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07-Jan-2008
Alexandra Bibbee
Italy has launched itself in the federalist direction by decentralising spending, regulatory and tax powers in the late 1990s and reinforcing growing lower level responsibilities with a constitutional reform in 2001, as discussed in this working paper.
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22-Oct-2007
Vassiliki Koutsogeorgopoulou and David Turner
Since 2004, the fiscal deficit has been brought down by over 5% of GDP to below the 3% limit in 2006. The government plans a more gradual reduction so that overall balance or surplus is reached no later than 2010. These and other points are discussed in this working paper.
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10-Aug-2007
Stéphanie Jamet
Despite France’s previously well deserved reputation as a highly centralised state, a significant number of responsibilities have been devolved to regional and local government over the past two decades. The process has not been easy, as is discussed in this working paper.
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09-Aug-2007
Stéphanie Jamet.
Reducing poverty and social exclusion is an important objective for all French governments. Even though conventionally measured poverty is in fact lower than in most other countries, it is still higher than can be easily accepted.
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16-Jul-2007
Philip Hemmings
This working paper looks at how to shift the policy focus towards reconciling work and family life. Reasons for under-provision in childcare by local governments are discussed and recommendations for further central-government intervention to improve supply are made.
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16-Jul-2007
Alessandro Goglio
This working paper looks at the challenges facing Hungary's counties and municipalities in modernising local infrastructures as well as dealing with cutbacks to administrative overheads and tough decisions in public services.
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20-Jun-2007
Douglas Sutherland and Robert Price
This paper assesses empirically the relationship between institutional and policy settings and the efficiency of public spending on primary and secondary education across OECD countries. Economics Department Working Paper 558 by Douglas Sutherland and Robert Price.
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19-Jun-2007
Randall S. Jones
Income inequality and relative poverty among the working-age population in Japan have risen to levels above the OECD average. Economics Department Working Paper No. 556 considers income inequality, poverty and social spending in Japan.
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28-May-2007
Unto Häkkinen and Isabelle Joumard
Working Paper 554 presents three main options for measuring effectiveness in the health care sector, discusses their pros and cons, including data availability and the possibility of whether these options would allow an analysis of how the institutional setting shapes spending effectiveness.
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27-Feb-2007
Frédéric Gonand
This paper assesses the impact on economic growth of increased efficiency of public spending in primary and lower-secondary education. Economics Department Working Paper 547.
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