Download or read book OECD Rural Studies Access and Cost of Education and Health Services Preparing Regions for Demographic Change written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2021-06-30 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Current population trends and the COVID-19 pandemic reinforce the need for efficient public service provision while guaranteeing good access to all. Population decline and ageing in rural regions affect the provision of services through lower economies of scale and scope, professional shortages and longer distances.