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Education at a Glance 2007 - Briefing Note Hungary

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18-Sep-2007

This note contrasts key findings for Hungary with global trends among OECD countries, under the headings: quantity and quality challenges, equity challenges, and resource and efficiency challenges.

Family policy in Hungary: how to improve the reconciliation between work and family?

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16-Jul-2007

Philip Hemmings

This 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.

Encouraging sub-national government efficiency in Hungary

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16-Jul-2007

Alessandro Goglio

This 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. Economics department working paper no. 565.

Equity in Education Thematic Review Country Analytical Report - Hungary

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31-May-2007

The non favourable tendencies of the 1980s in the number of population continued during the 1990s in Hungary. As a result of this, age groups enrolled into the education system decreased from the 123,000 ...

Assessment and recommendations in Hungarian

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28-May-2007

Assessment and recommendations from the 2007 Economic Survey of Hungary in Hungarian.

Economic survey of Hungary - Introductory remarks by Andrew Dean, Deputy Director

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25-May-2007

Andrew Dean, Deputy Director

Speech delivered by Andrew Dean, Deputy Director, OECD Economics Department, at the launch of the economic survey of Hungary in Budapest, 22 May 2007.

Economic survey of Hungary 2007: Improving reconciliation between work and family

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22-May-2007

Family policy needs to address undersupply of childcare services and the system of long leave allowances and cash benefits for families.

Economic survey of Hungary 2007: Encouraging sub-national government efficiency

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22-May-2007

Fiscal and development challenges for sub-national governments need to be helped by more transparent financing arrangements and greater use of scale economies in public services.

Economic survey of Hungary 2007: Fiscal consolidation dominates the policy agenda

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22-May-2007

The government deficit reached another election-year peak in 2006 and fiscal policy has become the focus of policy. Raising the low employment rate also remains a significant policy challenge.

Economic survey of Hungary 2007

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22-May-2007

The main economic challenge is ensuring implementation of the ambitious fiscal consolidation programme through budgetary discipline and structural reform in central and local government. Challenges also ...