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<title><![CDATA[Growing risk of inequality and poverty as crisis hits the poor hardest]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Income inequality increased by more in the first three years of the crisis to the end of 2010 than it had in the previous twelve years, before factoring in the effect of taxes and transfers on income, according to new OECD data.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Korea should boost support for laid-off workers]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Korea should strengthen its social safety net and improve support for laid-off workers to help them find a new job more quickly, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 18:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mental Health and Work Expert Seminar -
Lessons from the First Country Reports]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The main purpose of this meeting is to shortly present where the Mental Health and Work project stands and to discuss some good practice examples from the first countries that have been reviewed.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Reforms essential to make Ireland’s pension system fairer ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Ireland should make its pension system simpler and fairer so that everyone gets sufficient income for a decent standard of living in retirement, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Denmark: good hospitals but primary health care must improve]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Danish central government and regions are leading international efforts to reform hospital systems, improving quality and safety by gathering specialists into major hospitals and closing smaller ones. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Managing Hospital Volumes: Germany and Experiences from OECD Countries]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[To help inform the Conference on Managing Hospital Volumes, co-organised by the German Federal Ministry of Health and the OECD, to be held on the 11th April 2013 in Berlin, the OECD Secretariat has produced a paper to provide an international perspective on Germany’s situation and the current policy debate.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Health Policy Brief - Report on Health Information Infrastructure]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This Brief looks at the upcoming publication "Strengthening Health Information Infrastructure For Health Care Quality Governance" and argues that privacy-respectful uses of data for health, health care quality and health system performance monitoring and research must become widespread, regular activities.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/HealthPolicyBrief_OECD-Report-on-Health-Information-Infrastructure.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Norway should reform its welfare system to help people with mental health issues stay in work]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Norway should overhaul its approach to mental health issues in the workplace in order to help more people find a job or stay in work, and cut high and rising public spending, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/norwayshouldreformitswelfaresystemtohelppeoplewithmentalhealthissuesstayinwork.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sweden: Tackling mental health problems is critical to boosting job prospects of young Swedes]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Sweden should make greater efforts to prevent and address mental health problems among people under the age of 30, in order to boost their job prospects and reduce government spending on health care and out-of-work benefits, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Labour market reforms in Denmark must tackle mental health issues]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Ongoing reforms of Denmark’s disability benefits and flexjobs are promising, but a stronger focus on helping people with their mental health issues is needed for the reforms to contribute to a sustainable decline in the high rate of unemployment, according to a new OECD report. Past labour market reforms failed because underlying mental health problems of the jobless remained unaddressed.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/labourmarketreformsindenmarkmusttacklementalhealthissuestosecurealastingdeclineinunemployment.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Korea must strengthen social cohesion to boost growth and equity, says OECD]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Korea should build on its strong economy and well-educated workforce to meet the challenges of a fast-ageing population and to tackle rising income inequality, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/korea-must-strengthen-social-cohesion-to-boost-growth.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Labour migration: Germany is open to graduates but immigration is difficult for medium-skilled workers
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<description><![CDATA[Germany is one of the OECD countries with the lowest barriers to immigration for high-skilled workers. However, long-term labour migration is low in comparison with other countries. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/labour-migration-germanyisopentograduatesbutimmigrationisdifficultformedium-skilledworkers.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health Spending Growth at Zero: Which Countries, Which Sectors Are Most Affected?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[OECD Health Working Papers No. 60: Health Spending Growth at Zero: Which Countries, Which Sectors Are Most Affected? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[België moet geestelijke gezondheidsproblemen op het werk proactiever aanpakken, zegt de OESO]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Belgische bedrijven, ziekenfondsen en arbeidsbemiddelingsdiensten dienen proactiever te zijn om mensen met geestelijke gezondheidsproblemen te helpen aan het werk te blijven of een baan te vinden, volgens een nieuw OESO-rapport.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/belgiemoetgeestelijkegezondheidsproblemenophetwerkproactieveraanpakkenzegtdeoeso.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Belgium should be more proactive in tackling mental health issues in the workplace, says OECD]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Belgian companies, mutualities and employment services should be more proactive in helping people with mental health problems stay in the workplace or find a job, according to a new OECD report. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/belgiumshouldbemoreproactiveintacklingmentalhealthissuesintheworkplacesaysoecd.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Report on Mental Health and Work in Belgium to launch on 29 January 2013 in Brussels]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[OECD Report on Mental Health and Work in Belgium to launch on 29 January 2013 in Brussels]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/oecdreportonmentalhealthandworkinbelgiumtolaunchon29january2013inbrussels.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[International Migration Day, Tuesday 18 December]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[International Migration Day, Tuesday 18 December]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/mig/internationalmigrationdaytuesday18december2012.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Australia’s unique approach to helping the unemployed has delivered good results but challenges remain, says OECD]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Australia’s labour market reforms over the past 15 years have boosted employment and cut welfare benefit dependency. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/emp/australiasuniqueapproachtohelpingtheunemployedhasdeliveredgoodresultsbutchallengesremainsaysoecd.