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  • 1
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    Paris : OECD
    Language: English
    Keywords: Panama Economic conditions ; Panama Economic policy ; Congresses ; Panama Social conditions ; Congresses ; Panama Economic policy ; Electronic books
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  • 2
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264351288
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (491 pages)
    Series Statement: PISA
    Keywords: Education--Demographic aspects ; Education--Evaluation ; Education and state ; Electronic books ; Education
    Abstract: The OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) examines what students know in reading, mathematics and science, and what they can do with what they know. Volume VI: Are Students Ready to Thrive in an Interconnected World? explores students' ability to examine issues of local, global and cultural significance; understand and appreciate the perspectives and worldviews of others; engage in open, appropriate and effective interactions across cultures; and take action for collective well-being and sustainable development.
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  • 3
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264898219
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (458 pages)
    Series Statement: PISA
    Keywords: Education--Demographic aspects ; Education--Evaluation ; Education and state ; Electronic books ; Education
    Abstract: The OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) examines what students know in reading, mathematics and science, and what they can do with what they know. Volume VI: Are Students Ready to Thrive in an Interconnected World? explores students' ability to examine issues of local, global and cultural significance; understand and appreciate the perspectives and worldviews of others; engage in open, appropriate and effective interactions across cultures; and take action for collective well-being and sustainable development.
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  • 4
    ISBN: 9781783088867
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (268 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    Series Statement: Key Issues in Modern Sociology v.2
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    DDC: 302/.14
    Keywords: Happiness-Social aspects ; Happiness-Religious aspects ; Social ethics ; RELIGION / Comparative Religion.-bisacsh ; HISTORY / Civilization.-bisacsh ; Electronic books
    Abstract: 'Regimes of Happiness' is a comparative and historical analysis of how human societies have articulated and enacted distinctive notions of human fulfillment.
    Abstract: Cover -- Front Matter -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgements -- Notes on Contributors -- Chapters Intro to Chapter 15 -- Introduction: Reflections on Regimes of Happiness -- Part I Happiness in the West -- Chapter One A Fragment of Bliss: Augustinian Beatitudo and the Ideal of Atonement -- Introduction -- On Opposites: Felix Roman versus Christian Beatus -- Bibliography -- Chapter Two Arts of Happiness and Love: Translating Aristotle in the Later Middle Ages -- Bibliography -- Chapter Three Spiritual Transcendence as the Path to Happiness in a Selection of Old French Texts -- Bibliography -- Chapter Four On Machiavelli, St. Francis and the Pursuit of Happiness -- On Beatings -- The Sceptical Machiavelli -- A 'Franciscan' Family -- The Pursuit of Happiness -- Bibliography -- Chapter Five Their Idea of Happiness Prevents Easy Categorization of Scottish Enlightenment Philosophers -- Hobbes, Locke, Mandeville -- Background -- Francis Hutcheson -- Henry Home, Lord Kames -- Adam Ferguson -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter Six A Path to Eternal Happiness: Convent Life in the United States in the Nineteenth Century -- Appendix -- References -- Chapter Seven "Be Joyful Always!": Twenty-First-Century Evangelical Conceptions of Happiness and Trumpist Politics -- What Is Evangelicalism? -- The Beatitudes -- Meditation -- Receptivity to God through Emotional Discipline -- Normative Ranking of "Good" and "Bad" Emotions -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter Eight The Erasmus Program: The Promise of European Happiness -- Introduction -- Promotion, Media and Cultural Representations7 -- The Sexual Thread -- Critiques and Counternarratives -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Chapter Nine Innovations in the Psychological Study of Happiness: From Mirror Neurons to Mobile Technology.
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  • 5
    ISBN: 9783631700815 , 9783631700822 , 9783631700839
    Language: German , English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (286 Seiten) , Illustrationen (schwarz-weiß)
    Series Statement: Transcription Vol./Bd. 9
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Nostalgie
    DDC: 809/.93353
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    Keywords: Nostalgia in literature ; Nostalgia on television ; Nostalgia ; Space and time in mass media ; Space and time in literature ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Nostalgie ; Medienkultur ; Geschichtsdarstellung ; Nostalgie ; Ort ; Medienkultur ; Nostalgie ; Zeit ; Raum
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  • 6
    ISBN: 9783653072228
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (242 pages)
    Series Statement: Europäische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies / Publications Universitaires Européennes volume/Band 109
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Wu, Jingwei Private and public on social network sites
    Dissertation note: Dissertation Freie Universität Berlin 2016
    DDC: 302.3
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    Keywords: Social media Germany ; Social media China ; Electronic books ; Hochschulschrift ; Deutschland ; China ; Online-Community ; Öffentlichkeit ; Privatheit ; China ; Deutschland ; Soziales Netzwerk ; Internet ; Kommunikationsverhalten ; Privatheit ; Kulturvergleich
    Abstract: The author shows that the clear boundary of «the private» and «the public» on Social Network Sites is a result of acts of disclosure and/or withdrawal of personal information and political opinions. Globalization and mediatization contribute to similarities among different countries but do not erase the differences in their respective boundaries
