social progress such as health, social engagement, political interest and crime. Education plays an important role in shaping … discussions. The report finds that education has the potential to promote health as well as civic and social engagement. Education …

held in September 2008. It it is organized into four parts. Part 1 examines trends in aid for health from a global …

considers the impact of demographic and non-demographic effects for both health and long-term care. Compared with other studies …, the paper extends the demographic drivers by incorporating death-related costs and the health status of the population …. Concerning non-demographic drivers of health care, the projection method accounts for income elasticity and a residual effect of …

expectancy are indicators of the success of the Korean economy and society. However, the decline in fertility rates in Korea is … to a huge increase in spending on old-age income support and health care, and will also require the development of a … health care policies must be implemented. This volume looks at existing Korean family, health and pension policies from an …

of health care are among the issues addressed in this publication. Many health policies depend on our ability to measure … pay providers of high-quality care more than those who underperform. However, measuring the quality of health care is … challenging. The OECD’s Health Care Quality Indicator project has overcome some of the problems, though many remain. If policy …

diseases such as cancer. At the same time, total spending on health care now absorbs over 9% of GDP on average in the OECD …. Achieving value for money in the health care sector is an important objective in all OECD countries. The book takes an in …-depth look at health care in OECD countries today. What is the status of people’s health? How do we measure health outcomes? How …

This book describes the strengths and weaknesses of the Mexican health system in terms of access to health care … reforms to the system with particular emphasis on the recently-introduced System of Social Protection in Health ("Sistema de …