CHANGING SCOTLAND: EVIDENCE FROM THE BRITISH HOUSEHOLD PANEL SURVEY; ED. BY JOHN F. ERMISCH

Changing Scotland uses longitudinal data from the British Household Panel Survey to improve our knowledge and understanding of the impact of devolution on the lives of people in Scotland. It is the first time that BHPS data has been used in this way. The book provides a detailed examination of social, economic, demographic and political differences, especially those involving dynamic behaviour such as residential mobility, unemployment duration, job mobility, income inequality, poverty, health and deprivation, national identity, family structure and other aspects of individual's lives as they change over time. This data provides a 'baseline' for policy formulation and for analysing the impact of subsequent differential developments arising out of devolution. The book is also an invaluable resource for establishing pre-existing differences between England and Scotland and evaluating the impact of policy initiatives by the Scottish Executive. "Changing Scotland uses longitudinal data from the British Household Panel Survey to improve our knowledge and understanding of the impact of devolution on the lives of people in Scotland. It is the first time that BHPS data has been used in this way." "The book is an invaluable resource for establishing pre-existing differences between England and Scotland and evaluating the impact of policy initiatives by the Scottish Executive. It provides a detailed examination of social, economic, demographic and political differences, especially those involving dynamic behaviour such as residential mobility, unemployment duration, job mobility, income inequality, poverty, health and deprivation, national identity, family structure and other aspects of individual's lives as they change over time. These data provide a 'baseline' for policy formulation and for analysing the impact of subsequent differential developments arising out of devolution." "Changing Scotland is important reading for academics and postgraduate students in social policy, economics and politics, as well as policy makers, government social researchers and those with an interest in innovative research methods in social science."--BOOK JACKET CHANGING SCOTLAND Contents List of tables and figures Foreword Preface List of contributors Devolution, policy and evidence Section 1: Families and households Teenagers’ relationships with peers and parents Youth transitions Comparison of living arrangements Residential mobility How Scots live Section 2: Inequalities Health and deprivation Trends in absolute poverty Income inequality The structure of gender differentials Appendix Section 3: Labour market issues Distribution and structure of pay Earnings returns to further education Low pay, higher pay and job satisfaction Labour market behaviour of older workers Section 4: Social and political behaviour What makes Scotland want something different? Smart, successful Scotland? Decline of religion Volunteering and organisational participation Conclusion Index __Changing Scotland__ uses longitudinal data from the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) to improve our knowledge and understanding of the impact of devolution on the lives of people in Scotland. It is the first time that BHPS data has been used in this way.