The current edition of the OECD’s Education at a Glance, published on 13 September, noted that in 2014, only 28 per cent of the financing of all tertiary education in UK was from public sources, with 72 per cent from private sources, mostly from students. This was the lowest share of public financing in all 33 OECD countries for which figures were available. (WonkHE)
Le débat économique outre-Rhin a longtemps semblé gelé. Hégémonie de la pensée orthodoxe, reconduction d'Angela Merkel pour un troisième mandat, inflexibilité allemande sur la dette grecque. Pourtant, tout le monde n'approuve pas les choix économiques de la chancelière. Le changement de majorité à Athènes relance le débat. (Par Amélie Poinssot)
The peaceful transition to democracy and a market economy remains one of the most demanding political, economic and societal challenges facing the world's nations today. By providing a knowledge base of factors leading to success or failure in development and transformation, the BTI facilitates learning amongst decision makers and helps to improve future strategies.
Revue de la régulation. Capitalisme, institutions, pouvoir. Revue semestrielle. La revue vise à fournir un lieu d’expression pour les analyses qui s’inscrivent dans la filiation des recherches régulationnistes ainsi que pour les chercheurs qui souhaitent en débattre.
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On June 5, 1883, British economist John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron of Keynes, was born. His work and his ideas have fundamentally affected the theory and practice of modern macroeconomics, and informed the economic policies of governments. He is one of the founders of modern macroeconomics and is widely considered the most influential economist of the 20th century.
On July 15, 1848, Italian engineer, sociologist, economist, political scientist and philosopher Vilfredo Federico Damaso Pareto was born. He made several important contributions to economics, particularly in the study of income distribution and in the analysis of individuals' choices. The Pareto principle was named after him and built on observations of his such as that 80% of the land in Italy was owned by 20% of the population.
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