“…For instance, it started allocating royalty payments generated by hydrocarbon resources to all departments and most municipalities, including those that are not endowed with natural resources. …”

“…Building on the insights of the labour mobility literature about the disruptive effect of (voluntary) job separations, this work uses employee tenure and turnover data for the US to obtain sector specific depreciation rates. …”

“…Secondly, major reforms should be accompanied by consistent co-ordinated efforts to persuade voters and stakeholders of the need for reform and, in particular, to communicate the costs of non-reform. This communications challenge points to the need for policy design to be underpinned by solid research and analysis, which serves both to improve the quality of policy and to enhance prospects for reform adoption. …”

“…The returns from Korea’s large investment in innovation should be enhanced by improving framework conditions – easing product market regulations, promoting international competition and enhancing labour market flexibility – to encourage the adoption of new technology. Venture businesses and start-ups should play a key role in commercialising innovation. …”

“…Excessive risk-taking by banks and households had been masked by relatively stable exchange rates, the expected early adoption of the euro and unusually lax credit conditions in international markets. …”

“…The two publications also provide insight into the implementation policies adopted and an overview of the regulations and procedures used. …”

“…With these two references in mind, we build a comparative analysis based on the following points: First, we illustrate differences in the process of structural transformation, both with regard to sector productivity and employment absorption. Second, we adopt the Product Space methodology to compare the structural transformation that took place in both regions. …”

“…Politique économique et perspectives à court terme, 1984-85 -Résolution économique et objectifs pour 1984 -Politiques monétaire et budgétaire -Évolution en 1984 -Perspectives pour 1985 III. Ajustement structurel et objectifs économiques à plus long terme -Objectifs officiels à moyen et à long terme -Efficience et concurrence interne -Distorsions de la structure de production intérieure -Morcellement du marché national et faiblesse de la concurrence intérieure -Pressions inflationnistes -Répartition du revenu, affectation des ressources et problèmes de financement -Gestion du système des changes IV. …”

“…Ageing will also pressure health care spending and increase demand for long-term care. Policies to contain costs and reduce fragmentation in the system can help maintain access to quality care. …”

“…Évolution récente et perspectives -Essoufflement de la reprise -Amélioration de la rentabilité et de l'investissement des entreprises -Atonie de la consommation des ménages -Ralentissement de l'investissement en logements et des dépenses en travaux publics -Montée du chômage -Tendance à la baisse des prix -Poursuite de l'ajustement extérieur -Perspectives à court terme : une reprise durable? …”

“…Energetic measures, including both sectoral reform and reform of framework conditions, need to be adopted quickly to complete the transition from a state-led growth model, now largely ineffective, to a market-driven growth model, the only model capable of laying the foundation for sustainable competitiveness and prosperity in Japan. …”

“…Implementation cannot be left to the discretion of stakeholders only; Better financial incentives and clearer obligations and guidelines need to be provided to stakeholders and professionals to participate in integrated service delivery; Each sector has a responsibility to assure integrated services in line with client needs, in turn requiring much better knowledge about the needs of clients with a mental illness; More integrated provision of services within each sector – e.g. through employment advice brought into the mental health system and psychological expertise brought into employment services – appears to be the easiest and most cost-effective approach…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…CONTENTS; SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS; CHAPTER 1 NORWAY'S OVERALL POLICY FRAMEWORK AND NEWDEVELOPMENTS; Overview of the Strategy; The Strategy; Assessment of the implementation of the Strategy's main points and new orientations; Policy focus and key goals; Bilateral assistance; Multilateral co-operation; Humanitarian and post-conflict assistance and NOREPS; Norway's debt relief strategy; Support to the private sector; Information, development education and public opinion; Policy coherence; Introduction; Objectives and organisation; Trade flows and market access; Procurement…”

“…The OECD has collectively underlined the importance of a high quality regulatory environment since the mid 1990s when the Council adopted the 1995 Recommendation on Improving the Quality of Government Regulation and its checklist as the first international standard on regulatory quality, and the 1997 Report on Regulatory Reform and its Principles of good regulation. …”

“…It sets out their assessment of the changes that are taking place in the way that developing countries in these regions think about security and provides an account and analysis of individual reform activities currently being undertaken…”

“…Évolution économique récente -De la surchauffe à la récession -Ralentissement de la consommation -Contraction de l'investissement fixe -Affaiblissement de la demande de main-d'oeuvre -Réduction des pressions inflationnistes -Balance extérieure : stabilisation d'un déficit important -Comparaison avec le cycle précédent -Aspects de l'ajustement structurel II. Politique économique : enjeux et options -Les nouveaux enjeux de la politique économique -Politique et évolution budgétaires -Aspects structurels des finances publiques -Le rôle de la politique des revenus -Politique monétaire et politique de change -Politiques structurelles -Perspectives à court terme : une reprise modérée en 1992 III. …”

“…The country established a new energy regulator in 2001 and adopted a schedule for opening its electricity and gas markets to competition. …”

“…En conclusion, que l’on adopte ou non la même perspective, les résultats numériques sont très difficilement comparables, car fortement dépendants des limites de l’évaluation (scénario d’accident utilisé, caractéristiques du site et importance des rejets de radioactivité). …”

“…Introduction I. Le problème d'ajustement à moyen terme -L'effondrement des cours du pétrole et les mesures correctives prises pour y faire face -Perspectives et mesures à prendre à moyen terme II. …”

“…The content will appeal to students considering further study of mathematics at university, teachers of mathematics at age 14-18, and anyone who wants to see what this kind of elementary content has to tell us about how mathematics really works…”