A Comparative Study of Land Purchase Standards in Scotland and Western Europe

Tony Carty and John Ferguson
Power and Manoeuvrability: The International Implications of an Independent Scotland,
Q Press 1978

In this ground breaking paper Carty and Ferguson examine how a variety of European countries control land purchase and usage through a range of laws, regulations and planning instruments.

 Focussing on the international dimension it raises questions of acceptable international behaviour while highlighting how small states may act effectively to protect their more vulnerable interests in land and local communities.

The authors' contrast the unregulated and remarkably liberal land market in Scotland with those in smaller European states and conclude that land reform action can be taken which need not compromise Scotland's international position.

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