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Governments must rethink and refine tax policy and administration measures to not only address development challenges but also to build back better.
A Korean research project finds the complex partial box girder method as an economically feasible alternative to steel box girders.
Lessons from the Republic of Korea’s basic skills guarantee policy show how adaptive testing and guidance can ensure learning continuity amid COVID-19.
The Yangtze River Protection Law sets a precedent for legislating policies that support the sustainable development and management of rivers.
A regional approach to food policy driven by business and public interests can better protect consumers and suppliers in both domestic and export markets, support scaling up of production, and facilitate market access and Greater Mekong Subregion product branding and marketing.
Here is what works: quotas, training, skills matching, mobility, and childcare leave policies.
What is needed: Increased financing, reliable supplies of affordable and effective medicines, improved data from health information systems, stronger implementation of national malaria programs, and leadership that looks beyond the health sector.
Singapore consolidated its various health and care systems to deliver integrated cost-efficient care for its aging population
Smart planning and spending improves public services and raises productivity, attracting more private capital and labor and sustaining growth.
From a policy and economic standpoint, a paid sick leave program for COVID-19 is cost-effective in promoting behaviors that reduce disease spread.