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Doing Better for Children: Highlights for Italy01-Sep-2009 The OECD’s first ever publication on child well-being shows that Italian government spending on children is close to the OECD average overall. The big shortfall is for spending on young children, where Italy spends 80% of the OECD average... Related documents: |
Spend early on children, says OECD01-Sep-2009 Governments should invest more money on children in the first six years of their lives to reduce social inequality and help all children, especially the most vulnerable, have happier lives, according to the OECD’s first ever report on child well-being in its 30 member countries. Also available: |
OECD Secretary-General congratulates Enrico Giovannini on designation to head Italian statistics institute24-Jul-2009 Hailing the designation of Enrico Giovannini as President of the Italian national statistics institute (Istituto nazionale di statistica - ISTAT), OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría said this marks recognition of his contribution to strengthening the OECD’s position in this area. Also available: |
Italy (2009) DAC Peer Review - Main Findings and Recommendations09-Jul-2009 The Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD notes that Italian Co-operation is facing major challenges. The first is an urgent need to reform official development co-operation, but no political consensus on how to proceed. Also available:Related documents: |
OECD’s Gurría welcomes strengthening of G8/G5 dialogue through HAP09-Jul-2009 “Closer and stronger ties between the G8 and G5 countries are critical for tackling the increasingly complex global challenges facing our countries, and never more so than in the current economic crisis,” OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría said today at the G8 Summit. Also available: |
Aid for Trade at a Glance 2009 - Italy06-Jul-2009 The Aid for Trade at a Glance 2009: Maintaining Momentum report presents the results of the second monitoring exercise of the Aid for Trade Initiative and documents its success so far. Related documents: |
OECD work with G8 for the 2009 L'Aquila Summit30-Jun-2009 The global economic crisis and new ways to help developing countries are among the issues OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría will discuss with G8 leaders at the Summit. Also available:Related documents: |
L'Aquila Earthquake: Re-launching the Economy25-Jun-2009 The workshop was held in Rome on 3 July 2009, and was organised by the OECD in partnership with the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance. International experts and policy practitioners from around the world assessed policy options to restore the regional economy. Related documents: |
Pensions at a Glance 2009: Highlights for Italy23-Jun-2009 Italy had the highest public pension spending of OECD countries in 2005: 14% of national income... Legislated changes in Italy that would have increased the pension age and reduced benefits to reflect increased life expectancy have been postponed. Also available:Related documents: |
Economic Survey of Italy 2009: Towards better schools and more equal opportunities for learning17-Jun-2009 This chapter explores the reasons for poor and unequal performance in Italian secondary education. The chapter outlines the structure of spending and then considers how certain aspects of policy should be better aligned with good practice. |