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Economic Linkages Between Small Towns And Surrounding Rural Areas In Scotland
Final Report

March 2005

ISBN 0-7559-1064-8
web publication only

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CONTENTS

SUMMARY
1 Introduction
1.1 Background
1.2 Aims and Objectives
1.3 Report Structure
2 Socio-Economic Profile of Small Towns
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Choice of Study Area
2.3 Characteristics of the Study Areas
2.4 Conclusions
3 Literature Review
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Spatial patterns of urbanisation
3.3 Theoretical perspectives on spatial economic development
3.4 Factors influencing the strength of economic linkages: Empirical evidence
3.5 Conclusions
4 Survey Methods
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Household Survey
4.3 Business Survey
4.4 Summary
5 Household Survey Results
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Economic footprints and town-hinterland links
5.3 Shopping patterns
5.4 Household econometric analysis
5.5 Factors influencing linkages
5.6 Summary
6 Business Survey Results
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Descriptive analysis of business data
6.3 Economic footprints and town-hinterland links
6.4 Business econometric analysis
6.5 Summary
7 Town - Hinterland Multiplier Effects
7.1 Introduction
7.2 The nature of town hinterland spillovers
7.3 Description of the model
7.4 Estimates of spillover effects
7.5 Sensitivity Analysis
7.6 Summary
8 Discussion and Conclusions
8.1 Conclusions
8.2 Limitations of the study
8.3 Areas for further research
8.4 Policy implications
9 References
Appendices

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