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Gezondheid in vogelvlucht: OESO-indicatoren - uitgave 2005. Samenvatting in het Nederlands

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08-Nov-2005

This third edition of Health at a Glance – OECD Indicators 2005 provides the latest comparable data and trends on different aspects of the performance of health systems in OECD countries.

OECD welcomes tax information exchange agreement between Isle of Man and the Netherlands

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12-Oct-2005

The Isle of Man and the Netherlands have signed a bilateral agreement on the exchange of information for tax purposes which marks a major step forward in efforts by OECD and other economies to ensure open and fair tax competition.

Pension savings and government finance in the Netherlands

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22-Jun-2005

Casper van Ewijk

The role of tax-favoured retirement saving for long-term sustainability of public finances in the Netherlands. OECD Economic Studies No. 39.

Innovation Policy and Performance: A Cross-Country Comparison

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20-Jun-2005

This book studies the relationship between innovation policy and performance in Austria, Finland, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden and the UK. In-depth analyses review the effectiveness of their innovation policies in driving economic performance.

Thematic Review on Adult Learning - The Netherlands: Background Report

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01-Jun-2005

The main purpose of the thematic review on adult learning is to understand adults’ access and participation in education and training and to enhance policies and approaches to increase incentives for adults to undertake learning activities in OECD countries.

Meeting of the OECD Council at Ministerial Level, 2005: Enabling Globalisation

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02-May-2005

This year’s OECD Ministerial Council Meeting will be held at OECD Headquarters on 3-4 May 2005 under the chairmanship of Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden, with the overarching theme of “Enabling ...

ICT Diffusion to Business: National Peer Reviews: the Netherlands

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07-Apr-2005

The OECD review of the Netherlands ICT diffusion policies recommends strengthening ICT entrepreneurship and skills, ICT-related R&D, advisory services for SMEs, and increasing policy transparency and systematic policy evaluation.

Product market competition and economic performance in the Netherlands

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31-Mar-2005

Maria Maher and Michael Wise

This paper assesses what role product market competition and reforms may have played in the performance of the Dutch economy over the past decade, and discusses what further product market reforms might contribute to enhancing growth. Economics Department Working Paper 422. 

Welfare to Strengthen the Economy - OECD Observer article by Aart de Geus, Minister for Social Affairs and Employment of the Netherlands and Chair of the 2005 OECD Social Affairs Ministerial Meeting

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29-Mar-2005

Like many OECD countries, the Netherlands is in the middle of a debate on how to amend the welfare state. A recent policy initiative by the Dutch government merits attention. We call it the individual life-cycle savings scheme (levensloopregeling).