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A Pause in the Growth of Inequality in China?

Herd, Richard - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2010

In recent years, policymaking in China has put increasing emphasis on stemming the growth in inequality, which had been fairly steep since the 1980s. Policy action has taken the form of regional development measures and of reforms of various aspects of the social safety net broadly defined. The...

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Local Public Finances and Municipal Reform in Finland

André, Christophe; García, Clara - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014

Finnish municipalities enjoy ample fiscal autonomy and provide or arrange the provision of a large share of public … increases in the cost of health care and social services. Furthermore, small municipalities are often struggling to align … service provision with national standards. The government has launched a reform to create more efficient municipalities …

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Enhancing the Effectiveness of Public Expenditure in Sweden

Roseveare, Deborah - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2002

This paper analyses the main features of Sweden’s public expenditure and addresses some key policy issues. Public spending is high relative to GDP, reflecting the wide support for the Swedish welfare state. The institutional framework within which spending decisions are made has both strengths...

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Enhancing Expenditure Control with a Decentralised Public Sector in Denmark

Daugaard, Steen - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2002

counties and municipalities have been assigned a wider range of responsibilities than in any other OECD country as well as …

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Controlling Public Spending in Iceland

Suppanz, Hannes - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2003

This paper analyses the main features of Iceland’s public expenditure and addresses some key policy issues. While overall public spending is not high compared with Iceland’s Nordic neighbours, other OECD countries have made more progress in reining it in. Budget consolidation efforts and...

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Improving Public-spending Efficiency in Czech Regions and Municipalities

Hemmings, Philip - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2006

This paper looks at ways of ensuring Czech regions and municipalities are fully motivated to make efficiency … municipalities in the Czech Republic means that scale economies are difficult to exploit and the policy options for overcoming this … regions and municipalities and central-government power to direct resources. In terms of accountability, questions of …

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French Social Housing in an International Context

Scanlon, Kathleen; Whitehead, Christine - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011

In this paper we describe the main features of the French social housing system as viewed from abroad, and place it within the context of systems in other major developed countries, particularly in Europe. At 17% of the total stock the social sector in France is of similar scale to many other...

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Improving Access and Quality in the Indian Education System

Hill, Sam; Chalaux, Thomas - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011

Education has been given high priority by India’s central and state governments and continues to grow fast. School access has been expanded by investment in school infrastructure and recruitment of teachers. In higher education too, the number of providers continues to rise rapidly. A new law...

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Restoring Fiscal Sustainability in the United States

Lenain, Patrick; Hagemann, Robert P.; Carey, David - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2010

The United States faces challenging budgetary prospects, as do most other OECD countries. The federal budget deficit widened considerably during the recession, reaching about 10% of GDP in both 2009 and 2010, reflecting the operation of automatic stabilizers and the policy response to the...

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How to Improve Israel's Health-care System

Hemmings, Philip - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014

Israelis enjoy higher life expectancy and have a much younger demographic profile than most OECD countries. However, the demand for health care is expanding rapidly due to population growth and ageing. Also, the country’s wide socio-economic divides are reflected in differences in health...

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