    Abstract: Cover -- Contents -- I. Introduction -- 1.1 The Problem -- 1.2 Organization of Dissertation -- II. Conceptual Framework for Studying the Boundary Between "the Private" and "the Public" -- 2.1 A Historical Overview of the Definitions of "the Private" and "the Public" -- 2.2 Theoretical Frameworks of the Boundary between "Private" and "Public" -- 2.3 Private/Public Distinction: Decision by Social Contexts -- 2.4 Focus of Research -- III. Boundary Management Pertaining to SNSs -- 3.1 "Private" and "Public" on SNSs -- 3.1.1 Private Character of SNSs -- 3.1.2 Public Character of SNSs -- 3.1.3 SNSs: Still at the Forefront of Evolving Public Sphere -- 3.2 Information Flow on SNSs: from Private to Public Space -- 3.2.1 Self-disclosure -- 3.2.2 Political Expression -- 3.3 Mechanism of Boundary Management -- 3.3.1 Social Exchange Theory -- 3.3.2 Social Penetration Theory -- 3.3.3 Communication Privacy Management Theory -- 3.3.4 Boundary Management on SNSs -- IV. "The Private" and "The Public": Differences and Similarities in a Globalized Germany and China -- 4.1 "The Private" and "The Public" in German Society -- 4.1.1 Historical Transformation of Concepts of "Private" and "Public" in Germany -- 4.1.2 Increasing Privacy Concerns and Expanding Public Space on SNSs -- 4.2 "The Private" and "The Public" in Chinese Society -- 4.2.1 Cultural Backgrounds and Historical Review of "The Private" and "The Public" in China -- 4.2.2 "The Private" and "The Public" as Merging Concepts on SNSs -- 4.3 Globalization: Digital Differences and Similarities of the Boundary between "The Private" and "The Public" -- 4.3.1 Media Freedom and Media System -- 4.3.2 Economic Development -- 4.3.3 Globalization and Culture -- V. Proposing Models of the Boundary Between "the Private" and "the Public" on SNSs -- 5.1 Proposing a Model for Self-disclosure
    Abstract: 5.2 Proposing a Model for Political Expression -- 5.3 Self-disclosure and Political Expression under a Cross-Cultural Context -- VI. Research Method -- 6.1 Combining Quantitative Questionnaires and Qualitative Interviews -- 6.2 The Procedure of Data Collection and Data Quality -- 6.3 Variables and Measurements -- VII. Results -- 7.1 Results of Online Questionnaire -- 7.1.1 Description of Survey Respondents -- 7.1.2 Self-disclosure and Model Testing -- 7.1.3 Political Expression and Model Testing -- 7.1.4 Cross-cultural Differences of the Boundary between "The Private" and "The Public" -- 7.2 Results of Qualitative Interview -- 7.2.1 Name, Photo and Profile Information -- 7.2.2 The Parameters for Personal Information -- 7.2.3 Trust on SNSs -- 7.2.4 Target Audience on SNSs -- 7.2.5 The Boundary of Political Expression -- 7.2.6 The Use of SNSs Increases Political Expression -- 7.2.7 Self-censorship on SNSs -- 7.2.8 Political Efficacy vs. SNSs Efficacy on SNSs -- 7.2.9 Trust in Public/State TV or Private TV -- 7.2.10 SNSs as Private and Public Spaces -- VIII. Conclusions and Discussion -- 8.1 Summary of Research Goals -- 8.2 Review of Research Findings -- 8.2.1 The Boundary between "The Private" and "The Public" on SNS -- 8.2.2 Differences and Similarities in a Globalized Germany and China -- 8.3 Limitations, Discussions and Suggestions for Further Research -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- References -- Appendixes -- A. Questionnaire -- B. Question for Semi-Structured Interview -- C. Interviewed SNSs users' Demographics
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  • 7
    ISBN: 9781315562261 , 9781317203841
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (ix, 199 Seiten)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The transformation of citizenship ; Volume 2: Boundaries of inclusion and exlusion
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    Keywords: Citizenship Case studies Social aspects ; Citizenship Case studies Economic aspects ; Group identity Case studies Political aspects ; Political sociology Case studies ; Citizenship ; Social aspects ; Case studies ; Citizenship ; Economic aspects ; Case studies ; Group identity ; Political aspects ; Case studies ; Political sociology ; Case studies ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung
    Abstract: v. 1. Political economy -- volume 2. Boundaries of inclusion and exclusion -- volume 3. Struggle, resistance and violence.
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  • 8
    ISBN: 9781315562278 , 9781317203865
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (ix, 154 Seiten)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The transformation of citizenship ; Volume 3: Struggle, resitance and violence
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    Keywords: Citizenship Case studies Social aspects ; Citizenship Case studies Economic aspects ; Group identity Case studies Political aspects ; Political sociology Case studies ; Citizenship ; Social aspects ; Case studies ; Citizenship ; Economic aspects ; Case studies ; Group identity ; Political aspects ; Case studies ; Political sociology ; Case studies ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung
    Abstract: v. 1. Political economy -- volume 2. Boundaries of inclusion and exclusion -- volume 3. Struggle, resistance and violence.
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  • 9
    ISBN: 1118430875 , 9781118430873
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online Ressource (2864 Seiten)
    Series Statement: Wiley Blackwell encyclopedias in social science
    DDC: 301.03
    Keywords: Sociology Encyclopedias ; Social sciences Encyclopedias Philosophy ; Social sciences ; Sociology ; Electronic books
    Abstract: A comprehensive, interdisciplinary compendium of original entries focusing on the origins, evolution, and global development of contemporary social theory.
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  • 10
    ISBN: 9781315562285 , 9781317203872
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (ix, 212 Seiten)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The transformation of citizenship ; Volume 1: Political economy
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    Keywords: Citizenship Case studies Social aspects ; Citizenship Case studies Economic aspects ; Group identity Case studies Political aspects ; Political sociology Case studies ; Citizenship ; Social aspects ; Case studies ; Citizenship ; Economic aspects ; Case studies ; Group identity ; Political aspects ; Case studies ; Political sociology ; Case studies ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung
    Abstract: volume 1. Political economy. Introduction : a political economy of citizenship / Jurgen Mackert, Bryan S. Turner -- Variegated neoliberalism, finance-dominated accumulation and citizenship / Bob Jessop -- Lawyers, economists, and citizens : the impact of neo-liberal European governance on citizenship / Christian Schmidt-Wellenburg -- Market integration, monetary union and democracy in the Eurozone : the role of Germany / Heiner Ganssmann -- Varieties of austerity capitalism and the rise of secured market citizenship : the neo-liberal quest against social citizenship / Dieter Plehwe -- How grandpa became a welfare queen : social insurance, the economisation of citizenship, and a new political economy of moral worth / Margaret R. Somers -- Why we need a new political economy of citizenship : neo-liberalism, the bank crisis, and the "Panama papers"/ jurgen mackert -- Citizenship in Detroit in a time of bankruptcy / Marc W. Kruman -- The social bond of consumer citizens : exploring consumer democracy with actor-network-pragmatism / Jorn Lamla -- Citizenship in French poor neighbourhoods : from civil rights movement to transnational Islamist terrorism / Dietmar Loch -- Strategies of households in precarious prosperity in Chile, Costa Rica, Spain and Switzerland / Monica Budowski and Sebastian Schief -- Demography and social citizenship / John C. Torpey and Bryan S. Turner.