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Progress made on immigrant integration but more efforts needed on education and jobs, finds OECD ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[OECD countries have made much progress over the past decade in helping immigrants integrate in society. But much remains to be done, notably in improving how well immigrant children do at school and in finding work, and in immigrant women’s access to employment, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/mig/progressmadeonimmigrantintegrationbutmoreeffortsneededoneducationandjobsfindsoecd.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Asia/Pacific region: Improving the quality of its healthcare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Though the rate of public spending on healthcare in the Asia/Pacific region is still well below the OECD average, countries there are committing more resources to improving health care quality.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/asiapacificregionimprovingthequalityofitshealthcare.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD-CEPII annual conference «Selecting and integrating skilled migrants», Paris 7 December 2012]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The conference is jointly organised by the OECD, the French research center in international economics (CEPII) and its Club, the research team Equippe of the University of Lille, the Fondazione Rodolfo Debenedetti, the University of Luxemburg and IRES (Université Catholique de Louvain).]]></description>
<link>http://www.cepii.fr/francgraph/reunions/reunion.asp?IDReu=65</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health spending in Europe falls for the first time in decades]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Health spending fell across the European Union in 2010, as cash-strapped governments curbed outlays to help cut budgetary deficits, according to Health at a Glance: Europe 2012, a new joint report by the OECD and the European Commission. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/healthspendingineuropefallsforthefirsttimeindecades.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health at a Glance: Europe 2012]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This book presents a set of key indicators of health status, determinants of health, health care resources and activities, quality of care, health expenditure and financing in 35 European countries, including the 27 European Union member states, 5 candidate countries and 3 EFTA countries.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/healthataglanceeurope.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Public social spending rising in most OECD countries]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Public social spending has increased to 22% of GDP on average across the OECD in 2012, up from 19% in 2007. Rising spending-to-GDP ratios are due to a combination of governments increasing expenditure on social supports as unemployment and income support benefits but also because of GDP stagnating or declining in many countries.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/soc/publicsocialspendingrisinginmostoecdcountries.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Expert Workshop on Improving Health Expenditure Forecasting Methods]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This workshop will convene leading experts from health and finance backgrounds in government, academia, and international organisations to take stock of progress in health expenditure forecasting and to discuss future directions, in light of policy needs and recent advancements in techniques, detailed data and computing power.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/expertworkshoponimprovinghealthexpenditureforecastingmethods.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health: men faring worse than women in hospitalisations for diabetes]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[New OECD data show that men are more likely to be admitted to hospital as a result of poor management of diabetes than women, even when there are no significant differences in the number of men and women living with diabetes.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/newdataonlivingwithdiabetes-worlddiabetesday14november.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gender Forum - Closing the Gender Gap: Act Now]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Forum “Closing the Gender Gap: Act Now” will bring together leading policymakers and representatives from business and civil society to give their views on the crucial steps that governments and the private sector should undertake to achieve greater gender equality in economic opportunities.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/soc/forum2012.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2012 10:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Israel: excellent primary health care, but hospitals must improve]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Israel has world class-primary care services and should now focus efforts on bringing its hospitals up to the same high international standards, according to the OECD’s Health Care Quality Review of Israel. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/israelexcellentprimaryhealthcarebuthospitalsmustimprove.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2012 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Identify and mobilize migrants' skills for development]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The purpose of this joint OECD/AFD initiative is to propose ways of thinking about new public policies that could better harness the skills of diasporas to foster development in the countries of origin. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/mig/diasporas.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 09:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Harnessing the skills of migrants and diasporas to foster development]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The purpose of this publication is to propose ways of thinking about new public policies that could better harness the skills of diasporas to foster development in the countries of origin.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/mig/Policy_Brief_Migrants_En_BD DEFINITIF.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 09:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Database on Immigrants in OECD and non-OECD Countries: DIOC]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Several years ago, the OECD started to compile data based on population censuses of OECD countries for the 2000 census round. Since then, another round was added to the first one. And the OECD and the World Bank have joined their efforts in a project aimed at extending the coverage of the Database on Immigrants in OECD Countries to non-OECD destination countries.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[US health care system from an international perspective]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[US health care system from an international perspective - OECD Health Data 2012]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/HealthSpendingInUSA_HealthData2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for the OECD Employment Outlook 2012: United States]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The US labour market continues its slow recovery from the 2008-09 recession, but the unemployment rate remains significantly higher than before the financial crisis 

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<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/emp/United States_final_EN.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for the OECD Employment Outlook 2012: United Kingdom]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The UK economy has been broadly flat over the past two years. Employment has risen slightly, while the unemployment rate has stayed close to 8%. Projections in the 2012 OECD Employment Outlook foresee some increase in the unemployment rate that could even reach 9% in 2013.
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<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/emp/UK_final_EN.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for the OECD Employment Outlook 2012: Spain]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Despite some decline in the number of registered unemployed in June, high levels of unemployment in Spain are set to persist in the short-run, given its weak economic growth prospects.

