Student Notes
This chapter has two broad aims: to review theories of industrial and occupational change as they relate to Scotland; and to examine the evidence in the light of these theories. We will:
- review debates about Scotland’s economic development, in particular, the degree to which Scotland was ‘dependent’ on England.
- examine the changing shape of Scotland’s industrial structure, specifically the occupational transition from a manufacturing to a service economy.
- describe the impact of this shift on employment, in particular the rebalancing of the ways occupations are gendered.
- focus especially on the impact of the 2008 financial crash on work and employment in Scotland.
- assess the impact of the loss of ownership and control in the Scottish economy.