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  • 11
    ISBN: 9781317964896 , 9781317964902 , 9780415718813 , 9781315867847
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xix, 640 pages)
    Edition: Second edition
    Edition: Also available in print format
    Series Statement: Routledge international handbooks
    Parallel Title: Print version
    DDC: 303.482
    Keywords: Globalization History ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Abstract: pt. 1. Theories and definitions -- pt. 2. Substantive issues -- pt. 3. New institutions and cultures -- pt. 4. Critical solutions
    Note: Earlier edition published as: Routledge handbook of globalization studies , Includes bibliographical references and index , Also available in print format.
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  • 12
    ISBN: 9789264248601
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (221 Seiten)
    Series Statement: TALIS
    Parallel Title: Print version Publishing, OECD Supporting Teacher Professionalism - Insights from TALIS 2013
    Keywords: Electronic books
    Abstract: This report examines the nature and extent of support for teacher professionalism using the Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) 2013, a survey of teachers and principals in 34 countries and economies around the world. Teacher professionalism is defined as the knowledge, skills, and practices that teachers must have in order to be effective educators.The report focuses on lower secondary teachers (ISCED 2) in different education systems and looks at cross-cultural differences in teacher professionalism. It explores how teacher professionalism is linked to policy-relevant teacher outcomes such as perceived status, satisfaction with profession and school environment or perceived self-efficacy. The publication also tackles equity concerns in teacher professionalism: it examines professionalism support gaps, which are defined as differences in support for teacher professionalism in schools with high levels of disadvantage as compared to those with low-levels of disadvantage. Last but not least, the report presents a number of policy-relevant recommendations to enhance teacher professionalism and equity in access to high-quality teaching in OECD member countries.
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  • 13
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    [s.l.] : OECD Paris
    ISBN: 9264247823 , 9789264247826
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (112 S.)
    Edition: 1. Aufl.
    Parallel Title: Print version Publishing, OECD Alternative Futures for Global Food and Agriculture
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Alternative futures for global food and agriculture
    DDC: 338.19
    Keywords: Ernährungsindustrie ; Landwirtschaft ; Ernährungssicherung ; Welt ; Food supply ; Electronic books ; Agriculture and Food ; Environment ; Governance ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Electronic books ; Landwirtschaft ; Nachhaltigkeit ; Agrarweltmarkt ; Ernährungspolitik
    Abstract: We face the challenges of developing a global food system that will feed a growing and more affluent population while preserving sensitive ecosystems, competing for limited natural resources, increasing agricultural productivity growth while mitigating and adapting to climate change and other threats, and contributing to rural area well-being.This report develops three contrasting scenarios to illustrate alternative futures, based on several global economic models and extensive discussions with relevant stakeholders, and outlines policy considerations to help ensure that future needs are met in an economically, environmentally and socially sustainable manner. The scenarios highlight the fundamental uncertainties surrounding forward-oriented decision making, and point to the crucial importance of international co-operation across multiple policy areas.
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  • 14
    ISBN: 9780415718813
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (661 p)
    Edition: 2nd ed
    Series Statement: Routledge International Handbooks
    Series Statement: Routledge International Handbooks Ser.
    Parallel Title: Print version The Routledge International Handbook of Globalization Studies : Second edition
    DDC: 303.48/2
    Keywords: Globalization ; History ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Notes on contributors -- PART I Theories and definitions -- 1 Theories of globalization: issues and origins -- 2 Limiting theory: rethinking approaches to cultures of globalization -- 3 Economic theories of globalization -- 4 Global inequality -- 5 Internet and globalization -- 6 Anti-globalization movements: from critiques to alternatives -- 7 History and hegemony: the United States and twenty-first century globalization -- 8 Vulnerability and globalization: the social impact of globalization -- PART II Substantive issues -- 9 Transformations of the world's population: the demographic revolution -- 10 All that is molten freezes again: migration history, globalization, and the politics of newness -- 11 Climate change, globalization, and carbonization -- 12 Infectious disease and globalization -- 13 Globalization and taxation -- 14 Religion out of place? The globalization of fundamentalism -- 15 Globalization and Indigenous peoples: new old patterns -- 16 Genocide in the global age -- 17 Global elites -- 18 Globalized higher education -- 19 The global drive to commodify pensions -- PART III New institutions and cultures -- 20 Popular culture, fans, and globalization -- 21 Islam and globalization: Islamophobia, security and terrorism -- 22 Global cities -- 23 Crossing divides: consumption and globalization in history -- 24 Pluralism, globalization and the "modernization" of gender and sexual relations in Asia -- 25 Globalization and food: the dialectics of globality and locality -- 26 Borders, passports, and the global mobility -- 27 Globalization and Americanization -- PART IV Critical solutions -- 28 Globalization and labour: putting the ILO in its places -- 29 The globalization of human rights -- 30 Global civil society and the World Social Forum.
