Devolution and inequality: a sorry tale of ineffectual government and failure to create a community of equals?

Publication type

Research Paper

Series Number

181

Series

Dundee Discussion Papers in Economics

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Publication date

September 1, 2005

Abstract:

This paper assesses the impact of devolution within the United Kingdom on household equality in terms of both income and social inclusion. Using British Household Panel Study data it suggests that devolution appears to have had no discernable impact on income inequality, in the two most far reaching examples of devolution i.e. Scotland and Wales. An influence on social inclusion can be detected but is suggested to have been both weak and temporary in relation to other regions within the UK. The paper concludes with explanations for the paucity of devolutions impact on equality.

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Link

- http://www.dundee.ac.uk/econman/discussion/DDPE_181.pdf

Notes

working paper

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