Table of Contents

Graphs, Tables, and Figures
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Introduction: Hidden Developmental States

1. Minority Nationalism and Economic Policymaking

Minority Nationalism and Policy Asymmetry
Comparative Political Economy
Economic Nationalism
Scope and Case Selection
Methodology
Outline of the Book

2. Explaining Public Involvement in Venture Capital: Theoretical and Historical Overviews

Explaining Public Sector Involvement in Venture Capital
The Evolution of Public Sector Involvement in Quebec, 1960s–1990s
The Evolution of Public Sector Involvement in Scotland, 1960s–1990s

3. Quebec, 1990–2003

The Bourassa II and Johnson Administrations (1989–1994)
The Parizeau and Bouchard Governments (1994–1998)
The Bouchard and Landry Governments (1998–2003)
Concluding Remarks

4. Scotland, 1990–2003

Strategic Policymaking in Pre-Devolution Scotland (1990–1997)
The "Statecraft Phase" (1997–2003)
Concluding Remarks

5. Quebec, 2003–2018

The First Charest Administration (2003–2007)
The Second and Third Charest Administrations (2007–2012)
The Marois (2012–2014) and Couillard (2014–2018) Governments
Concluding Remarks

6. Scotland, 2003–2018

The Second SLP-SLD Administration (2003–2007)
The First SNP Government (2007–2011)
The Second and Third SNP Governments (2011–2018)
Concluding Remarks

7. Discussion and Conclusions

General Overview
Evaluation of Findings
Final Remarks: Contributions and Avenues for Further Research

Bibliography
Appendix: List of Interviews

About the Author

At the time of writing, X. Hubert Rioux was a Banting Postdoctoral Fellow (2017-2019) at the École nationale d’administration publique (ÉNAP).

Reviews

"Small Nations, High Ambitions takes a comparative view of the under-studied phenomenon of economic nationalism. The increased visibility of this subject in the contemporary era makes this work especially timely and impressive."--André Lecours, School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa
"Small Nations, High Ambitions makes a distinctive contribution to the literature, offering a novel perspective on regional economic development and venture capital in regions which lack private sector investment."--Colin Mason, Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow
"This is a truly innovative work, linking nationalism to political economy. In a meticulous and detailed study of Scotland and Quebec, it shows how nations without sovereign statehood can sustain maintain distinct strategies for sustaining entrepreneurship and capital investment. It will be of interest equally to scholars of nationalism and of regional economic development."--Michael Keating, The School of Social Science, University of Aberdeen, Director of the Centre on Constitutional Change
"What do nationalism and venture capital have to do with one another? Drawing on detailed research in Quebec and Scotland, Rioux provides a fascinating analysis of a very important, yet understudied, subject in the politics of today's world economy: the growing importance of financial nationalism."--Eric Helleiner, Department of Political Science, University of Waterloo