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Regeneration friend or foe? - issues with national congestion pricing (2005)
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W. (2005). Regeneration friend or foe? - issues with national congestion pricing. Scotregen, 4-5

There has been support for the Minister for Transport, Alistair Darling, as he took the major step of proposing trials for a national Road User or Congestion Charging scheme. According to a Department for Transport feasibility study, the cost to dri... Read More about Regeneration friend or foe? - issues with national congestion pricing.

Professionalism and long working hours in NHS nursing. (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wise, S. (2005, December). Professionalism and long working hours in NHS nursing. Paper presented at 23rd Annual International Labour Process Conference

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Edinburgh and the politics of congestion charging: negotiating road user charging with affected publics (2005)
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W., & Grieco, M. (2005). Edinburgh and the politics of congestion charging: negotiating road user charging with affected publics. Transport Policy, 12(5), 475-476. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2005.06.005

The citizens of Edinburgh have just rejected a congestion charging scheme for this capital city. This short postscript examines the case for a full post-mortem, a post-mortem which must include the participation of those who said no.

The European influence on social policy in Scotland: changing terminology or changing practice? (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Juleff, L., Kelly, L., Adams, J., & McQuaid, R. (2005, August). The European influence on social policy in Scotland: changing terminology or changing practice?. Paper presented at 45th Congress of the European Regional Science Association

Until the late 1980’s social policy in Scotland was clearly targeted towards poverty as the primary source of economic disadvantage. Within this framework, geographical areas were identified which exhibited low income and high unemployment levels, a... Read More about The European influence on social policy in Scotland: changing terminology or changing practice?.

The impact of ferry services on an island economy (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Greig, M., & McQuaid, R. W. (2005, August). The impact of ferry services on an island economy. Paper presented at 35th Annual Conference European Regional Science Association Conference

This paper examines ferry fares and quality of service to a remote island region and analyses how this affects the economy of the islands. Taking the Western Isles in Scotland as a case study, the paper identifies the links between fares, service,... Read More about The impact of ferry services on an island economy.

The experience of older workers. (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Raeside, R., Gayen, K., & McQuaid, R. W. (2005). The experience of older workers.

Accessing employment (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McQuaid, R. W. (2005). Accessing employment.

Public private partnership - comparative issues in the UK, Germany and Austria (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McQuaid, R. W., & Scherrer, W. (2005). Public private partnership - comparative issues in the UK, Germany and Austria.

While the UK has been a leader in the large-scale introduction of public private partnerships (PPPs) across the economy, both Austria and Germany have been relative latecomers within the recent move towards PPPs. This paper analyses the issues drivin... Read More about Public private partnership - comparative issues in the UK, Germany and Austria.

Employment inequalities in an economic downturn – report for the Equality Commission Northern Ireland. (2005)
Report
McQuaid, R. W., Hollywood, E., & Canduela, J. (2005). Employment inequalities in an economic downturn – report for the Equality Commission Northern Ireland. Ireland: Equality Commission Northern Ireland

The overall aim of this research was to: update understanding of the effect of the economic downturn on the employment status and prospects of relevant groups across the nine equality grounds in Northern Ireland (NI).