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Providing greater old-age security in China

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03-Feb-2010

Richard Herd, Yu-Wei Hu and Vincent Koen

With ongoing migration of the younger cohorts to urban areas, the increase in the old-age dependency ratio will be even more pronounced in rural than in urban areas.

China’s labour market in transition: job creation, migration and regulation

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03-Feb-2010

Richard Herd, Vincent Koen and Anders Reutersward

Over the past decade, the share of jobs not controlled by the state has increased considerably, whilst employment in agriculture has declined, against the backdrop of ongoing urbanisation.

A pause in the growth of inequality in China?

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03-Feb-2010

Richard Herd

In recent years, policymaking in China has put increasing emphasis on stemming the growth in inequality, which had been fairly steep since the 1980s.

Employment and Skills Strategies in Southeast Asia (ESSSA)

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01-Dec-2009

The rapidly developing Southeast Asia region is confronted with significant labour market challenges. This initiative aims to address the issues of employment and skills, especially through an interaction platform for members.

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

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.

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 ...