Book Review: Changing Scotland: Evidence from the British Household Panel Survey
Abstract
climate. The three other cases analyse the Netherlands and a dual country compar- ison between Sweden and Canada. This under-representation of cases from the USA, Western and Central Europe prevents a wider comparison of weaker job and income protection. There is also criticism that Sweden, Netherlands and Finland are all cen- tralized bargaining institutions with positive employer and regulatory support for union recognition factors not necessarily encouraged in Western Europe or the USA. The use of quantitative analysis is impressive but the editor suggests further evaluation using qualitative evidence. The concluding chapter outlines the issue of broadening the scope but further cross-cultural comparisons could test the hypothesis further. The research is impres- sive for its interdisciplinary integration of psychological and sociological analysis. John F. Ermisch and Robert E.Wright Changing Scotland: Evidence from the British Household Panel Survey Bristol: Policy Press, 2005, £65.00 hbk (ISBN: 1861345933), xv + 312 pp. DOI: 10.1177/0950017006069833 s Reviewed by Diana Woodward, Napier University The purpose of this book is to provide basic evidence-based analysis for a range of key aspects of modern Scottish society. This can inform policy-making by the newly devolved Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Executive, and enables changes over