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, the latter notably through the successful “Bolsa Familia” programme. Among public services, improved access to education … interventions such as expanding early-childhood education, by reducing grade-repetition and through more tailored support for those …'agissant des services publics, l'amélioration de l'accès à l'éducation a joué un rôle majeur, en permettant à davantage de …
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introduced major structural reforms to fight poverty, improve the quality of education, create more jobs in the formal sector and … structurelles de grande envergure visant à lutter contre la pauvreté, à améliorer la qualité de l’éducation, à créer davantage d … présence des femmes sur le marché du travail des établissements scolaires, pour réduire les lacunes en matière d’éducation des …
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small and dominated by non-redistributive schemes such as contributory pensions. Education coverage has increased steadily … de l'éducation et l'équité d'accès, en particulier pour l'université, restent des défis importants. De même pour la santé …
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Finland is committed to high quality and extensive public services and a high level of income redistribution. The heavy tax burden these commitments require is becoming increasingly difficult to sustain due to tax competition and the need to harmonise certain taxes with other EU countries. These...
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Over the past decade, Portugal has experienced imbalances and inefficiencies in the public sector that have impeded better economic performance. Though Portugal’s total spending as a proportion of GDP is somewhat below the EU average, the rapid and uncontrolled growth of its primary current...
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, including education, health care and housing. This incremental spending will need to be carried out in a cost-efficient manner … education, where secondary and tertiary educational attainment remain low, despite a significant increase over the years, and … dans le domaine des soins de santé, de l'éducation et du logement au Chili<BR>Les autorités prévoient d’augmenter les …
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strengthen social welfare systems and access to health and education to ensure widespread benefits from continued high growth … renforcer les systemes de protection sociale et l'acces a la sante et a l'education pour que la poursuite de la croissance …
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The paper attempts to provide an overview of the hospital sector in the Philippines with particular emphasis on hospitals being managed by the DOH. The paper begins with an overview of the hospital sector in the Philippines, describing the size, location, and utilization of hospital services. To...
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There are studies showing linkages between religious beliefs and health. The importance of religion on health has been examined by studies (Vaux 1976), the dietary beliefs in health and illness (Chan Ho 1985), the role of religion in morbidity and mortalitiy (Jarvis and North Cott 1987), the...
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This paper offers a fresh insight into the performance and reform opportunities of the formal health system of Papua New Guinea. A central tenant of this paper is that the historically imposed and continuing top-down nature of the formal health system in PNG is not capitalizing on potentially...
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