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Migration of Health Workers: The UK Perspective to 200615-Oct-2008 James Buchan, Susanna Baldwin and Miranda Munro In the late 1990s shortages of skilled staff were a main obstacle to improving services in the NHS. The response by government was to “grow” the NHS workforce. |
Policy Brief: OECD Reviews of Regional Innovation: North of England, UK13-Oct-2008 Regional innovation systems are important for two main reasons. First, strong dynamics of innovation generation in regions are crucial for achieving national innovation policy objectives; and second, innovation ... Also available: |
The Dynamics of Social Asssistance Receipt: Measurement and Modelling Issues, with an Application to Britain (OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Paper No. 67)01-Oct-2008 Lorenzo Capellari and Stephen P. Jenkins There is interest in learning about the factors associated with the chances of moving into receipt or of moving off receipt of social assistance benefit. This paper models the dynamics of social assistance benefit receipt in Britain using data from the British Household Panel Survey, waves 1–15. Related documents: |
Financial Times – World Energy Council Energy Leaders Summit in London - 15/16 September 200815-Sep-2008 During this summit, key players of the energy industry, governments and the financial world will discuss the investment opportunities in clean energy Businesses. Angel Gurría will deliver a keynote speech on “Energy, Environment, Climate Change: Unlocking the Potential for Innovation”. |
International Migration Outlook 2008: United Kingdom country note10-Sep-2008 This country note together with a standardised table describes recent trends in migration movements and policies. Also available:Related documents: |
Raising education achievement and breaking the cycle of inequality in the United Kingdom01-Sep-2008 Anne-Marie Brook Globalisation, together with skill-biased technical change, is changing the composition of jobs in advanced economies and raising the level of skills required to do them. Also available: |
Improving School Leadership - Volume 1: Policy and Practice, Volume 2: Case Studies on System Leadership28-Aug-2008 Two companion volumes focusing on the improvement of school leadership. Volume 1 provides a range of policy options to help governments improve school leadership. Volume 2 examines measures taken in five countries. Also available:Related documents: |
Improving school leadership - summary english vol 228-Aug-2008 Summary of a book of case studies examining innovative approaches to sharing leadership across schools in Belgium (Flanders), Finland and the United Kingdom (England) and leadership development prgrammes for system improvement in Australia and Austria. Related documents: |
Jobs for Youth/Des emplois pour les jeunes: UNITED KINGDOM09-Jul-2008 OECD has launched a series of reports in 16 countries including the United Kingdom. Each report contains a survey of the main barriers to employment for young people, an assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of existing measures to improve the transition from school to work. Also available:Related documents: |