    Description / Table of Contents: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Notes on contributors; PART I Theories and definitions; 1 Theories of globalization: issues and origins; 2 Limiting theory: rethinking approaches to cultures of globalization; 3 Economic theories of globalization; 4 Global inequality; 5 Internet and globalization; 6 Anti-globalization movements: from critiques to alternatives; 7 History and hegemony: the United States and twenty-first century globalization; 8 Vulnerability and globalization: the social impact of globalization; PART II Substantive issues
    Description / Table of Contents: 9 Transformations of the world's population: the demographic revolution10 All that is molten freezes again: migration history, globalization, and the politics of newness; 11 Climate change, globalization, and carbonization; 12 Infectious disease and globalization; 13 Globalization and taxation; 14 Religion out of place? The globalization of fundamentalism; 15 Globalization and Indigenous peoples: new old patterns; 16 Genocide in the global age; 17 Global elites; 18 Globalized higher education; 19 The global drive to commodify pensions; PART III New institutions and cultures
    Description / Table of Contents: 20 Popular culture, fans, and globalization21 Islam and globalization: Islamophobia, security and terrorism; 22 Global cities; 23 Crossing divides: consumption and globalization in history; 24 Pluralism, globalization and the "modernization" of gender and sexual relations in Asia; 25 Globalization and food: the dialectics of globality and locality; 26 Borders, passports, and the global mobility; 27 Globalization and Americanization; PART IV Critical solutions; 28 Globalization and labour: putting the ILO in its places; 29 The globalization of human rights
    Description / Table of Contents: 30 Global civil society and the World Social Forum31 New cosmopolitanism in the social sciences; 32 Globalization and its possible futures; Index
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  • 15
    ISBN: 9781453916728
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (X, 293 Seiten)
    Series Statement: Digital formations Vol. 103
    Series Statement: Digital formations
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    DDC: 302.30285
    Keywords: Electronic books ; Twitter ; Online-Community ; Öffentlichkeit ; Kommunikation ; Politische Betätigung
    Abstract: Focusing on hashtags used for topics from Ferguson, Missouri, to Australian politics, from online quilting communities to labour protests, from feminist outrage to drag pop culture, this collection follows hashtag publics as they trend beyond Twitter into other spaces of social networking such as Facebook, Instagram, and Tumblr as well as other media spaces such as television, print, and graffiti.
    Abstract: Cover -- Table of Contents -- #Acknowledgments -- #Introduction: Hashtags as Technosocial Events (Nathan Rambukkana) -- Theorizing Hashtag Publics -- Chapter one: Twitter Hashtags from Ad Hoc to Calculated Publics (Axel Burns and Jean Burgess) -- Chapter Two: From #RaceFail to #Ferguson: The Digital Intimacies of Race- Activist Hashtag Publics (Nathan Rambukkana) -- Chapter Three: #auspol: The Hashtag as Community, Event, and Material Object for Engaging with Australian Politics (Theresa Sauter and Axel Bruns) -- Chapter Four: Hashtag as Hybrid Forum: The Case of #agchatoz (Jean Burgess, Anne Galloway, and Theresa Sauter) -- Chapter Five: #Time (Daniel Faltesek) -- Hashtags and Activist Publics -- Chapter Six: Come Together, Right Now: Retweeting in the Social Model of Protest Mobilization (Aaron S. Veenstra, Narayanan Iyer, Wenjing Xie, Benjamin A. Lyons, Chang Sup Park, and Yang Feng) -- Chapter Seven: Hashtagging the Invisible: Bringing Private Experiences into Public Debate : An #outcry against Sexism in Germany (Anna Antonakis-Nashif) -- Chapter Eight: Hashtags as Intermedia Agency Resources before FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil (Carlos D'Andréa, Geane Alzamora, and Joana Ziller) -- Chapter Nine: #FuckProp8: How Temporary Virtual Communities around Politics and Sexuality Pop Up, Come Out Provide Support, and Taper Off (Jenny Ungbha Korn) -- Chapter Ten: More than Words: Technical Activist Actions in #CISPA (Stacy Blasiola, Yoonmo Sang, and Weiai Wayne Xu) -- Art, Craft, and Pop Culture Hashtag Publics -- Chapter Eleven: Realism against #Realness: Wu Tsang, #Realness, and "RuPaul's Drag Race" (Andy Campbell) -- Chapter Twelve: Living the #Quilt Life: Talking about Quiltmaking on Tumblr (Amanda Grace Sikarskie) -- Chapter Thirteen: Jokin' in the First World: Appropriate Incongruity and the #firstworldproblems Controversy (Andrew Peck).
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    [s.l.] : OECD Paris
    ISBN: 9264231692
    Language: English
    Pages: Online Ressource (2508 KB, 148 S.)
    Edition: 1. Aufl.
    Edition: Online-Ausg.
    Parallel Title: Print version Talent Abroad : A Review of German Emigrants
    DDC: 304.843
    Keywords: Electronic books
    Abstract: More than three million individuals who were born in Germany lived in another OECD country in 2010/11. To assess the potential that this group represents for the German labour market, this review establishes the distribution of German emigrants over OECD countries, as well as their age, sex, and educational attainment. Shifts in the German diaspora towards European destination countries and higher educational attainment are documented. The largest German diaspora still resides in the United States, but the diaspora in Switzerland and Spain has grown particularly quickly. International students from Germany have even come to represent the largest group of international students from any OECD country. While German emigrants experience less favourable labour market outcomes than their peers in Germany, the emigrants work disproportionately often in high-skill occupations. Survey evidence suggests that many Germans in Germany consider emigration and that many German emigrants are open to return. Those who have returned in recent years, however, appear to have a lower educational attainment than those leaving.
    Description / Table of Contents: ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Table of contents""; ""Acronyms and abbreviations""; ""Executive summary""; ""Germany is one of the world's main origins of emigrants""; ""German emigrants are found especially in selected European countries and the United States""; ""Emigration flows from Germany fell after 2008 and recently emigrants are heading, above all, to Switzerland and Austria""; ""The number of highly educated among German emigrants has grown quickly""; ""There are more German emigrant women than men and they are becoming more highly educated over time""
    Description / Table of Contents: ""German emigrants, when in employment, are often found in high-skill occupations""""Many Germans consider emigration, but only some leave""; ""Highly employable German emigrants are underrepresented among those who return""; ""More and more German students go abroad, but return of researchers is limited""; ""Numbers and locations of German emigrants""; ""A large pool of emigrants""; ""Where have they gone?""; ""Trends and developments""; ""References""; ""Potential of German emigrants for the labour market""; ""Educational attainment""; ""Labour market participation""
    Description / Table of Contents: ""Occupations of German emigrants""""Career prospects""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Emigration from and return to Germany: Patterns and motivations""; ""The motivation to emigrate: Survey evidence""; ""Previous findings on the reasons to emigrate""; ""Emigrants' satisfaction abroad and willingness to return""; ""An analysis of return flows to Germany""; ""Previous findings on return to Germany""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""German emigrants engaged in study and research abroad""; ""International students from Germany""; ""Internationally mobile researchers from Germany""
    Description / Table of Contents: ""Researchers' emigration and return flows""""References""; ""Annex A. Additional tables and figures""
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    [s.l.] : OECD Paris
    ISBN: 9264211306
    Language: English
    Pages: Online Ressource (5347 KB, 160 S.)
