NDLI: Other Structural Reforms to Maintain High Living Standards

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Abstract	It was argued in Chapter I that the low trend growth of GDP is to a large extent rooted in structural factors. Many of these relate to a lack of competition in product markets, which was analysed in Chapter III. This chapter looks at other areas where performance has traditionally been considered good, but where further improvements can be achieved in order to raise the speed limits of the economy. In the labour market, there is room for raising participation, which would also help in facing the challenges of an ageing population. Education policy must pursue quality improvements without increasing the already high costs. Finally, the financial system, which has been one of the engines of growth in recent years, needs to adapt swiftly to the recent financial markets slump. This chapter looks at these issues in turn, with a final section devoted to three areas of sustainable development, i.e. climate change, water policy and waste management. A synopsis of recommendations, including those concerning the public sector issues discussed in Chapter II, is provided in Table 21...
Page Count	45
Starting Page	149
Ending Page	185
Language	English
Publisher	OECD Publishing
Publisher Date	2004-01-30
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Economics
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Chapter

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
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8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

Other Structural Reforms to Maintain High Living Standards