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Trends in Severe Disability Among Elderly People (Health Working Paper No. 26)

This working paper assesses the most recent evidence on trends in disability among the population aged 65 and over in 12 OECD countries: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Facing the Future: Korea's Family, Pension and Health Policy Challenges

This summary study looks at existing Korean family, health and pension policies from an international perspective and considers them in view of the emerging policy challenges in Korea. It was presented at a policy forum on Low fertility and Ageing Society, in September 2006 in Seoul.

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Sickness, Disability and Work (Vol. 1): Norway, Poland and Switzerland

This first report in a new OECD series on sickness, disability and work explores the possible factors behind this paradox. It looks specifically at the cases of Norway, Poland and Switzerland, and highlights the role of institutions and policies. A range of reform recommendations is put forward.

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The OECD Statistics Brief No.11 May 2006 - Alternative Measures of Well-being

The OECD, in common with many other organisations, has normally measured material living standards in member countries in terms of the level and growth of gross domestic product (GDP). But clearly, policy makers do not focus single-mindedly on GDP. They rather seek to enhance the overall well-being of citizens, today and in the future, taking into account other factors such as distributional concerns and environmental quality.

Main OECD Social Policy Activities

The role of the OECD work on social policy is to identify policies which help individuals achieve their potential and which at the same time make societies and economies work more effectively.

Pensions at a Glance 2005

The first comprehensive book of its kind, this comparison of key features of pension systems of OECD countries provides coverage of retirement ages, benefit accrual rates, ceilings, and indexation. Future pension entitlements are shown for full-career workers at different earnings levels. Indicators measure redistribution in pension systems, the cost of countries' pension promises, and potential resource transfer. Thirty country

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OECD Social Affairs Ministers to discuss pensions and welfare issues - Paris 31 March-1 April

Is poverty inevitable? Should people help themselves or rely on the state? Can we afford to pay pensions to people who retire with several decades of life expectancy ahead of them? Such issues will be at the heart of talks between OECD Social Affairs Ministers in Paris on 31 March-1 April 2005

Policy Brief : Combating Poverty and Exclusion through Work

This Policy Brief summarises what governments can do to tackle poverty through getting people into work.

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• Income Distribution and Poverty in OECD Countries in the Second Half of the 1990s (OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Paper No. 22)

Policy Brief : Ensuring quality long-term care for older people

Demand for long-term care for older people is set to rise steeply in OECD countries as the baby-boom generation reaches old age. But can they be sure of receiving quality care at a price they can afford?