    Edition: 1. Aufl.
    Edition: Online-Ausg.
    Parallel Title: Print version Measuring the Digital Economy - A New Perspective
    DDC: 302.3
    Keywords: Electronic commerce Information technology ; Electronic books
    Abstract: The growing role of the digital economy in daily life has heightened demand for new data and measurement tools. Internationally comparable and timely statistics combined with robust cross-country analyses are crucial to strengthen the evidence base for digital economy policy making, particularly in a context of rapid change. This report presents indicators traditionally used to monitor the information society and complements them with experimental indicators that provide insight into areas of policy interest. The key objectives of this publication are to highlight measurement gaps and propose actions to advance the measurement agenda.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters
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  • 18
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    Hoboken : Taylor and Francis
    ISBN: 9781138788114
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (223 p)
    Edition: Online-Ausg.
    Series Statement: Routledge Library Editions: Social Theory
    Parallel Title: Print version The Dominant Ideology Thesis (RLE Social Theory)
    DDC: 301.01
    Keywords: Electronic books
    Abstract: 〈P〉As a radical critique of theoretical sociological orthodoxy, 〈I〉The Dominant Ideology Thesis〈/I〉 has generated controversy since first publication. It has also been widely accepted, however, as a major critical appraisal of one central theoretical concern within modern Marxism and an important contribution to the current debate about the functions of ideology in social life.〈/P〉
    Description / Table of Contents: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; 1 Theories of the Dominant Ideology; 2 Theories of the Common Culture; 3 Feudalism; 4 Early Capitalism; 5 Late Capitalism; 6 The End of Ideology?; Appendix: The Concept of Ideology; Bibliography; Index
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    Hoboken : Taylor and Francis
    ISBN: 9781138788121
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (279 p)
    Edition: Online-Ausg.
    Series Statement: Routledge Library Editions: Social Theory
    Parallel Title: Print version Dominant Ideologies (RLE Social Theory)
    DDC: 306.2
    Keywords: Electronic books
    Abstract: In this volume leading international scholars elaborate upon the central issues of the analysis of ideology: the nature of dominant ideologies. The ways in which ideologies are transmitted; their effects on dominant and subordinate social classes in different societies; the contrast between individualistic and collectivist belief systems; and the diversity of cultural forms that coexist within the capitalist form of economic organization.This book is distinctive in its empirical and comparative approach to the study of the economic and cultural basis of social order, and in the wide range of s
    Description / Table of Contents: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1 Britain: The Dominant Ideology Thesis after a decade; 2 Poland: ideology, legitimacy and political domination; 3 Coercion as ideology: the German case; 4 Re-reading Japan: capitalism, possession and the necessity of hegemony; 5 Argentina: dominant ideology or dominant cleavage?; 6 Australia: the debate about hegemonic culture; 7 Japan and the USA: the interpenetration of national identities and the debate about orientalism
    Description / Table of Contents: 8 Popular culture and ideological effects9 Conclusion: peroration on ideology; Index
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    ISBN: 9780582275676
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (316 p)
    Parallel Title: Print version Conflicts About Class : Debating Inequality in Late Industrialism
    DDC: 305.5
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    Abstract: In recent years there has been growing debate among sociologists about the concept of class and its relevance to the highly industrialised world of the late twentieth century. This book makes available in a single volume all of the key contributions to this debate and takes it a step further with a number of specially commissioned pieces. An editorial introduction which sets the main arguments in context, additional commentary and two alternative conclusions help to make this a unique text for a subject that remains crucial yet highly contentious.〈BR〉〈BR〉
    Description / Table of Contents: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Editorial Introduction: Myths of classlessness and the ''death'' of class analysis; Part One Class in a Post-Communist World; Overview: Class metaphors and triumphant individualism; Chapter 1 Has class analysis a future?; Chapter 2 Are social classes dying?; Chapter 3 The persistence of classes in post-industrial societies; Chapter 4 The dying of class or of Marxist class theory?; Chapter 5 Succession in the stratification system; Part Two British Sociology and Class Analysis
    Description / Table of Contents: Overview: Class structure, class position and class actionChapter 6 Is the emperor naked?; Chapter 7 The promising future of class analysis; Chapter 8 A reply to Goldthorpe and Marshall; Chapter 9 Gender and class analysis; Chapter 10 Class analysis: Back to the future?; Part Three Researching Class; Overview: Class research and class explanations; Chapter 11 Class in Britain since 1979: Facts, theories and ideologies; Chapter 12 Patterns of capitalist development; Chapter 13 Comparative studies in class structure; Chapter 14 Classes, underclasses and the labour market
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 15 Class and politics in advanced industrial societiesChapter 16 Class inequalities and educational reform in twentieth-century Britain; Chapter 17 Social class and interest formation in post-communist societies; Editorial Conclusions Weak class theories or strong sociology?; Capitalism, classes and citizenship; References; The Editors; Notes on contributors; Index of principal topics; Index of authors
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    [s.l.] : OECD Paris
    ISBN: 9264211187
    Language: English
    Pages: Online Ressource (3910 KB, 428 S.)
    Edition: 1. Aufl.
    Edition: Online-Ausg.
    Parallel Title: Print version International Migration Outlook 2014
    DDC: 304.8
    Keywords: Emigration and immigration ; OECD countries Emigration and immigration ; Electronic books
    Abstract: This flagship publication on migration analyses recent developments in migration movements and policies in OECD countries and selected non-OECD countries. This edition also contains two special chapters on "The labour market integration of immigrants and their children: developing, activating and using skills" and "Managing labour migration: Smart policies to support economic growth". It also includes Country notes and a Statistical Annex. This special edition is launched at the occasion of the High-level Policy Forum on Migration (Paris, 1-2 December 2014).
