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Linking Renewable Energy...
In many OECD countries, governments have invested large amounts of public money to support renewable energy (RE) development and are requiring significant quantities of it to be sold by energy providers. But what are the economic impacts of these policies on the rural regions ...
(2012)
OECD Reviews of Health C...
Raising Standards
At a time when ever more information is available about the quality of health care, the challenge for policy makers is to better understand the policies and approaches that sit behind the numbers. This book examines whether care in Israel is safe, effective and ...
(2012)
OECD Review of Agricultu...
This Review, undertaken in close co-operation with the Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture, assesses the performance of Indonesian agriculture over the last two decades, evaluates Indonesian agricultural policy reforms and provides recommendations to address key challenges in t...
(2012)
OECD-Umweltausblick bis ...
Die Konsequenzen des Nichthandelns
Die letzten Jahrzehnte waren von beispiellosem Wachstum und Wohlstand gekennzeichnet. Seit 1970 hat die Weltwirtschaft um mehr als das Dreifache expandiert, und die Bevölkerung ist um über 3 Milliarden Menschen gewachsen. Dieses Wachstum ging jedoch mit Umweltbelastu...
(2012)
Agricultural Policy Moni...
OECD Countries
This report on agricultural policies covers OECD member countries (including the new members who joined during 2010 – Chile, Estonia, Israel and Slovenia). This edition shows that after an increase in 2009, producer support in OECD area declined in 2010 and remained rath...
(2012)
Rebuilding Fisheries
The Way Forward
Many fisheries around the world are characterised by excessive fishing effort, low productivity and inadequate profitability. Considerable benefits can be made from rebuilding such fisheries. This publication analyses the issues and challenges governments face as t...
(2012)
Reviews of National Poli...
Following the 2008 OECD review of education policies in the Dominican Republic, the examining team was tasked to assess the condition of higher education in the Dominican Republic, to evaluate policies for higher education and research, and to identify future policy options to...
(2012)
Uranium 2011 - Resources...
Resources, Production and Demand
In the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident, questions are being raised about the future of the uranium market, including as regards the number of reactors expected to be built in the coming years, the amount of uranium required to meet forward demand, th...
(2012)
Book: A Futurist's Manif...
by Hugh McGuire and Brian O Leary
The ground beneath the book publishing industry dramatically shifted in 2007, the year the Kindle and the iPhone debuted. Widespread consumer demand for these and other devices has brought the pace of digital change in book publishing from "it might happen sometime" to "it's h...
(2012)
Value for Money in Gover...
This report presents the results of the assessment of the organisation of the central government of Australia. The study looks at reforms that are aimed at improving the quality of services (more value) and efficiency (less money) in central government. Starting with facts and...
(2012)
Medical Tourism
A Reference Handbook
by Stephanie Wa... and Kathy S. Sto...
Medical tourism has grown tremendously in the last decade—hardly surprising, given estimates that variously suggest traveling abroad for can save Americans from 10 to 80 percent on the cost of medical care, depending on location and service provided. While the popularity of me...
(2012)
Industrial Policy and Te...
Lessons from Korea
This report reviews the Korean catching up and it analyzes the recent reforms which have been put in place to address the territorial dimension in the design and implementation of industrial policies, with a view to share knowledge and policy experience with emerging and devel...
(2012)
Knowledge Networks and M...
Contents Chapter 1. The rise of knowledge networks and markets as enablers of open innovationChapter 2. Knowledge flowsChapter 3. Advantages of knowledge networks and marketsChapter 4. Theories for building knowledge networks and marketsChapter 5. Case Studies of knowledge net...
(2012)
Scientific Communication
Economic Analysis of the Electronic Journal Market
Today, the media and communication markets are undergoing a fundamental transformation. This thesis focuses on the market for electronic media products in the higher education market and especially on the market for scientific journals. In contrast to other media sectors this ...
(2012)
Effects of the Merger of...
By its surprising fast growth, the corporation Mittal Steel became a determining factor in the steel business. Through the merger with ISG the corporation became the world's biggest steel producer and thus reached a global dimension. The deciding question of today is the furth...
(2012)
Evaluation of the Foreca...
In the 1990s, the global stock market experienced the birth of the new technology sector and an extraordinary increase in values. However, the surge of stock values came to an end in 2000 when stock markets dropped significantly. Especially the technology sector suffered great...
(2012)
A Resource-based perspec...
Theoretical foundation and empirical evidence
Despite a general assumption that Information Technology is necessary for most business processes, the business value of IT is the subject of debate and controversy in theory and practice. Based on the Resource-based View of the Firm (RBV) and literature on IT business alignme...
(2012)
Food and the Tourism Exp...
The OECD-Korea Workshop
Tourism is a major part of the contemporary experience economy, in which food plays an important role. Food is a key part of all cultures, a major element of global intangible heritage and an increasingly important attraction for tourists. The linkages between food and tourism...
(2012)
Fostering Productivity a...
This report reviews economic concepts of innovation, research and development (R&D), productivity and competitiveness, and their linkages. It then discusses evidence on developments in productivity and competitiveness in the agricultural and food processing sectors and on ...
(2011)
The Theory of Capital St...
The theory of capital structure is one of the most exciting and complex topics in corporate finance. After many years of debate it is still extremely difficult to provide a conclusive answer to the question which capital structure maximises the value of a company and what fact...
(2012)
