Recent events have highlighted both the importance of a strong economy and the fragility of our current economic model to sudden change. In such times, it is all the more important for economic professionals to be up-to-speed with the latest developments and emerging trends and insights. This course on Introduction to Economic Development is designed […]
Effective evaluation and appraisal are crucial elements of the project and programme development lifecycle and should form part of the development and planning of an intervention from the start. They help to inform how scarce public resources should be invested; assist in measuring the anticipated impacts and returns; and support the responsible and transparent management […]
We know that economic growth does not reduce inequality. It is for this reason that governments over a number of decades have sought mechanisms that will not only grow the economy but also spread growth more equally across the population. Most recently in the Scottish policy context there has been a greater focus on building […]