    Description / Table of Contents: ""Foreword""; ""Table of contents""; ""Editorial: Migration policy in a time of uncertainty""; ""Executive summary""; ""Main trends""; ""Investing in the labour market integration of immigrants""; ""Developing smart labour migration management systems""; ""Key figures""; ""Chapter 1. Recent developments in international migration trends""; ""Key findings""; ""Recent trends in international migration""; ""Table 1.1. Inflows of permanent immigrants into selected OECD countries, 2007-13""; ""Evolution of immigration since the financial crisis""
    Description / Table of Contents: ""Figure 1.1. Change in permanent flows between 2007-11 average and 2012""""Trends in the composition of migration flows""; ""Figure 1.2. Permanent immigration in OECD countries by category of entry, standardised statistics, 2007-12""; ""Figure 1.3. Labour migration to Europe""; ""Figure 1.4. Permanent immigration by category of entry or of status change into selected OECD countries, 2012""; ""Temporary labour migration""; ""Table 1.2. Temporary-type labour migration, by category, 2007-12""; ""Asylum seeking""; ""Table 1.3. Inflows of asylum seekers by country of destination, 2009-13""
    Description / Table of Contents: ""Figure 1.5. New Syrian asylum seekers in 44 industrialised countries by quarter, 2011-14""""International students""; ""Figure 1.6. Foreign students worldwide and in OECD countries, 2000-12""; ""Table 1.4. International tertiary-level students in OECD countries, 2012""; ""Figure 1.7. Main countries of origin of the international students in tertiary education of OECD countries, 2008 and 2012""; ""Origin country of international migrants""; ""Table 1.5. Immigration into OECD countries, top 50 countries of origin, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2012""; ""Net migration""
    Description / Table of Contents: ""Figure 1.8. Average annual net migration rates, 2005-08 and 2009-12""""Notes""; ""Chapter 2. Labour market integration of immigrants and their children: Developing, activating and using skills""; ""Key policy findings""; ""Box 2.1. Effective policies for better using the potential of immigrants and their children""; ""Introduction""; ""Box 2.2. OECD work on the integration of immigrants and their children""; ""The labour market integration context""; ""Size and structure of immigrant populations""; ""Figure 2.1. Foreign-born as a percentage of the total population, 2012""
    Description / Table of Contents: ""Figure 2.2. Share of the highly educated among the foreign- and native-born of working age (15-64 years old), 2013""""Figure 2.3. Distribution of the working-age foreign-born by continent of birth, 2010-11""; ""Figure 2.4. Characteristics of immigrants in OECD countries, 2012""; ""The qualifications and skills of foreign-born adults and their offspring""; ""Figure 2.5. Difference in the distribution of very low and high education levels between the foreign- and native-born aged 25-54, 2013""
    Description / Table of Contents: ""Figure 2.6. Mean literacy scores by country of residence, level of education, and place of birth of 16- to 64-year-olds, 2012""
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    [s.l.] : OECD Paris
    ISBN: 926422744X , 9789264227446
    Language: English
    Pages: Online Ressource (5487 KB, 204 S.)
    Edition: 1. Aufl.
    Parallel Title: Print version OECD Pensions Outlook 2014
    DDC: 305.2609051
    Keywords: Electronic books
    Abstract: This 2014 edition of the OECD Pensions Outlook examines the ever-changing pensions landscape. It looks at pension reform, the role of private pensions and retirement savings. Population ageing and longevity risk is examined as are the means of increasing coverage and providing automatic enrolment. The volume is rounded out by a chapter on default retirement strategies.
    Abstract: This 2014 edition of the OECD Pensions Outlook examines the ever-changing pensions landscape. It looks at pension reform, the role of private pensions and retirement savings. Population ageing and longevity risk is examined as are the means of increasing coverage and providing automatic enrolment. The volume is rounded out by a chapter on default retirement strategies
    Description / Table of Contents: Title page; Legal and rights; Foreword; Editorial: Demographic change and economic stagnation put pressure on pension systems; Executive summary; Chapter 1. Responding to the challenges posed by population ageing and longevity risk; Chapter 2. Post-crisis pension reforms; Chapter 3. Saving for retirement and the role of private pension provision in retirement readiness; Chapter 4. Increasing private pension coverage and automatic enrolment schemes: Evidence from six OECD countries; Chapter 5. Pension communication: Pension statements and national campaigns; About the OECD
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    ISBN: 3319096044
    Language: English
    Pages: Online Ressource (3864 KB, 328 S.)
    Edition: 1. Aufl.
    Series Statement: Boundaries of Religious Freedom: Regulating Religion in Diverse Societies v.1
    Parallel Title: Print version The Sociology of Shari’a: Case Studies from around the World
    DDC: 200
    Keywords: Islamic sociology ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Abstract: This edited volume offers a collection of papers that present a comparative analysis of the development of Shari'ain countries with Muslim minorities, such as America, Australia, Germany, and Italy, as well as countries with Muslim majorities, such as Malaysia, Bangladesh, Turkey, and Tunisia.The Sociology of Shari'aprovides a global analysis of these important legal transformations and analyzesthe topic from a sociological perspective. It explores examples of non-Western countries that have a Muslim minority in their populations, including South Africa, China, Singapore, and the Philippines.In addition, the third part of the book includes case studies that explore some ground-breaking theories on the sociology of Shari'a, such as the application of Black, Chambliss, and Eisenstein's sociological perspectives. Adam Possamai is Associate Professor in Sociology and is the current President of Research Committee 22 on the Sociology of Religion from the International Sociological Association. James T. Richardson, J.D., Ph.D. is Professor of Sociology and Judicial Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno and will be the President elect of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religions from October 2012. Bryan S. Turner is the Presidential Professor of Sociology and the Director of the Committee on Religion at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, and concurrently the Director of the Centre on Religion and Society at the University of Western Sydney.