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<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/emp/Spain_final_EN.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for the OECD Employment Outlook 2012: Mexico]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Mexico has experienced a stronger economic recovery than most other OECD countries accompanied by strong employment growth. 

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<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/emp/Mexico_final_EN.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for the OECD Employment Outlook 2012: Korea]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Korean labour market continues to perform well after a quick recovery from the global economic crisis. Korea’s unemployment rate was 3.2% in May 2012, 0.2% point lower than a year earlier, and nearly down to its pre-crisis level of 3.1%.

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<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/emp/Korea_final_EN.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for the OECD Employment Outlook 2012: Japan]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The labour market recovery in Japan began strongly but has weakened since.
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<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/emp/Japan_final_EN.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for the OECD Employment Outlook 2012: Italy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Italy has been hit hard by the crisis and unemployment may rise further. The recent recession hit the Italian economy hard with the country experiencing a large fall in GDP at the height of the crisis in 2009]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/emp/Italy_final_EN.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for the OECD Employment Outlook 2012: Germany]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The German labour market recovered very quickly from the 2008-09 economic crisis and unemployment continued its long-run structural decline in 2010 and 2011. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/emp/Germany_final_EN.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Note pays perspectives de l'emploi de l'OCDE 2012: France ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[La faiblesse de la reprise économique n’a pas permis d’endiguer la hausse du chômage en France. Les Perspectives de l’emploi 2012 de l’OCDE indiquent que le taux de chômage est passé de 7.5 % à son point bas en février 2008 à 10.1 % en mai 2012. 
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<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/emp/France_final_FR.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for the OECD Employment Outlook 2012: Canada]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The recovery of the Canadian labour market is well under way. The unemployment rate (ILO definition) fell by more than one percentage point to 7.2% in June 2012, since peaking at 8.5% in the third quarter of 2009.

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<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/emp/Canada_final_EN.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for the OECD Employment Outlook 2012: Australia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Australia’s labour market continues to perform well in comparison with other major developed countries. The unemployment rate, at 5.1% in May 2012, is among the lowest in the OECD. 
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<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/emp/Australia_final.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Employment Outlook]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[OECD Employment Outlook 2012]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/emp/oecdemploymentoutlook.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Reviews of Health Systems - Russian Federation]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The review assesses the institutional arrangements and the performance of the Russian health system.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/oecdreviewsofhealthsystems-russianfederation.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Policy Brief: Obesity Update 2012]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The obesity epidemic slowed down in several OECD countries during the past three years. Rates grew less that previously projected, or did not grow at all, according to new data from ten OECD countries. However, rates remain high and social disparities in obesity are unabated.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/49716427.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does the Russian Federation Compare with OECD Countries]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 5.1% of GDP in the Russian Federation in 2010, compared with an OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteRUSSIANFEDERATION2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Indonesia Compare with OECD Countries]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 2.6% of GDP in Indonesia in 2010, much lower than the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteINDONESIA2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does India Compare with OECD Countries]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 4.1% of GDP in India in 2010, significantly lower than the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteINDIA2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does China Compare with OECD Countries]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 5.1% of GDP in China in 2010, well below the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteCHINA2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does the United States Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Health spending accounted for 17.6% of GDP in the United States in 2010, down slightly from 2009 (17.7%) and by far the highest share in the OECD, and a full eight percentage points higher than the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteUSA2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 02:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Australia Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 9.1% of GDP in Australia in 2009-10, slightly lower than the average of 9.5% in OECD countries in 2010.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteAUSTRALIA2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does the United Kingdom Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Health spending accounted for 9.6% of GDP in the United Kingdom in 2010, just above the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteUNITEDKINGDOM2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Luxembourg Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Health spending accounted for 7.9% of GDP in Luxembourg in 2009, less than the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteLUXEMBOURG2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Slovenia Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 9.0% of GDP in Slovenia in 2010, lower than the average of 9.5% in OECD countries.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteSLOVENIA2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Israel Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 7.9% of GDP in Israel in 2009, below the average of 9.5% in OECD countries.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteISRAEL2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Spain Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 9.6% of GDP in Spain in 2009, slightly higher than the OECD average (9.5%).]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteSPAIN2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Canada Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Health spending accounted for 11.4% of GDP in Canada in 2010, almost two percentage points higher than the OECD average of 9.5%. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteCANADA2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Greece Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 10.2 % of GDP in Greece in 2010, above the average of 9.5% in OECD countries, but down from 10.6% in 2009.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteGREECE2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: Belgium]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Health spending accounted for 10.5% of GDP in Belgium in 2010, one percentage point higher than the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteBELGIUM2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Finland Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 8.9% of GDP in Finland in 2010, a lower share than the average of 9.5% in OECD countries.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteFINLAND2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Estonia Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 6.3% of GDP in Estonia in 2010, much less than the average of 9.5% in OECD countries.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteESTONIA2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Switzerland Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Health spending accounted for 11.4% of GDP in Switzerland in 2010, almost two percentage points higher than the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteSWITZERLAND2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Japan Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 9.5% of GDP in Japan in 2009, similar to the OECD average of 9.5% for 2010.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteJAPAN2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does the Netherlands Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 12.0% of GDP in the Netherlands in 2010, the second highest among OECD countries and well above the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteNETHERLANDS2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Germany Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Health spending accounted for 11.6% of GDP in Germany in 2010, more than two percentage points higher than the OECD average of 9.5%.
