Books in the Occasional Papers series

The nineteenth century saw the romanticisation of the Highlander, the rise of tartanry and the emergence of the modern Scottish tourist industry. This volume examines the literary culture of Scotland - Highland and Lowland - during this transformational period, and explore its interactions and intersections.

High levels of government spending have had a significant effect on economic growth and on economic freedom. This book argues that reforms are necessary to ensure that we have dynamic economies in which governments serve the needs of their citizens rather than simply tax and spend more.

This book consists of a series of essays written with the intention of correcting misconceptions that politicians, journalists or other interested parties like to pedal in order justify their dubious policy decisions or ideological perspectives.

At this key moment in Scotland's history, earlier identities are being re-examined and re-presented, and personal and cultural histories are being redefined and reconsidered. These eleven essays show how the re-creation and reimagination of Scottish culture, its identities and its tropes, are being developed by a range of leading Scottish writers.

This book outlines the principles that define a free society. It provides an introduction to the institutions and policies necessary to preserve and enhance individual freedom including: small government, the rule of law, strong private property rights and free trade - enabling entrepreneurship to thrive.

Discussing how 'wars of ideas' can be waged, this work features essays, reviews and introductions that show how the founders of the IEA successfully fought the conventional 'planning' wisdom of the 1960s and 1970s, providing the ideas which, by the 1980s and 1990s, had brought about increased freedom and a revival in the use of markets.