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Policy Brief: Economic Survey of Denmark 2009

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05-Nov-2009

The Danish economy has been suffering during the global crisis but beyondthe projected cyclical recovery it will need to restore sustained robust growth.While the level of national income is high, the ...

Policy Brief: Economic Survey of Ireland 2009

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04-Nov-2009

The Irish economy plunged into a severe recession in 2008, followinga period of unsustainable growth. Housing investment has slumped andlarge internal economic imbalances are unwinding, with the effect ...

Policy Brief: Bridging the Gaps between Levels of Government

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16-Oct-2009

Managing relations between different levels of government is a necessity,since almost all countries are decentralised to one degree or another. In atime of economic crisis, it is crucial that these different ...

Policy Brief: Fighting Bribery in International Business Deals

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13-Oct-2009

Bribing public officials to obtain advantages in international business raisesserious moral and political concerns, undermines good governance andsustainable economic development, and distorts international ...

Policy Brief: Health: Improving Policy Coherence for Development

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07-Oct-2009

The cost of treating disease is vastly greater than the cost of controllingor preventing disease. In a time of global recession, the disparity in healthoutcomes between developed and developing countries ...

Policy Brief: The Benefits of Long-term Fiscal Projections

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06-Oct-2009

Fiscal sustainability is a multi-dimensional concept that incorporatesan assessment of solvency, stable economic growth, stable taxes, andintergenerational fairness. It has not only financial implications ...

Policy Brief: Economic Survey of Japan 2009

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30-Sep-2009

In the context of the global economic crisis, the Japanese economy has falleninto its deepest recession of the post-war era. Output is projected to contract byaround 6% in 2009, reflecting a plunge in ...

Policy Brief: Economic Survey of the European Union 2009

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21-Sep-2009

The European Union is facing severe challenges from the financial crisis and the worst global recession in the past fifty years. The Community has responded to thecrisis proactively, consistent with the ...

Policy Brief: Helping Workers Weather the Economic Storm

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16-Sep-2009

The world economy is in a severe economic downturn with potentially
dire consequences for workers and their families. The ultimate dimensions
of this crisis are not yet known, but it is already clear that it will be the
deepest recession of the post-war era for the OECD area.

Policy Brief: In-Work Poverty: What can Governments do?

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16-Sep-2009

While work is often the best pathway out of poverty, employment does not
always guarantee an adequate living standard. At the outset of the current
economic downturn, the risk of in-work poverty was significant in most
OECD countries.

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