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Evidence review to support the development of a Wellbeing Economy strategy in Scotland

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  • McCartney, Gerry
  • Hill O'Connor, Clementine
  • Laughlin, Sue
  • Robertson, Tony
  • Bunse, Lukas
  • Crighton, Matthew
  • McLeod, Aileen
  • Cochrane, Phoebe
  • Stuart, Francis
  • Black, Iain
  • McMaster, Robert

Abstract

The Scottish Government published its 10-year National Strategy for Economic Transformation (NSET) in 2022. The NSET set out an ambition to create a Wellbeing Economy, but NonGovernmental Organisations (NGOs) who advocate for a Wellbeing Economy and environmental sustainability were critical both of the contents of the NSET, and the process used to create it. This paper seeks to provide a review of evidence to better inform the future development of economic strategy in Scotland, and rebalance the advice the original NSET was based upon, such that it might have a better chance of realising a Wellbeing Economy in the future.

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  • McCartney, Gerry & Hill O'Connor, Clementine & Laughlin, Sue & Robertson, Tony & Bunse, Lukas & Crighton, Matthew & McLeod, Aileen & Cochrane, Phoebe & Stuart, Francis & Black, Iain & McMaster, Robert, 2025. "Evidence review to support the development of a Wellbeing Economy strategy in Scotland," Working Paper Series 01/2025, Post-Growth Economics Network (PEN).
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