The Scots Enlightenment an the Industrial Revolution makkit Scotland intil an intellectual, commercial an industrial pouerhouss. Eftir Seicont Warld Weir, Scotland tholed an industrial dwynin that wis parteicular dour. Anerlie in raicent decades haes the kintra enjoy'd sumthing o a cultural an economic renaissance. Economic factors that hae contribute til this rekiverie include a resurgent financial services industrie, electronics manufacturin (see Silicon Glen), an the German Ocean ayl an gas industrie.