    Description / Table of Contents: Acknowledgments; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction: Legal Pluralism and Shari'a; 1.1 The Breakdown of Legal Centralism; 1.2 Shari'a and Legal Pluralism; 1.3 The Structure of This Volume; 1.4 Coda; References; Part I: Case Studies from Muslim Majority Countries; Chapter 2: One State, Three Legal Systems: Social Cohesion in a Multi-ethnic and Multi- religious Malaysia; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Embedding of Religious Diversity and Legal Pluralism in Malaysia: A Brief Historical Analysis; 2.3 Social Impact of Religious Diversity and Legal Pluralism in Malaysia
    Description / Table of Contents: 2.4 The Social Impact of the Unresolved 'Federalism' Puzzle in Malaysia2.5 Federalism and the Application and Non-application of Shari'a Law; 2.6 Social Cohesion Impacts; 2.7 Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Modern Law, Traditional 'Shalish' and Civil Society Activism in Bangladesh; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Development of Modern Law in Bangladesh; 3.3 Civil Society Activism; 3.4 Legal Pluralism in Bangladesh; References; Chapter 4: Semi-official Turkish Muslim Legal Pluralism: Encounters Between Secular Official Law and Unofficial Shari'a; 4.1 Introduction
    Description / Table of Contents: 4.2 Expected Secularization Versus Unofficial Muslim Law4.3 Construction of Unofficial Muslim Family Law; 4.4 Conclusion; References; Part II: Case Studies from Muslim Minority Countries; Chapter 5: Soft Authoritarianism, Social Diversity and Legal Pluralism: The Case of Singapore; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Singapore: Its History and Social Structure; 5.3 Singapore's Legal Traditions; 5.4 Law and Legitimacy; 5.5 Political Islam; 5.6 Conclusion: Soft Authoritarianism and Social Change; References; Chapter 6: The Philippine Shari'a Courts and the Code of Muslim Personal Laws
    Description / Table of Contents: 6.1 The Socio-political Context6.2 Our Work in Muslim Communities; 6.3 The Code of Muslim Personal Laws and the Shari'a Courts: Cases and Incidence; 6.4 The CMPL and the UN CEDAW; 6.5 Community Practices of which Shari'a Courts Still Take Cognizance; 6.6 The ARMM Gender and Development (GAD) Code; 6.7 Concluding Remarks; 6.8 Postscript; References; Legislation and Legal Instruments; Chapter 7: Shari'a and Muslim Women's Agency in a Multicultural Context: Recent Changes in Sports Culture; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Multicultural Citizenship and Policies
    Description / Table of Contents: 7.3 Does Multiculturalism Pose a Threat to Social Cohesion?7.4 Is Multiculturalism Bad for Women?; 7.5 Multiculturalism, Power and Agency; 7.6 Shari'a and Dress; 7.7 Shari'a, Dress and Sport in a Multicultural Context; 7.8 Conclusion; References; Chapter 8: Shari'a Law in Catholic Italy: A Non-agnostic Model of Accommodation; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Shari'a Law and Italian International Private Law; 8.3 Moving On: Islam as an Officially Recognized Religion; 8.4 Conclusion; References; Legislation; Case Law; Chapter 9: Trial and Error: Muslims and Shari'a in the German Context
    Description / Table of Contents: 9.1 Introductory Remarks
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    [s.l.] : Polity
    ISBN: 0745648428
    Language: English
    Pages: Online Ressource (PDF, 918 KB, 208 S.)
    Edition: 2. Aufl.
    Parallel Title: Print version On Society
    DDC: 300.1
    Keywords: Sociology ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Abstract: ‘Society' is one of the most frequently used words in public life; it is also a foundational term in the social sciences. In our own time, however, the idea has never been so much in dispute and so little understood. For some critics, society is simply too consensual for a world of intensive discord. For others, the idea of ‘society' is oppressive - the very notion, so some argue, is dismissive of the infinite social differences that shape global realities.In this erudite and original book, two of the world's leading social theorists focus on unravelling the different meanings of society as a way of introducing the reader to contemporary debates in social theory. The authors argue provocatively that all ideas of society can be assigned to one of three analytical categories, or some combination of these - structure, solidarity or creation - and develop a fresh characterization of the nature of the social as a means of understanding global transformations.By integrating abstract problems of social theory with empirical examples and political analysis, On Societyprovides lucid interpretations of classical and contemporary social theory. The book also critiques recent social theories that simply equate the demise of society with globalization, the communications revolution or multiculturalism, and in so doing provides an original insight into today's world.
    Description / Table of Contents: Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; 1 Society as Structure; 2 Society as Solidarity; 3 Society as Creation; Conclusion; Notes; Index
    Description / Table of Contents: Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; 1 Society as Structure; 2 Society as Solidarity; 3 Society as Creation; Conclusion; Notes; Index
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    [s.l.] : OECD Paris
    ISBN: 9264204016
    Language: English
    Pages: Online Ressource (2440 KB, 124 S.)
    Edition: 1. Aufl.
    Parallel Title: Print version The Survey of Adult Skills : Reader's Companion
    DDC: 302.224409177021
    Keywords: Electronic books
    Abstract: This readers companion for the Survey of Adult Skills explains what the survey measures and the methodology behind the measurements, provides content of the background questionnaires, examines the relationship between this survey and other skills surveys, as well the issues of key competencies and measurements of human capital.
    Abstract: This reader's companion for the Survey of Adult Skills explains what the survey measures and the methodology behind the measurements, provides content of the background questionnaires, examines the relationship between this survey and other skills surveys, as well the issues of 'key competencies"" and measurements of human capital
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Reader's Guide; Introduction; Chapter 1 - What the Surveyof Adult Skills (PIAAC) Measures; Some major features of the assessment; An assessment of key information-processing competencies; A use-oriented conception of competency; Proficiency as a continuum; The importance of contextual information; Box 1.1 Competencies or skills?; An overview of literacy, numeracy and problem solving in technology-rich environments; Table 1.1 Summary of assessment domains in the Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC); Literacy; Definition; Content; Cognitive strategies
    Description / Table of Contents: ContextsDistribution of test items by task characteristics; Table 1.2 Distribution of literacy items by medium; Table 1.3 Distribution of literacy items by context; Table 1.4 Distribution of literacy items by cognitive strategy; Literacy sample items; Reading components; Examples of reading component items; Numeracy; Definition; Content; Representations of mathematical information; Cognitive strategies; Contexts; Distribution of test items by task characteristics; Table 1.5 Distribution of numeracy items by response type; Table 1.6 Distribution of numeracy items by context
    Description / Table of Contents: Table 1.7 Distribution of numeracy items by mathematical contentNumeracy sample items; Problem solving in technology-rich environments; Definition; Content; Cognitive strategies; Contexts; Distribution of test items by task characteristics; Table 1.8 Distribution of problem-solving tasks by cognitive dimensions; Table 1.9 Distribution of problem-solving tasks by technology dimensions; Table 1.10 Distribution of problem-solving tasks by context; Table 1.11 Distribution of problem-solving tasks by intrinsic complexity (number of steps)
    Description / Table of Contents: Table 1.12 Distribution of problem-solving tasks by intrinsic complexity (number of constraints)Table 1.13 Distribution of problem-solving tasks by explicitness of problem statement; Problem-solving sample item; Notes; References; Chapter 2 - The Background Questionnaire of the Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC); The characteristics and background of respondents; Table 2.1 Data collected concerning the characteristics and background of respondents; Educational attainment and participation in learning activities
    Description / Table of Contents: Table 2.2 Information collected regarding educational experience and current participationin learning activitiesLabour force status, work history and job characteristics; Table 2.3 Information collected regarding labour force status, work history and job characteristics; Social participation and health; Table 2.4 Information collected on social participation and health; The use of skills; Engagement as a component of proficiency; The role of literacy and numeracy practices and computer use in maintaining and developing skills; Comparative information on a broader range of key skills
    Description / Table of Contents: Demand for skills
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    ISBN: 9780415686082
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (729 p)
    Series Statement: Routledge International Handbooks
    Series Statement: Routledge International Handbooks Ser.
