21. Disability programmes in need of reform
- Publication Date:
- 02-2003
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Abstract:
- OECD countries spend at least twice as much on disability-related programmes as they spend on unemployment. Disability benefits on average account for more than 10 percent of total social spending. In the Netherlands, Norway and Poland they reach as much as 20 percent.
- Topic:
- Development, Economics, Government, Human Welfare, and Non-Governmental Organization
- Political Geography:
- Norway, Poland, and Netherlands