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<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteGERMANY2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Turkey Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 6.1% of GDP in Turkey in 2008 (latest year available), well below the average of 9.5% across OECD countries in 2010.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteTURKEY2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Austria Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 11% of GDP in Austria in 2010, more than one percentage point higher than the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteAUSTRIA2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Iceland Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 9.3% of GDP in Iceland in 2010, down from 9.6% in 2009, slightly below the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteICELAND2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does New Zealand Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Health spending accounted for 10.1% of GDP in New Zealand in 2010, higher than the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteNEWZEALAND2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Mexico Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 6.2% of GDP in Mexico in 2010, the second lowest share among OECD countries after Turkey (6.1%), and more than three percentage points lower than the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteMEXICO2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Brazil Compare with OECD Countries]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 9.0% of GDP in Brazil in 2010, about one percentage point below the average of 9.5% in OECD countries.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteBRAZIL2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Sweden Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 9.6% of GDP in Sweden in 2010, which was just above the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteSWEDEN2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does France Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Health spending accounted for 11.6% of GDP in France in 2010, more than two percentage points higher than the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteFRANCE2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Korea Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending in Korea exceeded seven per cent (7.1%) for the first time in 2010, up from 4.5% in 2000. The share of GDP allocated to health in Korea nonetheless remains well below the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteKOREA2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Portugal Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 10.7% of GDP in Portugal in 2010, more than one percentage point higher than the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNotePORTUGAL2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Denmark Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Health spending accounted for 11.1% of GDP in Denmark in 2010, higher than the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteDENMARK2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Ireland Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 9.2% of GDP in Ireland in 2010, slightly less than the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteIRELAND2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Italy Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 9.3% of GDP in Italy in 2010, slightly below the OECD average (9.5%).]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteITALY2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Poland Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 7.0% of GDP in Poland in 2010, more than 2 percentage points lower than the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNotePOLAND2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does the Slovak Republic Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 9.0% of GDP in the Slovak Republic in 2010, slightly lower than the average of 9.5% in OECD countries.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteSLOVAKREPUBLIC2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does the Czech Republic Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 7.5% of GDP in the Czech Republic in 2010, lower than the average of 9.5% in OECD countries.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteCZECHREPUBLIC2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does South Africa Compare with OECD Countries]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 8.9% of GDP in South Africa in 2010, slightly below the OECD average of 9.5%.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteSOUTHAFRICA2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Chile Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 8.0% of GDP in the Chile in 2010, less than the average of 9.5% in OECD countries.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteCHILE2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2012: How Does Norway Compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Total health spending accounted for 9.4% of GDP in Norway in 2010, close to the average of 9.5% across OECD countries.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/BriefingNoteNORWAY2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Free Movement of Workers and Labour Market Adjustment]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Maintaining a high-quality workforce represents a key strategic goal for both employment and economic growth.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/mig/freemovementofworkersandlabourmarketadjustment.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jobs for immigrants (Vol.3): Labour market integration in Austria, Norway and Switzerland]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This publication reviews the labour market integration of immigrants and their children in three OECD countries (Austria, Norway and Switzerland) and provides country-specific recommendations. It also includes a summary chapter highlighting common challenges and policy responses. It is the third and last in a series which has covered eleven OECD countries.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Pensions Outlook 2012]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This book examines pension reform during the crisis and beyond, the design of automatic adjustment mechanisms, reversals of systemic pension reforms in Central and Eastern Europe, coverage of private pension systems and guarantees in defined contribution pension systems. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/public-pensions/oecdpensionsoutlook2012.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Social Policies in Israel - Future Directions]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In Israel, income inequality has risen substantially over the past three decades, from already high levels. To reverse this trend, policy makers should promote high quality and inclusive education, but also labour-market and social-policy measures.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/soc/socialpoliciesinisrael-futuredirections.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Jobs Potential of a Shift towards a low-carbon Economy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Green Jobs]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/emp/thejobspotentialofashifttowardsalow-carboneconomy.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tackle gender gap to boost growth, says OECD  ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Breaking down barriers to gender equality in education, employment and entrepreneurship would create new sources of economic growth and help make better use of everyone’s skills, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/soc/tacklegendergaptoboostgrowthsaysoecd.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD launches Skills Strategy to boost jobs and growth]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD has launched its Skills Strategy to help governments build economic resilience, boost employment and reinforce social cohesion. Despite the pressure on public finances, spending on education and skills is an investment for the future and must be a priority.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/emp/oecdlaunchesskillsstrategytoboostjobsandgrowth.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Job-rich growth essential for G20 recovery, say OECD and ILO]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[OECD and ILO heads call upon the Ministers of Labour and Employment of the G20 countries to put a greater, renewed emphasis on employment policies to help economies accelerate and sustain the recovery, achieve higher levels of decent work and get out of the debt trap, at the G20 Meeting in Mexico.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/emp/job-richgrowthessentialforg20recoverysayoecdandilo.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[G20 Labour Ministers must focus on young jobseekers]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Young people continue to bear the brunt of the jobs crisis, with nearly 11 million 15 to 24 -year-olds out of work in OECD countries in early 2012. Youth unemployment in the OECD area in March 2012 was 17.1%, close to its November 2009 peak of 18.3% ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/emp/g20labourministersmustfocusonyoungjobseekers.