Country report: Australia

Australia: the healthiest country by 2020.

In April 2008, the Australian Government established the National Preventative Health Taskforce to develop a National Preventative Health Strategy by June 2009. The Strategy will provide a blueprint for tackling the burden of chronic disease currently caused by obesity, tobacco and excessive consumption of alcohol. The Taskforce has produced a discussion paper, Australia: the healthiest country...

Cross-Country Studies of Unemployment in Australia

*This paper is the result of work being undertaken as part of a collaborative research program entitled ‘Unemployment: Economic Analysis and Policy Modelling’. The project is generously supported by the Australian Research Council and the following collaborative partners: Commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services, Commonwealth Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Sma...

The Netherlands - Country Progress Report

Asian Crisis Project Country Report on Taiwan

Since the first eruption of the Asian crisis last July, the majority of Southeast Asian countries have been hit by stormy shocks from the regional crisis to their financial sectors; they also have encountered grave setbacks in production, consumption and investment. As a result, their economic growth has been stunted and possibly reversed. However, among Asian countries, Taiwan appears to be aw...

Country Report Islamic Medical Ethics: a Primer