Eradicating Child Poverty in Scotland: A Political Goal under Devolution

Eradicating Child Poverty in Scotland: A Political Goal under Devolution

When Trainspotting was published, Scotland’s child poverty was one of the highest amongst western countries. By 2024, the rate has decreased and is lower than in the other nations of the UK. This article deals with the policies which have been enacted since 1999 under devolution, first related to th...

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Auteur principal: Camp-Pietrain, Edwige
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Langue:Anglais
Publié: Études écossaises 2025
Sujets:
Écosse
dévolution
indépendance
SNP
pauvreté infantile
Scotland
devolution
independence
child poverty
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spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:etudesecossaises_5255 https://doi.org/10.4000/13lku urn:doi:10.4000/13lku en https://journals.openedition.org/etudesecossaises/5255 2025-03-31T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/13lku https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Eradicating Child Poverty in Scotland: A Political Goal under Devolution Études écossaises UGA Éditions - Université Grenoble Alpes info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1969-6337 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1240-1439 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/etudesecossaises Camp-Pietrain, Edwige Écosse dévolution indépendance SNP pauvreté infantile Scotland devolution independence SNP child poverty When Trainspotting was published, Scotland’s child poverty was one of the highest amongst western countries. By 2024, the rate has decreased and is lower than in the other nations of the UK. This article deals with the policies which have been enacted since 1999 under devolution, first related to the provision of public services and then with welfare, thanks to an extension of the powers of the Scottish Parliament. Alleviating child poverty is thus a goal shared by all political parties and it is high on the political agenda in Scotland. Yet, it is also being instrumentalized, both by those who advocate independence and those who defend the Union. Lors de la publication de Trainspotting, l’Écosse connaissait l’un des taux de pauvreté infantile les plus élevés du monde occidental. En 2024, ce taux, qui a chuté, est plus faible que dans les autres nations constitutives du Royaume‑Uni. Cet article traite des politiques publiques menées dans le cadre de la dévolution du pouvoir depuis 1999, d’abord liées aux services publics, avant de s’étendre à la protection sociale grâce aux nouveaux pouvoirs du Parlement écossais. Ainsi, la pauvreté infantile constitue l’un des enjeux du débat public, tous les partis politiques cherchant à la réduire, même si le sujet n’échappe pas à l’instrumentalisation politique, entre partisans et adversaires de l’indépendance de l’Écosse.
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topic Écosse
dévolution
indépendance
SNP
pauvreté infantile
Scotland
devolution
independence
SNP
child poverty
spellingShingle Écosse
dévolution
indépendance
SNP
pauvreté infantile
Scotland
devolution
independence
SNP
child poverty
Camp-Pietrain, Edwige
Eradicating Child Poverty in Scotland: A Political Goal under Devolution
description When Trainspotting was published, Scotland’s child poverty was one of the highest amongst western countries. By 2024, the rate has decreased and is lower than in the other nations of the UK. This article deals with the policies which have been enacted since 1999 under devolution, first related to the provision of public services and then with welfare, thanks to an extension of the powers of the Scottish Parliament. Alleviating child poverty is thus a goal shared by all political parties and it is high on the political agenda in Scotland. Yet, it is also being instrumentalized, both by those who advocate independence and those who defend the Union.
author Camp-Pietrain, Edwige
author_facet Camp-Pietrain, Edwige
author_sort Camp-Pietrain, Edwige
title Eradicating Child Poverty in Scotland: A Political Goal under Devolution
title_short Eradicating Child Poverty in Scotland: A Political Goal under Devolution
title_full Eradicating Child Poverty in Scotland: A Political Goal under Devolution
title_fullStr Eradicating Child Poverty in Scotland: A Political Goal under Devolution
title_full_unstemmed Eradicating Child Poverty in Scotland: A Political Goal under Devolution
title_sort eradicating child poverty in scotland: a political goal under devolution
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