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Learning is an essential basis for progress in the 'knowledge society'; it is critical for economic growth and social welfare. OECD Member countries have committed themselves to making lifelong learning a reality for all. But the resources required to meet that goal are potentially large and...
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Learning is an essential basis for progress in the 'knowledge society'; it is critical for economic growth and social welfare. OECD Member countries have committed themselves to making lifelong learning a reality for all. But the resources required to meet that goal are potentially large and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015054735
As Zambia plans for extending social protection coverage, this high level of informality will be an important challenge … mechanisms and contributory social insurance programmes. This report on informality and poverty presents useful and critical … analysis of welfare and wellbeing levels of informal workers in Zambia. …
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Lorsqu'ils fixent les priorités des dépenses publiques dans les secteurs de l'éducation et de la santé, les gouvernements des pays en développement optent trop souvent pour des programmes coûteux qui ne bénéficient qu'à des segments spécifiques de la population et, en général, pas...
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When setting spending priorities in education and health, countries all too often target expensive schemes which can be shown only to benefit specific sections of the population, often the non-poor. The building of certain urban hospitals and universities may fall into this category. Wherever...
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Emerging Africa is based on the fundamental conviction that, unless growth resumes, poverty cannot be reduced in the … -- capital accumulation, productivity gains and institutional reforms -- in order to combat long-term poverty. The authors …
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The aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis has meant a significant number of countries have cut public spending on education. Despite GDP rising in most OECD countries between 2009 and 2010, public expenditure on educational institutions fell in one-third of them. Teachers’ salaries were...
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Cet ouvrage vient à point nommé compte tenu de quatre des objectifs de développement préconisés par le Comité d’aide au développement (CAD) de l’OCDE -- à savoir réduire l’extrême pauvreté, universaliser l’enseignement primaire, faire baisser les taux de mortalité infantile...
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This book demonstrates that in the case of very poor countries, policies aimed at universal provision of education and health services benefit the poor significantly more than more expensive targeted schemes. The book draws attention to the absolute need for coherence and co-ordination so that...
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