SOMETHING happened in British politics in the days after the general election of 6 May 2010 that will generate books, theses, conferences and public argument for years to come. By any routine standards of democratic procedure, its narrative heart was as banal as can be: a series of negotiations that led to the formation of...

This paper compares the tax systems of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the US, and summarizes the evidence about top income shares.

The publication shows how investing in culture and heritage can help Britain's social and economic recovery from recession. It demonstrates with facts and figures that a fifteen-year period of investment has created a public appetite for culture that continues to grow, and that the arts, heritage, museums, libraries and archives make a strong contribution to...

International comparisons of intergenerational mobility must take into account differences in politico-economic institutions, according to this study. The intergenerational elasticity of income is considered one of the best measures of the degree to which a society gives equal opportunity to its members. While much research has been devoted to measuring this reduced-form parameter, less is...

This report provides practical and realistic recommendations to ensure literature in Scotland is able to thrive and is supported in the most appropriate way. One of the report's key recommendations is the establishment of a Scottish academy for literature designed to acknowledge and celebrate Scotland's best writers, poets and novelists across all genres. The report...