War, the central government and the Scottish economy 1750-1830
The aim of this Thesis is to examine the relative costs and benefits accruing to Scotland from war related government activity. This aim is pursued through an examination of central government expenditure, taxation and borrowing. The primary approach adopted throughout is macroeconomic. The main objective is to view the Scottish experience relative to that of the rest of Britain. Subsidiary objectives are to discuss the regional impact within Scotland and, in the field of taxation, the implications of the way in which taxes were raised. Chapters one to four examine expenditure. Figures relating to military activity suggest a relatively low per capita share of military spending for Scotland. This is most clearly the case for capital items. Within Scotland the Edinburgh area enjoyed a disproportionately large share of military spending. Analysis of the implications of government demand in general suggests a few areas in which Scotland noticeably benefited but overall no sign of mar ked participation by Scottish industries in government supply. Chapters five to seven present taxation data. One conclusion reached is that the traditional view, both of contemporaries and historians, that the Scottish contribution
Gunning, A.
History
War, the central government and the Scottish economy 1750-1830. The aim of this Thesis is to examine the relative costs and benefits accruing to Scotland from war related government activity. This aim is pursued through an examination of central government expenditure, taxation and borrowing. The primary approach adopted throughout is macroeconomic. The main objective is to view the Scottish experience relative to that of the rest of Britain. Subsidiary objectives are to discuss the regional impact within Scotland and, in the field of taxation, the implications of the way in which taxes were raised. Chapters one to four examine expenditure. Figures relating to military activity suggest a relatively low per capita share of military spending for Scotland. This is most clearly the case for capital items. Within Scotland the Edinburgh area enjoyed a disproportionately large share of military spending. Analysis of the implications of government demand in general suggests a few areas in which Scotland noticeably benefited but overall no sign of mar ked participation by Scottish industries in government supply. Chapters five to seven present taxation data. One conclusion reached is that the traditional view, both of contemporaries and historians, that the Scottish contribution
war central_government scottish economy aim_examine relative cost_benefit accrue scotland war related government activity aim pursue examination central_government expenditure taxation borrowing primary adopt_throughout main_objective view scottish experience relative rest britain subsidiary objective discuss regional impact within scotland field taxation implication way tax raise examine expenditure figures relate military_activity suggest relatively low per share military spending scotland clearly case capital item within scotland edinburgh area enjoy disproportionately large share military spending analysis implication government demand general suggest area scotland noticeably benefit overall sign participation scottish industry government supply present taxation data conclusion_reach traditional_view contemporary historian scottish