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. Effective unemployment benefits reduce inequality, and facilitate a good match between workers’ skills and job requirements …. The report examines the reach and generosity of unemployment insurance and other income support for working age households …-account workers)? What factors, including race/ethnicity and gender, drive non-entitlement to unemployment compensation? The report …
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What worries people across Latin America, North America, Israel and Europe? How do attitudes towards governments’ provision of social protection differ cross-nationally? A collaboration between the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Latin American Public...
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Il ne sera possible de poursuivre la lutte contre la pauvreté dans le monde que si la « société civile » au sens large, c’est-à-dire les citoyens des pays riches, soutient activement et de façon déterminante les efforts internationaux de coopération pour le développement. La bonne...
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This collection of studies of public attitudes to development co-operation in OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Member countries demonstrates that the concept of "aid fatigue" is misplaced. A serious lack of adequate knowledge about development co-operation, however, is also revealed....
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While signs of a possible nuclear energy renaissance are visible worldwide, it is highly important to understand better the views of civil society on nuclear technologies, how their risks are perceived, and how to establish effective communication between all stakeholders aiming at enhancing...
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Public attitudes to nuclear power are critical in shaping nuclear policies in OECD/NEA countries and the latter will only be able to make use of this energy source if a well-informed public considers that its benefits outweigh its risks. This report provides a number of insights into public...
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Sustaining the fight against global poverty will be possible only if the "wider civil society", i.e. citizens in richer countries, actively and critically support international development co-operation efforts. The willingness undoubtedly exists: McDonnell, Solignac Lecomte and Wegimont (2003)...
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An important factor for public confidence in the nuclear regulator is the general public trust of the government and its representatives, which is clearly not the same in all countries. These workshop proceedings identify a number of common principles for the communication of nuclear regulatory...
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