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Promoting Social Cohesion in Japan]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Given the high debt level, large-scale increases in social spending are not affordable. Instead, Japan needs to focus on the underlying cause of rising equality and poverty through structural reforms that can provide a double dividend by boosting economic growth and social cohesion.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/soc/promotingsocialcohesioninjapan.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health: the high cost of diabetes ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Across OECD countries some 83 million people suffer from diabetes. On current trends, that will rise to almost 100 million by 2030. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/healththehighcostofdiabetes.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Obesity: Mardi Gras - how fat are people this Tuesday? ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[More people in developed countries are overweight or obese than ever before, dooming them to years of ill-health and early death. New OECD data show however that in some countries obesity rates are slowing, and that’s good news for people’s health and government budgets. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/obesitymardigras-howfatarepeoplethistuesday.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Migration: integration of migrants in Switzerland successful, but stronger focus on vulnerable groups needed]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Labour market integration of immigrants in Switzerland is generally successful: three quarters of immigrants in Switzerland are in employment – more than in any other OECD country]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/mig/migrationintegrationofmigrantsinswitzerlandsuccessfulbutstrongerfocusonvulnerablegroupsneeded.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[paper Youth: Investing in Skills to Foster Youth Employability]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[paper Youth: Investing in Skills to Foster Youth Employability]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/emp/49567835.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Urgent reform key to securing Asia’s pension systems, says OECD ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Asia’s pension systems need modernising urgently to deliver secure, sustainable and adequate retirement incomes for today’s workers in the context of the rapid population ageing that will occur over the next two decades, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/public-pensions/urgentreformkeytosecuringasiaspensionsystemssaysoecd.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Swedish labour migration reform working well but needs more monitoring, says OECD]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Sweden’s 2008 reform of its labour migration policy, now one of the most open in the OECD, has helped businesses hire foreign workers quickly and cheaply, without hurting conditions for local workers, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/emp/swedishlabourmigrationreformworkingwellbutneedsmoremonitoringsaysoecd.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Youth Employment – A Call for Change]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Young people and their job prospects must be right at the centre of the policy agendas of our member and partner countries. Investing in youths is vital, we can neither accept nor afford a lost generation, said OECD Secretary-General.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/emp/youthemploymentacallforchange.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Employment: mental health issues rising in workplace, says OECD]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Mental illness is a growing problem in society and is increasingly affecting productivity and well-being in the workplace, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/employmentmentalhealthissuesrisinginworkplacesaysoecd.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD-Survey: Labour Migration rarely used by German employers]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[OECD-Survey: Labour Migration rarely used by German employers]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/mig/oecd-surveylabourmigrationrarelyusedbygermanemployers.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising- Country Note: Mexico]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This country note provides information on latest trends in income inequalities as well as key findings from the 2011 OECD report "Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising".]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/soc/49177732.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising- Country Note: Australia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This country note provides information on latest trends in income inequalities as well as key findings from the 2011 OECD report "Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising".]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/soc/49177643.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Society: Governments must tackle record gap between rich and poor, says OECD]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The gap between rich and poor in OECD countries has reached its highest level for over over 30 years, and governments must act quickly to tackle inequality, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/soc/societygovernmentsmusttacklerecordgapbetweenrichandpoorsaysoecd.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising- Country Note: Spain]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This country note provides information on latest trends in income inequalities as well as key findings from the 2011 OECD report "Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising".]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/soc/49177772.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising- Country Note: Japan]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This country note provides information on latest trends in income inequalities as well as key findings from the 2011 OECD report "Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising".]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/soc/49177721.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising- Country Note: Canada]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This country note provides information on latest trends in income inequalities as well as key findings from the 2011 OECD report "Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising".]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/soc/49177689.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising- Country Note: Germany]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This country note provides information on latest trends in income inequalities as well as key findings from the 2011 OECD report "Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising".]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/soc/49177659.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising- Country Note: Italy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This country note provides information on latest trends in income inequalities as well as key findings from the 2011 OECD report "Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising".]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/soc/49177743.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising- Country Note: United States]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This country note provides information on latest trends in income inequalities as well as key findings from the 2011 OECD report "Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising".]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/soc/49170253.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising- Country Note: United Kingdom]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This country note provides information on latest trends in income inequalities as well as key findings from the 2011 OECD report "Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising".]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/soc/49170234.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health at a Glance 2011 Country note: Canada]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD’s latest edition of Health at a Glance shows that medical care is improving in OECD countries, but better prevention and management of chronic diseases is required to reduce costs.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/49084244.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health at a Glance 2011]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This sixth edition of Health at a Glance provides the latest comparable data on different aspects of the performance of health systems in OECD countries.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/healthataglance2011.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health at a Glance 2011 Country note: Germany]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD’s latest edition of Health at a Glance shows that medical care is improving in OECD countries, but better prevention and management of chronic diseases is required to reduce costs.