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The reforms follow a review of migration policy completed last year which found the current system to be not fit for purpose as many migrants were no longer easing shortages of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284635
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was the winner. Poll campaigning was dominated by debate over the economic headwinds facing the small Himalayan kingdom, which lies between…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284755
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Labor’s changes reduce help for higher earners and instead prioritise workers on low and middle incomes. Parties on the political right have condemned the move, but opinion polls…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285460
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The report provides the first comprehensive picture of the evolution of poverty rates and income distribution since the social uprising that erupted in the country in late 2019…
Some 15 Republican states have passed or are considering legislation to ban or limit DEI programmes at institutions receiving state funding, including universities and colleges…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281012
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Economic growth has been meagre for decades despite increases in the working-age population.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280685
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Despite the short-term improvement in the fiscal position, the budget does not make major changes to macroeconomic policy or reverse planned tax increases. Instead, the government…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278067
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Fiscal policy is one of the government's key challenges, both in terms of popular support and coalition unity. There are serious doubts over whether the coalition will be able to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273202
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For the last two decades income inequality among workers has widened in the United States and become a significant political issue. However, the tight post-COVID-19 labour market…