Investing in the school system will not pay off for decades

Article Abstract:

It is widely accepted that increasing national investment in education will in the long term make a significant contribution to the earning power of individuals and to a country's economy as a whole. Increasing the supply of skilled labour tends to lead to a reduction in earnings differentials. However, this has not happened in the UK and the US, where educational improvements have been restricted to a privileged minority. The UK government is right to make education a priority, but the benefits of this approach will not emerge until well into the 21st century.

Economic aspects, Education

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Childcare: a question of national priorities

Article Abstract:

The UK government has made little progress towards implementing a National Childcare Strategy, particularly in terms of funding. Chancellor Gordon Brown is to make the existing childcare element of Family Credit much more generous and more widely available in his Mar 17, 1998, Budget, but it is not enough for the government to simply target help with childcare expenses towards the very low-paid. There is a very strong argument in favour of additional government support for childcare, particularly when compared with other ways public money is used.

Day Care Benefits, Finance, Child care, Employer supported child care

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Famous Five show way to escape old dilemmas

Article Abstract:

The UK's emphasis on labour market flexibility has not been emulated in continental Europe, where governments seem to believe that the unemployment problem is being caused by insufficient demand. There is now growing concern in the UK that the regulatory approach seen in continental Europe is spreading to the UK. Some reregulation of the labour market in the UK would be possible of the government shows itself willing to share with employers the burden of employee administration.

United Kingdom, Europe, Labor force information, Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors, Labor Regulation NEC, Laws, regulations and rules, Labor law, Labor market

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