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/49084256.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health at a Glance 2011 Country note: United States]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD’s latest edition of Health at a Glance shows that medical care is improving in OECD countries, but better prevention and management of chronic diseases is required to reduce costs.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/49084319.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health at a Glance 2011 Country note: United Kingdom]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD’s latest edition of Health at a Glance shows that medical care is improving in OECD countries, but better prevention and management of chronic diseases is required to reduce costs.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/49084307.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health: medical care improving but better prevention and management of chronic diseases needed to cut costs, says OECD]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Though overall medical care is improving, efforts to prevent and better manage chronic diseases such as diabetes and asthma would improve results and lower costs, according to the OECD’s latest edition of Health at a Glance.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/healthmedicalcareimprovingbutbetterpreventionandmanagementofchronicdiseasesneededtocutcostssaysoecd.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health at a Glance 2011 Country note: Australia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD’s latest edition of Health at a Glance shows that medical care is improving in OECD countries, but better prevention and management of chronic diseases is required to reduce costs.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/49084233.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health at a Glance 2011 Country note: Italy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD’s latest edition of Health at a Glance shows that medical care is improving in OECD countries, but better prevention and management of chronic diseases is required to reduce costs.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/49084268.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health at a Glance 2011 Country note: Korea]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD’s latest edition of Health at a Glance shows that medical care is improving in OECD countries, but better prevention and management of chronic diseases is required to reduce costs.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/49084295.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health at a Glance 2011 Country note: Japan]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD’s latest edition of Health at a Glance shows that medical care is improving in OECD countries, but better prevention and management of chronic diseases is required to reduce costs.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/49084283.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health: Switzerland’s health system is high-performing but must prepare for the future]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Swiss health system is one of the world’s best but must adapt to deal with rising costs and higher rates of cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes, according to a new OECD/WHO report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/healthswitzerlandshealthsystemishigh-performingbutmustprepareforthefuture.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Database on immigrants in OECD and non-OECD countries (DIOC-E)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD and the World Bank have joined their efforts in a project aimed at extending the coverage of the Database on Immigrants in OECD Countries to non-OECD destination countries for the year 2000.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/mig/databaseonimmigrantsinoecdandnon-oecdcountriesdioc-e.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[G20 Labour Ministerial: Joint Statement by OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría and ILO Director-General Juan Somavia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA["200 million people are out of work worldwide, close to the peak recorded at the depth of the Great Recession" warn OECD and ILO at the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers meet in Paris.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/emp/g20labourministerialjointstatementbyoecdsecretary-generalangelgurriaandilodirector-generaljuansomavia.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Newsletter on Employment, Health, Migration and Social Issues]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[OECD Newsletter on Employment, Health, Migration and Social Issues]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/oecdnewsletteronemploymenthealthmigrationandsocialissues.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DELSA-G20 Country Note Japan-en]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[DELSA-G20 Country Note Japan-en]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/48724291.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DELSA-G20 Country Note UK-en]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[DELSA-G20 Country Note UK-en]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/48725329.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DELSA-G20 Country Note Australia-en]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[DELSA-G20 Country Note Australia-en]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/48723830.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DELSA-G20 Country Note Indonesia-en]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[DELSA-G20 Country Note Indonesia-en]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/48724123.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DELSA-G20 Country Note Korea-en]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[DELSA-G20 Country Note Korea-en]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/48724331.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DELSA-G20 Country Note Spain-en]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[DELSA-G20 Country Note Spain-en]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/48724912.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DELSA-G20 Country Note China-en]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[DELSA-G20 Country Note China-en]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/48723947.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DELSA-G20 Country Note Germany-en]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[DELSA-G20 Country Note Germany-en]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/48724053.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DELSA-G20 Country Note US-en]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[DELSA-G20 Country Note US-en]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/48725472.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DELSA-G20 Country Note Canada-en]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[DELSA-G20 Country Note Canada-en]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/48723921.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DELSA-G20 Country Note Italy-en]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[DELSA-G20 Country Note Italy-en]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/48724233.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DELSA-G20 Country Note France-en]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[DELSA-G20 Country Note France-en]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/48724021.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DELSA-G20 Country Note Turkey-en]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[DELSA-G20 Country Note Turkey-en]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/48725152.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Employment Outlook 2011 - How does Spain compare?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Employment Outlook 2011- How does Spain compare? The moderate recovery from the 2008-09 recession has not yet managed to ease pressure on the labour market, raising concerns that the currently very high unemployment rates could persist well into next year.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/emp/48682976.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Employment Outlook 2011 - How does Mexico compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[While the economic recovery is well underway in Mexico, the decline in the unemployment rate has remained modest.  Since the start of the crisis, the unemployment rate increased from 3.7% in 2008Q2 to a peak of 5.8 % in 2009Q3. As of 2011Q2, the unemployment rate stands at 5.5%. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/emp/48683075.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Employment Outlook 2011 - How does the United States compare?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The US unemployment rate is still more than double its pre-crisis level and there is an increasing risk that the labour market recovery has stalled or could even go into reverse.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/emp/48685080.