دانلود کتاب Oecd Economic Surveys - Slovak Republic 2019

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Basic Statistics of Slovak Republic, 2017
Executive summary
Key Policy Insights
Macroeconomic conditions continue to improve
The economy is growing strongly
The financial sector is stable, but increasing household debt poses a risk
Healthy public finances should be preserved
Fiscal consolidation is appropriate, despite spending needs
Medium-term planning
Sustaining environmentally friendly growth
Improving the quality of public services and facilitating access will improve well-being for all citizens
Improving the effectiveness of tax collection
The judicial system needs to be further improved
Dealing with perceptions of corruption
Skills in public administration
Access to public services for disadvantaged groups
Enhance policies to develop workforce skills
Improving education outcomes should be a priority
Teachers need better qualifications, better training and better conditions to improve educational outcomes
Promoting life-long learning
Growing shortages of skilled labour coincide with high long-term unemployment
Attracting foreign and Slovak migrants
Enhancing gender equality in the labour market
Enable entrepreneurship and innovation to support long-term growth
Regulation
Research and innovation
Bibliography
Annex. Progress in structural reform
Thematic chapters
Chapter 1. Enhancing the social integration of Roma
Roma in the Slovak Republic face extreme levels of social exclusion
Demographic trends underline the importance of Roma integration
Roma integration is an investment for the whole society
Access to public policies should be strengthened
The education system should become more inclusive
Expanding participation in pre-school education
Providing support to low performers and disadvantaged schools
Attracting the best teachers to disadvantaged schools
Addressing language barriers
Tackling segregation
Improving labour market access
Roma often participate in public works schemes
Support for the long-term unemployed should be strengthened
Improving living conditions
Formalisation of property rights should be a priority
Support home improvements
Access to health care should be bolstered
Health-care services are available but are used less by Roma
Community health workers could help to overcome information barriers
Additional financial support is needed to improve access to health services
Promoting financial inclusion in the Roma communities
A holistic policy approach is needed to address Roma exclusion effectively
The current framework goes in the right direction, but could take a more systematic approach
Stronger coordination of policies for Roma communities is needed
More trained Roma personnel are needed
Addressing the attitudes of the general population
Bibliography
Annex 1.A. Data on Roma
Chapter 2. Increasing the benefits of Slovakia’s integration in global value chains
Strong and successful integration into global value chains is positive for growth and living standards
Slovakia has benefited from its strong integration into global value chains
The benefits of the integration process have fallen since the 2008-09 crisis
An improvement in the quality of Slovakia’s role in GVCs would be useful
Slovakia\'s benefits from participating in GVCs are limited by its downstream positioning in value chains
Local firms seem to have reaped little benefit from foreign company know-how
The country seems insufficiently prepared for the increasing digitalisation and automation of the economy
Production and exports are concentrated in very few manufacturing industries
Promoting policies designed to increase and leverage integration into GVCs
A broad range of well-coordinated reforms is needed
Improving the skills of the work force
Facilitating immigration of skilled workers
Improving education
Promoting research and innovation
Enhancing the business environment and the quality of regulation
Improving transport infrastructure
Failings of the transport system
The management of transport infrastructure need to become more efficient
Improving project selection procedures
Increasing the quality of rail and road transport
Bibliography
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