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various compromises have somewhat blurred responsibilities in various functional areas or reduced incentives to raise sub … likely to improve outcomes. Federal-state shared responsibilities continue to affect the efficiency of healthcare service … delivery in particular. A clearer delineation of roles in shared functions and possibly a reallocation of responsibilities in …
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With gross government debt surpassing 200% of GDP, Japan’s fiscal situation is in uncharted territory. In addition to robust nominal GDP growth, correcting two decades of budget deficits requires a large and sustained fiscal consolidation based on a detailed and credible multi-year plan that...
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’espérance de vie permettrait de réduire les coûts des pensions et d’accroître l’emploi des travailleurs seniors, à condition d …
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indicators are presented for all OECD countries, and the challenges and vulnerabilities of pensions systems in the BRIICS … niveau adéquat des pensions. Les complémentarités et les choix de politiques sont analysés ainsi que les politiques d …
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Brazil has made remarkable progress in reducing poverty and inequality. This reduction is explained by strong growth but also by effective social policies. Besides growth, public services and cash transfers have played the biggest role, the latter notably through the successful “Bolsa...
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Poor labour-market outcomes remain one of Poland’s major structural weaknesses, impeding firms’ competitiveness and the nation’s potential output. Boosting employment prospects is also critical, as the country will soon be ageing at a fast pace. Despite long working hours, labour...
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Getting tax and transfer systems to efficiently deliver sufficient revenues to achieve macroeconomic targets, address goals in re-distribution and social welfare, encourage employment, accommodate business-competitiveness concerns and incorporate environmental issues is difficult. In Australia,...
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Ensuring tax and transfer systems bring sufficient revenue to reach macroeconomic fiscal targets, address societal goals in re-distribution and social welfare, recognise the influence taxation has on businesses’ competitiveness and adequately address environmental externalities is a tough...
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small and dominated by non-redistributive schemes such as contributory pensions. Education coverage has increased steadily … programmes non-redistributifs, en particulier les pensions contributives. Les taux de scolarisation ont augmenté mais la qualité …
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Poverty and income inequality have worsened since the onset of the crisis. While the design of fiscal measures has …
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