All Outputs (98)

The role of partnerships in urban economic regeneration (1998)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McQuaid, R. W. (1998). The role of partnerships in urban economic regeneration.

Partnerships to promote urban economic regeneration are widespread, but the theoretical basis of for understanding such partnerships is poorly developed. This paper presents an exploration of such partnerships and draws lessons for their improvement.... Read More about The role of partnerships in urban economic regeneration.

Location of civil service jobs in Scotland in relation to the local economic impact of the Scottish Parliament (1997)
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W. (1997). Location of civil service jobs in Scotland in relation to the local economic impact of the Scottish Parliament

The new Scottish Parliament will have potentially significant impacts upon economic, social and political development across Scotland. These issues and others such as the relationship with the UK government and inter-government transfers are discuss... Read More about Location of civil service jobs in Scotland in relation to the local economic impact of the Scottish Parliament.

Enlargement of the European Union and the development of peripheral regions (1997)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McQuaid, R. W. (1997). Enlargement of the European Union and the development of peripheral regions.

Enlargement of the European Union (EU) to include Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs) has significant economic, institutional, political, security, migration and social implications for the EU as a whole. The peripheral regions of the exis... Read More about Enlargement of the European Union and the development of peripheral regions.

Recycling Policy in Areas of Low Income and Multi-storey Housing (1996)
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W., Murdoch, A. R., McQuaid, R. W., & Murdoch, A. R. (1996). Recycling Policy in Areas of Low Income and Multi-storey Housing. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 39(4), 545-562. https://doi.org/10.1080/09640569612372

The paper considers the participation of households in recycling programmes in areas of multistorey, low income housing which are often considered unattractive for such programmes. A model of the material recycled is presented together with a review... Read More about Recycling Policy in Areas of Low Income and Multi-storey Housing.

A summary of the results of a survey of unemployed workers in the Edinburgh and Bathgate TTWAs. (1996)
Preprint / Working Paper
Adams, J., Charlesworth-May, A. C., Christy, B., & McQuaid, R. W. A summary of the results of a survey of unemployed workers in the Edinburgh and Bathgate TTWAs

Economic development in Scotland- moving forward (1996)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McQuaid, R. W. (1996). Economic development in Scotland- moving forward.

When considering the title of this section - ‘moving forward’, it is necessary to look at the wider context of the changing environment within which we currently operate and within which a Scottish Parliament will need to operate. Later speakers in t... Read More about Economic development in Scotland- moving forward.

Lifelong learning and local economic development (1996)
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W. (1996). Lifelong learning and local economic development

Lifelong learning is increasingly seen as being important for the future well-being of local economies. The paper considers the macro-context for lifelong learning and local economic development by reviewing what is meant by lifelong, or lifetime, le... Read More about Lifelong learning and local economic development.

Regional development agencies and urban development in Scotland - the role of partnerships (1996)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McQuaid, R. W. (1996). Regional development agencies and urban development in Scotland - the role of partnerships.

Relative peripherality in a Pan-European context (1996)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McQuaid, R. W. (1996). Relative peripherality in a Pan-European context.

Social networks, entrepreneurship and regional development - research issues (1996)
Book Chapter
McQuaid, R. W. (1996). Social networks, entrepreneurship and regional development - research issues. In M. Danson (Ed.), Small Firm Formation and Regional Economic Development (118-131). Routledge

Much of the research into new firm formation focuses upon the entrepreneur and their characteristics or motivations (Brockhaus & Horwitz, 1986), or the external economic environment (Chandler & Hanks, 1994). However, theories based upon isolated, ind... Read More about Social networks, entrepreneurship and regional development - research issues.

Local enterprise companies and economic development - some issues in rural Scotland (1994)
Book Chapter
McQuaid, R. W. (1994). Local enterprise companies and economic development - some issues in rural Scotland. In Social Science Working Paper No.12. Department of Economics, Edinburgh Napier University

Local Enterprise Companies (LECs) are the main central government-funded business development agencies which provide support for businesses and training programmes for individuals in the rural areas of Scotland. This paper provides a general overview... Read More about Local enterprise companies and economic development - some issues in rural Scotland.

ESRC seminar on transport and urban development (1994)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McQuaid, R. W. (1994). ESRC seminar on transport and urban development.

Partnerships and urban economic development at the eve of the XXIst century (1994)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McQuaid, R. W. (1994). Partnerships and urban economic development at the eve of the XXIst century.

New unitary authorities and economic development (1993)
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W. (1993). New unitary authorities and economic development. Regions, 23-28

Local authority economic development activities have grown significantly during the last decade (see for instance: Mills and Young, 1986; Chandler and Lawless, 1985; Rowan-Robinson & Lloyd, 1987; Sellgren, 1991; McQuaid, 1992). However across Britain... Read More about New unitary authorities and economic development.

Changing roles-Scottish local government and economic development. (1993)
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W. (1993). Changing roles-Scottish local government and economic development. Edinburgh Economic and Employment Review,

Evaluation of local economic development (1993)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McQuaid, R. W. (1993). Evaluation of local economic development.

There is general agreement in the field of local economic development that evaluation is important to improve policy decisions and their implementation. A range of documents on evaluating government and European Commission economic development polici... Read More about Evaluation of local economic development.

Local government reform in Scotland: the case of economic development (1993)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McQuaid, R. W. (1993). Local government reform in Scotland: the case of economic development.

Local authorities and economic development in Scotland (1992)
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W. (1992). Local authorities and economic development in Scotland. Local work : CLES bulletin, 1-7

The recently published Consultation Paper on the reform of local government in Scotland presents options which will have profound effects upon economic development activities of Scottish local authorities. In order to promote an informed debate on th... Read More about Local authorities and economic development in Scotland.