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Agricultural Policy and ...
Potential Effects at Global, National and Household Levels
Widespread agricultural policy reform would undoubtedly improve global economic welfare but would also produce a complex pattern of economic winners and losers. Using a combination of global, national and household level analysis, this study examines such distributional implic...
(2006)
Agricultural Policies in...
Monitoring and Evaluation
This book is a unique source of up-to-date estimates of support to agriculture. Separate chapters describe and evaluate agricultural policies in each OECD country, including such important developments as the introduction of the single-payment scheme in the EU. This edition al...
(2007)
Agricultural Policies in...
At a Glance
Published in alternating years with Agricultural Policies in OECD Countries: Monitoring and Evaluation, this book is a unique source of up-to-date estimates of support to agriculture. It provides a comprehensive description and evaluation of agricultural support developments i...
(2006)
Agricultural Policies in...
Monitoring and Evaluation
The agricultural sector and related support policies of many OECD trading partners are changing rapidly. This report monitors agricultural policy developments in Brazil, Bulgaria, China, India, Romania, Russia, South Africa and Ukraine following the same approach applied to OE...
(2007)
Ageing and the Public Se...
Human Resource Challenges
Government workforces are ageing even more rapidly than the rest of society. This raises specific challenges and opportunities. An ageing public service increases fiscal burdens while decreasing immediate capacities to deliver services. In the long run, however, it also offers...
(2007)
Ageing and Employment Po...
This report, part of a series covering around 21 OECD countries, contains a survey of Ireland's main barriers to employment for older workers, an assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of existing measures to overcome these barriers, and a set of policy recommendations t...
(2006)
African Economic Outlook...
This fact-filled reference book brings the reader the latest available economic information for most of the economies of Africa. Drawing on the expertise of both the African Development Bank and the OECD, it opens with an overview that examines the international environment, m...
(2007)
African Economic Outlook...
This fact-filled reference book brings the reader the latest available economic information for most of the economies of Africa. Drawing on the expertise of both the African Development Bank and the OECD, it opens with an overview that examines the international environment, m...
(2006)
Benefits and Wages 2007
OECD Indicators
Launched in 1998, the latest edition of this series (formerly entitled Benefit Systems and Work Incentives) provides detailed descriptions of all cash benefits available to those in and out of work as well as the taxes they are liable to pay across OECD countries. A special ch...
(2007)
Baltic Partnerships
Integration, Growth and Local Governance in the Baltic Sea Region
The Baltic Sea Region is rapidly becoming one of the world’s more competitive regions. The region is capitalising on its strengths and making the most of its diversity to stimulate innovation, build a strong pool of skilled labour and foster entrepreneurship. A deep spirit of ...
(2007)
Annual Report on the OEC...
Corporate Responsibility in the Financial Sector
The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprisesare recommendations to international business for conduct in such areas as labour, environment, consumer protection and the fight against corruption.The recommendations are made by the adhering governments and, although not bind...
(2007)
Annual Report on the OEC...
Conducting Business in Weak Governance Zones
The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprisesare recommendations to international business for conduct in such areas as labour, environment, consumer protection and the fight against corruption. The recommendations are made by the adhering governments and, although not bin...
(2006)
Aid for Trade
Making it Effective
This book sets out how much aid OECD countries are already providing towards trade-related activities in developing countries and reviews the effectiveness of existing programmes.It argues that reinforcing mutual accountability at the local level, together with a global review...
(2006)
Bribery in Public Procur...
Methods, Actors and Counter-Measures
Public works contracts mean big business. From road-building to high-tech communication infrastructure, public procurement averages 15% of GDP in OECD countries--substantially more in non-OECD economies--and it is a major factor in the world trade of goods and services. Given ...
(2007)
Breaking Out of Policy S...
Doing More with Less
In the context of the economic recovery and public budget cuts, policy silos and fragmented short-term policy interventions have become luxuries that our economies can no longer afford. Government intervenes in a myriad of ways at the local level, and rarely are these interven...
(2010)
Bestechung im öffentlich...
Methoden, Akteure und Gegenmaßnahmen
Öffentliche Bauaufträge sind ein großes Geschäft. Das öffentliche Beschaffungswesen macht in Form von Aufträgen, die vom Straßenbau bis zur Einrichtung von Hightech-Kommunikationsinfrastrukturen reichen, in den OECD-Ländern durchschnittlich 15% des BIP aus – in Nicht-OECD-Länd...
(2007)
Choosing a Broad Base - ...
Many countries will likely face the need to increase tax revenues, as part of fiscal consolidation, during the next few years. But how is this best done? And what are the considerations when choosing between raising tax rates and broadening the tax base by scaling back or abol...
(2010)
Chinese Economic Perform...
The study provides a major reassessment of the scale and scope of China’s resurgence over the past half century, employing quantitative measurement techniques which are standard practice in OECD countries. It uses a comparative approach to explain why China’s role in the world...
(2007)
Challenges to Fiscal Adj...
The Cases of Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico
This volume discusses progress made to date in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico in putting their finances in orderand points out the challenges ahead.It provides an overview of trends and highlights the diversity of fiscal adjustment processes in Latin American countries.It...
(2006)
Central Government Debt:...
This volume provides quantitative information on central government debt instruments for the 30 OECD Member countries to meet the analytical requirements of users such as policy makers, debt management experts and market analysts.Statistics are presented according to a compreh...
(2007)
