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OECD reveals evolving social trends in Asia-Pacific

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13-Aug-2009

Society at a Glance - Asia/Pacific Edition 2009 looks at social trends and policy developments in Asia-Pacific countries, using indicators similar to those in OECD’s recently published Society at a Glance 2009 (focused on OECD economies).

Society at a Glance Asia/Pacific 2009: Key findings for China

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13-Aug-2009

Key findings for China cover GDP per capita, income inequality, employment, life expectancy and HIV.

Society at a Glance - Asia/Pacific Edition 2009

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13-Aug-2009

Society at a Glance – Asia/Pacific Edition 2009 offers a concise quantitative overview of social trends and policies across Asia-Pacific economies.

Seminar on Employment outcomes and inequality: Brazil, China and India

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08-Apr-2009

OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs (ELS)
and OECD Development Centre (DEV) Joint Seminar
Employment and Inequality Outcomes:
New Evidence, Links and Policy Responses in Brazil, China and India
OECD Conference Centre, Paris, France
Wednesday, 8 April 2009

International Seminar: Employment and Inequality Outcomes

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08-Apr-2009

The creation of more and better jobs remains a key challenge all over the world, not least due to the increasing demand for jobs in many developing countries. This joint ELS/DEV seminar presents recent experiences from China, India and Brazil.

Is Informal Normal? Towards More and Better Jobs in Developing Countries

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21-Jan-2009

Shoe shine workers in Cairo, street vendors in Calcutta, badly-paid public officials driving their taxis at night in Moscow–this is informal employment. A new Development Centre study, "Is Informal Normal?", examines policy options to respond to the challenge of creating more and better job

Asian countries should reform their pension systems, says OECD

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07-Jan-2009

Many Asian countries will need to reform their pension systems in order to deliver sustainable and adequate retirement incomes for today’s workers, according to a new OECD report.

Developing a Health Care System Benefiting All

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23-Mar-2008

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

In his speech delivered at the China Development Forum 2008, Mr. Gurría focused on three key health policy challenges: the improvement of our populations' health status and the quality of care; the extension ...

DEV Working Papers 264: Fiscal Decentralisation, Chinese Style: Good for Health Outcomes?

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18-Dec-2007

Hiroko Uchimura and Johannes Jütting

Improving access to affordable health care is one of the main challenges facing policy makers in developing countries, and China is no exception. This case study emphasises the need for more internal policy coherence to achieve self-proclaimed targets.

Globalisation and Labour Markets (OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Paper No. 63)

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09-Nov-2007

David T. Coe

Globalisation is having important effects on labour markets in OECD countries. The global supply of labour has increased enormously with the emergence of China and India. At the same time technological ...