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Employment Outlook - How does France compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The 2011 OECD Employment Outlook shows that a modest recovery is underway in France which is translating into a slow decline in the unemployment rate. France’s unemployment rate (ILO definition)has declined from its peak of 10% in the fourth quarter of 2009 to 9.7% in the second quarter of 2]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/emp/48683436.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Employment Outlook 2011 - How does Canada compare?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[According to the 2011 OECD Employment Outlook, the labour market is recovering faster in Canada than in many OECD countries. Canada’s unemployment rate (ILO definition) has fallen to 7.5% for the second quarter of 2011 from its peak of 8.5% reached in the third quarter of 2009.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/emp/48683495.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Employment Outlook 2011 - How does Korea compare]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Korean labour market bounced back quickly from the 2008-2009 global economic crisis. The 2011 OECD Employment Outlook shows that the rapid recovery of the Korean economy was reflected in the comparative resilience of its labour market performance. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/emp/48684056.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Employment Outlook 2011 - How does Italy compare?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The impact of the recent deep recession on the Italian labour market was relatively mild, but the recovery has been slow. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/48683274.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Employment Outlook 2011 - How does Germany compare?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The German labour market held up very well during the 2008-09 recession, but is likely to feel the effects of the recent weakening of growth across the OECD area.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/emp/48683922.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Employment Outlook 2011 - How does Australia compare?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Despite a small rise in the unemployment rate to 5.3% in August, Australia’s labour market is still outperforming most other OECD countries. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/emp/48683362.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Employment Outlook 2011 - How does the United Kingdom compare?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The economic recovery to date has reduced the UK unemployment rate only modestly from its 2010 peak and there is a risk that the fall in joblessness may stall. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/emp/48684291.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[EMO 2011 Country Note Japan ENG]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[EMO 2011 Country Note Japan ENG]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/48685401.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Economy: Migration falls again but will pick up with recovery, says OECD]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ International migration fell in 2009, reflecting lower demand for workers in OECD countries for the second consecutive year after a decade of growth, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/mig/economymigrationfallsagainbutwillpickupwithrecoverysaysoecd.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health: spending continues to outpace economic growth in most OECD countries ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Health spending continues to rise faster than economic growth in most OECD countries, maintaining a trend observed since the 1970s. Health spending reached 9.5% of GDP on average in 2009, the most recent year for which figures are available, up from 8.8% in 2008, according to OECD Health Data 2011.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/healthspendingcontinuestooutpaceeconomicgrowthinmostoecdcountries.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Korea : A framework for growth and social cohesion]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report was prepared to help Korea identify and address main social policy challenges. It suggests specific policy options and a strategy to “go social”, based on the practices and reforms that have worked well in other countries.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/soc/48225033.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Ireland]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Ireland is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47877738.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Greece]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Greece is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47877676.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Australia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Australia is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47890836.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Finland]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Finland is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47877648.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Spain]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Spain is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47891779.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Sweden]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Sweden is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47878082.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Switzerland]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Switzerland is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47878092.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in the Czech Republic]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in the Czech Republic is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47877501.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Germany]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Germany is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47891361.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Mexico]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Mexico is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47877877.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in the Netherlands]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in the Netherlands is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47877903.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in the United Kingdom]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in the United Kingdom is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47908664.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in New Zealand]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in New Zealand is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47877919.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Hungary]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Hungary is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47877686.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Slovenia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Slovenia is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47878068.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Poland]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Poland is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47877986.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Canada]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Canada is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47877490.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Israel]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Israel is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47877779.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Norway]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Norway is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47877969.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Belgium]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Belgium is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47877421.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Korea]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Korea is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47877789.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Italy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Italy is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47890925.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in the United States]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in the United States is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47902135.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in the Slovak Republic]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in the Slovak Republic is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47878036.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Denmark]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Denmark is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47877588.