29-September-2011
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The highly regarded Austrian health system delivers good quality and easily accessible services, but is costly.
29-September-2011
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The degradation of the environment due to climate change and pollution can harm living standards and damage growth prospects.
20-September-2011
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Provided that Iceland is able to negotiate to maintain the authority to set TACs and to keep the ITQ system, joining the EU, and hence the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), should not reduce the efficiency of the Icelandic fisheries management system.
13-September-2011
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While Japan has achieved outstanding scores on the PISA exams, further improving educational outcomes is important to sustain growth in the face of rapid population ageing.
13-September-2011
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Traditional Japanese labour market practices, which benefited both workers and firms during the high-growth era, are no longer appropriate in the context of slow economic growth and rapid population ageing.
13-September-2011
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The New Growth Strategy aims to create demand and jobs through regulatory reform and fiscal measures.
28-July-2011
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In recent years, India has enjoyed one of the highest growth rates worldwide, weathering the global financial crisis better than many other countries.
28-July-2011
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Education has been given high priority by India’s central and state governments and continues to grow fast. Nevertheless, high drop-out rates and low attendance continues to be a challenge at lower levels and enrolment at higher levels remains modest by international standards.
21-July-2011
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From the mid 1980s, New Zealand was widely considered to be a leader in liberalising product market regulation (PMR).
21-July-2011
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The Estonian fiscal position is much better than in many OECD countries, the country stands out for having a rather lean government sector and the authorities are striving for efficient use of existing resources.