Douglas Mair

Background

Mair, Douglas was born on June 3, 1939 in Arbroath, Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Son of Henry Mair and Jessie Robbie Nicol.

Education

Master of Arts, University of St Andrews, 1956—1960. Doctor of Philosophy, Heriot-Watt University, 1971—1975.

Career

Senior finance analyst Ford Motor Company, Dagenham, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1960—1963. Research officer Scottish Council (Development and Industry), Edinburgh, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1963—1965, head of research division Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1965—1967. Senior research fellow Heriot-Watt University, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1967—1969, lecturer, senior lecturer, reader Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1969—1992, professor Great Britain and Northern Ireland, since 1992, professor emeritus Scotland, since 2004.

Expert Economic and Social Committee, European Commission, Brussels, 1989—1991. Visiting professor University of Rennes, Rennes, 1994—1998. Scottish valuation and rating council Scottish Executive, Edinburgh, 1999—2001.

Achievements

• Douglas Mair has been listed as a noteworthy education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • A Dynamic Theory of Taxation: Integrating Kalecki into Modern Public Finance (Elgar Monographs)

    (This book offers an original and radical tax policy propo...)

Membership

Secretary and recorder Section F (Economics), British Association for Advancement of Science, London, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1979—1989. Member of Scottish Economic Society, Royal Economic Society.

Interests

• Golf, classical music, gardening.

Connections

Married Ishbel Fraser, May 16, 1964. Children: Bruce Fraser, Susan Rachel, Gavin Douglas.