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Luxembourg]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Luxembourg is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47877835.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in France]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in France is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47902097.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Austria]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Austria is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47877397.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long-Term Care in Estonia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An overview of the long-term care situation in Estonia is available here.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/47877618.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Doing Better for Families country note - Australia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This note highlights the most pressing issues on families and children in Australia, as discussed in the OECD publication Doing Better for Families.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/soc/47700941.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Doing Better for Families country note - Korea]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This note highlights the most pressing issues on families and children in Korea, as discussed in the OECD publication Doing Better for Families.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/soc/47701041.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Meeting the Challenge of Ageing and Multiple Morbidities]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[OECD 50th Anniversary Conference, Paris, 22 June, 2011, Sponsored by the OECD and the Business Industry Advisory Committee.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Society at a Glance 2011 - OECD Social Indicators: Key findings for Germany]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This one-pager note presents key findings for Germany from Society at a Glance 2011 - OECD Social indicators. This 2011 publication also provides a special chapter on unpaid work across the OECD.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Society at a Glance 2011 - OECD Social Indicators: Key findings for Switzerland]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This one-pager note presents key findings for Switzerland from Society at a Glance 2011 - OECD Social indicators. This 2011 publication also provides a special chapter on unpaid work across the OECD.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[This one-pager note presents key findings for Chile from Society at a Glance 2011 - OECD Social indicators. This 2011 publication also provides a special chapter on unpaid work across the OECD.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Society at a Glance 2011 - OECD Social Indicators: Key findings for Denmark]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This one-pager note presents key findings for Denmark from Society at a Glance 2011 - OECD Social indicators. This 2011 publication also provides a special chapter on unpaid work across the OECD.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[This one-pager note presents key findings for Austria from Society at a Glance 2011 - OECD Social indicators. This 2011 publication also provides a special chapter on unpaid work across the OECD.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[This one-pager note presents key findings for Estonia from Society at a Glance 2011 - OECD Social indicators. This 2011 publication also provides a special chapter on unpaid work across the OECD.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/soc/47573475.pdf</link>
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<description><![CDATA[This one-pager note presents key findings for the Netherands from Society at a Glance 2011 - OECD Social indicators. This 2011 publication also provides a special chapter on unpaid work across the OECD.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/soc/47573562.pdf</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Society at a Glance 2011 - OECD Social Indicators: Key findings for Israel]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This one-pager note presents key findings for Israel from Society at a Glance 2011 - OECD Social indicators. This 2011 publication also provides a special chapter on unpaid work across the OECD.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/soc/47573464.pdf</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Society at a Glance 2011 - OECD Social Indicators: Key findings for Turkey]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This one-pager note presents key findings for Turkey from Society at a Glance 2011 - OECD Social indicators. This 2011 publication also provides a special chapter on unpaid work across the OECD.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[This one-pager note presents key findings for Slovenia from Society at a Glance 2011 - OECD Social indicators. This 2011 publication also provides a special chapter on unpaid work across the OECD.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[This one-pager note presents key findings for Poland from Society at a Glance 2011 - OECD Social indicators. This 2011 publication also provides a special chapter on unpaid work across the OECD.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[This one-pager note presents key findings for Australia from Society at a Glance 2011 - OECD Social indicators. This 2011 publication also provides a special chapter on unpaid work across the OECD.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/soc/47569235.pdf</link>
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<description><![CDATA[This one-pager note presents key findings for Sweden from Society at a Glance 2011 - OECD Social indicators. This 2011 publication also provides a special chapter on unpaid work across the OECD.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/soc/47573360.pdf</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Society at a Glance 2011 - OECD Social Indicators: Key findings for Mexico]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This one-pager note presents key findings for Mexico from Society at a Glance 2011 - OECD Social indicators. This 2011 publication also provides a special chapter on unpaid work across the OECD.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Society at a Glance 2011 - OECD Social Indicators: Key findings for Korea]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This one-pager note presents key findings for Korea from Society at a Glance 2011 - OECD Social indicators. This 2011 publication also provides a special chapter on unpaid work across the OECD.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/soc/47573221.pdf</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Pensions at a Glance 2011 - Turkey country profile]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The country profile: pension eligibility ages and other qualifying conditions; the rules for calculating benefit entitlements; the treatment of early and late retirees; personal income tax and social security contributions.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pensions at a Glance 2011 - Ireland country profile]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The country profile: pension eligibility ages and other qualifying conditions; the rules for calculating benefit entitlements; the treatment of early and late retirees; personal income tax and social security contributions.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pensions at a Glance 2011 - Iceland country profile]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The country profile: pension eligibility ages and other qualifying conditions; the rules for calculating benefit entitlements; the treatment of early and late retirees; personal income tax and social security contributions.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pensions at a Glance 2011 - Czech Republic country profile]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The country profile: pension eligibility ages and other qualifying conditions; the rules for calculating benefit entitlements; the treatment of early and late retirees; personal income tax and social security contributions.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/public-pensions/47272329.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pensions at a Glance 2011 - Luxembourg country profile]]></title>
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<link>http://www.oecd.org/els/public-pensions/47272848.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pensions at a Glance 2011 - Finland country profile]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The country profile: pension eligibility ages and other qualifying conditions; the rules for calculating benefit entitlements; the treatment of early and late retirees; personal income tax and social security contributions.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Interview with Georges Lemaître, OECD international migration expert, on recent migration trends in the European Union.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Why does the United States spend so much more on health than other countries?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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