The Performance of Business-Service Firms in Peripheral Regions: An International Comparison between Scotland and Nova Scotia

P N O'Farrell
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P N O'Farrell: Department of Economics, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, Scotland

Environment and Planning A, 1993, vol. 25, issue 11, 1627-1648

Abstract: In this paper a comparative analysis of the competitiveness and performance of business-service companies in two peripheral regions, Nova Scotia and Scotland, is presented. Several dimensions of performance are investigated for four industries: market research, management consultancy, advertising, and graphic design. Value added per person is one third higher in Scotland compared with Nova Scotia, and Nova Scotian offices derive a much higher proportion of their turnover from government and public-sector contracts. In general, however, a very consistent picture emerges of the relative position of business services in the two regions. Possible demand-side and supply-side causes of such differences are reviewed and potential policy responses considered.

Date: 1993
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DOI: 10.1068/a251627

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