United States : 1993-1994 / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Staff, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, contributor.

Series:

OECD Economic surveys (Series)

OECD Economic Surveys

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic history.

United States--Economic policy--1971-1981.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (203 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD Publishing, [1994]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Introduction I. Recent trends and prospects -The economic expansion in perspective -Tightening labour markets but still-slowing inflation -Near-term prospects -Risks to the inflation projection II. Macroeconomic and structural policies -Monetary tightening gets underway -Some progress in fiscal consolidation but persistent longer-term problems -Structural policies III. Selected structural reforms -National Performance Review -Progress in health-care reform -"Welfare reform": efforts to modify the AFDC programme IV. Education in the United States -Background -Overview of the educational system -The organisation of primary and secondary education -School-to-work transition -Higher education -Achievement and attainment: how well does the system perform? -The costs of low performance -What is being done to improve the system? V. Conclusions Notes References Annexes -I. Econometric analysis of inflation risks -II. Key features of the Health Security Act -III. Comparison of Health Reform Plans -IV. Calendar of main economic events Statistical Annex and Structural Indicators.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

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ISBN:

92-64-16570-3

OCLC:

822219321