioneered industrial innovations.
		With the growth of the economies of other nations in the 20th century, the British economy remained relatively strong.
	www.map4travel.com /world/europe/scotland/economyindex.php (480 words)

	Scotsman.com Business - Scotland's economy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		SCOTLAND looks set to be one of the best places in the UK to look for a new job, according to the...
		PRIVATE investors in Scotland are becoming happier to see leading investment houses opening up...
		SCOTLAND'S property bonanza is continuing to put the squeeze on first-time buyers, with prices...
	business.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=216 (483 words)

	An independent Scotland's economy would flourish (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		'In 1979, those fighting in Yes for Scotland were hamstrung both by the Scotland Act's association with an unpopular, stumbling government and a grim winter of strikes and snow.
		The findings were unsurprisingly seized upon by the SNP which claimed the report supported assertions that an independent Scotland would prosper, but attracted widespread criticism from Scotland's other major political players and business leaders.
		An independent Scotland would be the seventh-richest country in the industrialised world, in terms of GDP per head, according to a House of Commons Library analysis.
	www.alba.org.uk /scotching/boost.html (773 words)

	Business and Economy in Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Scotland Pages website directory for "Business and Economy in Scotland".
		Scotland Pages is a comprehensive local directory for Scotland.
		If you run a website that covers "Business and Economy in Scotland" and are based in Scotland you can submit your details for free in our Business and Economy in Scotland section.
	www.scotland-pages.me.uk /Business_and_Economy/index.html (300 words)

	The Political Economy of Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		It is thoroughly researched, very readable and a touch controversial, which is just what should be expected of a volume from one of Scotland’s foremost analysts and commentators.
		He investigates the more militant regions of England and compares Scotland to the Welsh experience, and argues that these other areas share very similar experiences.
		He concludes that whilst Scottish workers are no different to their counterparts in the rest of Britain the added importance of the ‘national’ question provides the answer to the question as to why Scotland appears to have a more radical industrial climate.
	www.uwp.co.uk /book_desc/1973.html (346 words)

	MavicaNET - Economy: Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Katalog / Regionalno / Europa / European Union / Velika Britanija / Škotska / Economy: Scotland
		Chartered architects in Stirling and Central Scotland, UK, specialising in commercial, leisure, retail, residential, healthcare and industrial buldings.
		Fine range of cask, keg and bottled beers, noted throughout the UK for their quality situated on the Isles of Orkney - a small group of islands off the northern tip of Scotland.
	www.mavicanet.com /lite/hrv/31751.html (220 words)

	The Economy of Scotland in Its European Setting, 1550-1625. — www.greenwood.com
		The Economy of Scotland in Its European Setting, 1550-1625.
		Home » Catalog » The Economy of Scotland in Its European Setting, 1550-1625.
		Description: In two broad sections, the book deals first with Scotland's domestic social and economic development, and second with specific branches of Scotland's external trade.
	www.greenwood.com /catalog/LYES.aspx (87 words)

	The Political Economy of Scotland - Studia AS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Political Economy of Scotland - Studia AS Hurtigsøk
		In this volume, the author asserts that a fusion of traditional trade unionmilitancy and national identity creates a more radical outlook within Scotland.He investigates the more militant regions of England and compares Scotland tothe Welsh experience, and concludes that these other areas share very similarexperiences.
		He concludes that whilst Scottish workers are no different totheir counterparts in the rest of Britain the added importance of the 'nationalquestion' provides the answer to the question as to why Scotland appears tohave a more radical industrial climate.
	www.studia.no /vare.php?isbn=0708319440 (160 words)

	Scotland economy
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	www.flythomascook.com /travel/cheap-flights/34425-Scotland-economy.html (98 words)

	Scottish Funding Council - Home page
		Our logo is available for use by other organisations by contacting:communications@sfc.ac.uk
		The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) distributes about £1.5 billion in funding each year for teaching and learning, research and other activities in Scotland's colleges and universities.
		Established in 2005, the Council provides a strategic overview of tertiary education in Scotland to help secure a more coherent system of high-quality learning, teaching and research.
	www.sfc.ac.uk (214 words)

	Strachans Motor Group - Scotland -Fuel Economy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		What is quite clear from the guide is that there are large differences - up to 45% - in the fuel economy of different models using the same fuel within the same size range.
		So by choosing the most fuel-efficient vehicles you could save £900 per year if your vehicle is doing 20,000 miles a year.
		• Improves fuel economy – less energy needed for acceleration.
	www.strachansmotorgroup.com /fuel-economy.asp (809 words)

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