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Welfare-to-work measures are a central theme of Israel’s labour and social policies to tackle relative poverty, which … comparison with OECD countries, but it is not strongly enforced. Poverty among pensioners is set to fall in the future with the …
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Notwithstanding impressive progress, poverty and inequality remain high in Chile in OECD comparison, and the tax … be quite narrowly targeted at families living in extreme poverty. Over time, the government should consider increasing … support for the poor to find jobs of decent quality will be key to help them overcome poverty in a sustainable way. Ingreso …
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Substantial fiscal consolidation was achieved under the aegis of the 2003 Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act. While deficits widened anew in 2008 and 2009, against the backdrop of the global financial and economic crisis, efforts to reduce them have resumed since. To ensure...
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Welfare-to-work measures are a central theme of Israel’s labour and social policies to tackle relative poverty, which … comparison with OECD countries, but it is not strongly enforced. Poverty among pensioners is set to fall in the future with the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008552863
in rural areas, but it has not reduced poverty that much, not least because of how it is administered. Moreover, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008480479
Income inequality in Colombia has declined since the early 2000s but remains very high by international standards. Income dispersion largely originates from the labour market, which is characterised by a still high unemployment rate, a pervasive informal sector and a wide wage dispersion...
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Reducing poverty and social exclusion is an important objective for all French governments. Even though conventionally … measured poverty is in fact lower than in most other countries, it is still higher than can be easily accepted. The current … resources. Concentrations of poverty and social exclusion in certain geographic areas and among certain groups of the population …
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Income inequality and relative poverty among the working-age population in Japan have risen to levels above the OECD … inequality and poverty is weak compared to other OECD countries and inadequate to offset the deterioration in market income. The … inequality and poverty requires reforms to reduce labour market dualism and better target social spending on low …
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in rural areas, but it has not reduced poverty that much, not least because of how it is administered. Moreover, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012444749
This paper discusses the current state of fiscal relations between the federal, state and local governments in the United States and suggests directions for improvement. The significant degree of fiscal autonomy of the states and, to a lesser extent, of local governments has had several...
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