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Improving public-spending efficiency in Czech regions and municipalities

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24-Jul-2006

Philip Hemmings

This paper looks at ways of ensuring Czech regions and municipalities are fully motivated to make efficiency improvements in public service provision and so help achieve countrywide fiscal sustainability.  Economics Department Working Paper 499.

Policies to promote innovation in the Czech Republic

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24-Jul-2006

Alessandro Goglio

This paper underscores the importance for the Czech Republic of expanding R&D activities that have a potential for commercial innovation. Economics Department Working Paper 498.

Getting education right for long-term growth in the Czech Republic

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24-Jul-2006

Alessandro Goglio

This paper describes the structure of the education system, identifies weaknesses and considers ways to improve education performance in the Czech Republic. Economics Department Working Paper 497.

Economic Survey of the Czech Republic 2006: Ensuring fiscal sustainability: motivating regional and municipal governments

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08-Jun-2006

This chapter looks at ways of ensuring that Czech regions and municipalities are fully motivated to make efficiency improvements in public service provision and so help achieve countrywide fiscal sustainability. ...

Evaluating Public Participation in Policy Making

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31-Aug-2005

This report offers strategic guidance for policy makers and government officials responsible for commissioning and using evaluations of public engagement. It provides an indication of the key issues for consideration and offers concrete examples drawn from current practice in 8 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 ...

Economic Survey of the Czech Republic 2004: Fulfilling the Maastricht criteria

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22-Nov-2004

Excerpt taken from Chapter 3 of  the OECD Economic Survey of the Czech Republic 2004. The Czech strategy on euro entry has much to commend it. Fulfilling the Maastricht criteria is tricky.

Economic Survey of the Czech Republic: The fiscal reform programme

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22-Nov-2004

Excerpt taken from Chapter 2 of the OECD Economic Survey of the Czech Republic 2004. The fiscal reform programme improves budgetary procedures and starts with tackling the deficit.  

Economic Survey of the Czech Republic 2004: Policy for a smooth entry to the euro area

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22-Nov-2004

The euro-entry strategy is generally sound but communication of the inflation target needs to pay close attention to the interpretation of the price stability criterion.

Economic Survey of the Czech Republic 2004: Fiscal policy and public-expenditure reform

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22-Nov-2004

Momentum on fiscal reform needs to be boosted; in particular faster progress in pension and health reform is required. Procedures in extra-budgetary funds and financing sub-national governments also need ...