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The Fiscal Crisis of the United Kingdom

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  • © 2005

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Authors:
  1. Iain McLean

    1. Oxford University, England
      Nuffield College, England

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Part of the book series: Transforming Government (TRGO)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. The Setting of the Problem

    • Iain McLean
    Pages 1-16

  3. Public Finance in the UK before 1888

    • Iain McLean
    Pages 17-38

  4. Gladstone, Goschen, Lloyd George and the Webbs

    • Iain McLean
    Pages 39-61

  5. The Origins of the Barnett Formula

    • Iain McLean
    Pages 62-74

  6. Barnett and Devolution Today

    • Iain McLean
    Pages 75-92

  7. Health–Getting it Right

    • Iain McLean
    Pages 93-112

  8. Local Government – Getting it Wrong

    • Iain McLean
    Pages 113-138

  9. The Whys and Wherefores of Fiscal Flows

    • Iain McLean
    Pages 139-159

  10. The Australian Model

    • Iain McLean
    Pages 160-179

  11. The Canadian Model

    • Iain McLean
    Pages 180-204

  12. Honest Centralism and Honest Localism

    • Iain McLean
    Pages 205-225

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 226-250
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The system for allocating public expenditure to the nations and regions of the UK has broken down. Money goes to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland by the notorious Barnett formula, but this is collapsing and cannot last long. Money goes to the English regions by poorly-understood formulae that work badly. People in every region think that the system is unfair to them. The Fiscal Crisis of the United Kingdom suggests how the system could be fixed, drawing lessons from Australia and Canada. It recommends a Territorial Grants Commission.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Oxford University, England

    Iain McLean

  • Nuffield College, England

    Iain McLean

About the author

IAIN MCLEAN is Professor of Politics at Oxford University and a Fellow of Nuffield College, UK. He has worked on British politics and public policy for over 30 years. He has been a front bench councillor twice. He recently completed a large research report for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, which has led to substantial change in regional spending statistics.

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