1. Greg Lloyd The Geddes Institute Scotland in Context (1) Spatiality, Economics & Demographics

2. Perceptions of Scotland Hepworth & Pickavance, 2004

3. Environment and People

4. Scotland’s Regions

5. Scottish productivity performance - GDP per hour worked, 2001 ( UK = 100) Source: ONS

6. Relative Economic Performance

7. Economic Evidence STRENGTHS Significant structural adjustment already achieved and ongoing; Established strengths in specific sectors (for example, financial services, whisky, oil and gas extraction, biotechnology and life sciences); Strong export performance; High levels of employment, low unemployment; High proportion of graduates in the population; Number and quality of academic and basic research institutions. WEAKNESSES Low productivity in comparison to other OECD members; Low level of corporate research and development; Poor record in commercialising basic research; Low levels of entrepreneurship; Large persistent core of long-term unemployed; Deficiencies in the transport Infrastructure; Demographic challenge arising from low birth-rate and increasing dependency ratios.

8. Demographic Profile

9. Critical Agendas Structural issues – Uneven economic performance Institutional congestion – Lack of joined up thinking Infrastructure – ‘Planning backwards’