similar to those in other countries. In particular, as in other countries, in Mexico income, education, health, job status and …

are comparable or even above the OECD average in several dimensions, such as health, environment or life …-satisfaction. This paper reviews the social progress that Costa Rica has achieved and identifies reducing inequality and poverty as the … by raising their skill levels. This is the most effective way to get people out of poverty. Education is the area where …

Poverty and income inequality have worsened since the onset of the crisis. While the design of fiscal measures has …-tested minimum income. Sustaining universal access to good health care is also essential. Well-designed activation policies are …

, Indonesia and South Africa) in a range of monetary (i.e. income) and non-monetary dimensions of people’s life (i.e. education …, health status, employment and subjective well-being). Inequalities are analysed not only in terms of overall dispersion, but … of living). To the extent made possible by the nature of available data, measures of income inequality for these emerging …

Thanks to a highly developed welfare state, poverty is moderate on average in France, but – as in other countries …

This report, part of the “Cities” collection, analyses the spatial distribution of formal enter¬prises and health … the potential for economic development throughout the country. The mapping of health infrastructure shows that border …. The report identifies several regions in which closer co-operation could favour the establishment of cross-border health …

Australia has seen large rises in living standards over the last decades across the whole of the income distribution … living standards. Some groups face a higher risk of poverty and laid-off workers can have difficulty finding a new job. Well …