Economic Policy Reforms 2011
Going for Growth
The global recovery from the deepest recession since the Great Depression is under way, but it remains overly dependent on macroeconomic policy stimulus and has not yet managed to significantly reduce high and persistent unemployment in many countries. Going for Growth 2011 highlights the structural reforms needed to restore long-term growth in the wake of the crisis. For each OECD country and, for the first time, six key emerging economies (Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia and South Africa), five reform priorities are identified that would be most effective in delivering sustained growth over the next decade. The analysis shows that many of these reforms could also assist much-needed fiscal consolidation and contribute to reducing global current account imbalances.
The internationally comparable indicators provided here enable countries to assess their economic performance and structural policies in a wide range of areas.
In addition, this issue contains three analytical chapters covering housing policies, the efficiency of health care systems and the links between structural policies and current account imbalances.
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Canada
A small gap in GDP per capita relative to the upper half of OECD countries persists, entirely the result of relatively low labour productivity. This performance shortfall could be addressed by making further progress in the priority areas below. In other fields, the federal government is pursuing a free-trade agreement with the European Union, and provinces are making headway in pricing carbon emissions.
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