    Parallel Title: Print version The Routledge International Handbook of Globalization Studies
    DDC: 303.48/2
    Keywords: Globalization - Cross-cultural studies ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Abstract: The Routledge International Handbook of Globalization Studies offers students clear and informed chapters on the history of globalization and key theories that have considered the causes and consequences of the globalization process. There are substantive sections looking at demographic, economic, technological, social and cultural changes in globalization. The handbook examines many negative aspects - new wars, slavery, illegal migration, pollution and inequality - but concludes with an examination of responses to these problems through human rights organizations, international labour law and
    Description / Table of Contents: The Routledge International Handbook of Globalization Studies; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Part I: Theories and definitions; 1 Theories of globalization: issues and origins; 2 Limiting theory: rethinking approaches to cultures of globalization; 3 Economic theories of globalization; 4 Internet and globalization; 5 Anti-globalization movements: from critiques to alternatives; 6 History and hegemony: the United States and twenty-first century globalization; 7 Vulnerability and globalization: the social impact of globalization
    Description / Table of Contents: Part II: Substantive issues8 Transformations of the world's population: the demographic revolution; 9 All that is molten freezes again: migration history, globalization, and the policies of newness; 10 Climate change, globalization, and carbonization; 11 Infectious disease and globalization; 12 Globalization, disasters, and disaster response; 13 The globalization of crime; 14 Religion out of place? The Globalization of fundamentalism; 15 Globalization and Indigenous peoples: new old patterns; 16 Genocide in the global age; 17 Global elites; 18 Globalization, ethnic conflict, and nationalism
    Description / Table of Contents: 19 The global drive to commodify pensionsPart III: New institutions and cultures; 20 Popular culture, fans, and globalization; 21 Film and globalization: from Hollywood to Bollywood; 22 Global cities; 23 Crossing divides: consumption and globalization in history; 24 Pluralism, globalization, and the "modernization" of gender and sexual relations in Asia; 25 Globalization and food: the dialectics of globality and locality; 26 Borders, passports, and the global mobility; 27 Globalization of space: from the global to the galactic; 28 Globalization and Americanization; Part IV: Critical solutions
    Description / Table of Contents: 29 Globalization and labour: putting the ILO in its place30 The globalization of human rights; 31 Global civil society and the World Social Forum; 32 Muslim cosmopolitanism: contemporary practice and social theory; 33 New cosmopolitanism in the social sciences; 34 Globalization and its possible futures; Index;
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    Paris : OECD
    ISBN: 9789264185760
    Language: English
    Pages: 204 S.
    Edition: Online-Ausg. Online-Ressource
    Series Statement: Educational Research and Innovation
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Leadership for twenty-first century learning
    DDC: 300
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    Keywords: Education Research ; Educational psychology ; Education ; Electronic books ; Lernen ; Lernorganisation ; Schulverwaltung
    Abstract: Foreword; Table of contents; Executive summary; Learning leadership; Concluding orientations; Learning leadership for innovative learning environments: The overview; The aims and background to this report; Building on earlier OECD analyses; The "why" of learning leadership; The "what" of learning leadership; The "how" of learning leadership; The "who" of learning leadership; The "where" of learning leadership; The "when" of learning leadership; Concluding orientations on learning leadership; Note; References; The practice of leading and managing teaching in educational organisations
    Abstract: IntroductionTeaching: the essence of leadership work; Focusing in on the practice of leading teaching; Diagnosis and design: organisational infrastructure and practice; Conclusion; Note; References; Leading learning in a world of change; Introduction; The character of leadership; Five principles of leadership for learning; Changing contexts for learning; Learning beyond schooling; Note; References; Leadership for 21st century learning in Singapore's high‑performing schools; Introduction; The context of the Singapore school system; A 21st century leadership model
    Abstract: Case studies of transformation in two schoolsConclusion; References; Approaches to learning leadership development in different school systems; Introduction; A network of change agents: Lerndesigners as teacher leaders in Austria; The Lerndesigner network; Innovative learning environments: Developing leadership in British Columbia; Developing and nurturing leadership for learning in New York City; Developing learning leadership in Norway; Learning leadership in South Australia; Learning leadership for innovation at the system level: Israel; Notes; References; Online references
    Abstract: Promoting learning leadership in Catalonia and beyondInternationalising educational innovation in Catalonia; Learning Leadership - the research study; Note; References
    Abstract: This is the latest of the influential series of OECD reports on Innovative Learning Environments. ""Learning leadership"" is fundamental because it is about setting direction, taking responsibility for putting learning at the centre and keeping it there. This becomes increasingly complex in 21st century settings, calling for innovation and going beyond the heroics of individual leaders. Many need to be involved, bringing in diverse partners at different levels. This is all explored in this volume. It clarifies the concepts and the dimensions of learning leadership, relating it to extensive int
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    Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge
    ISBN: 9780203842096 , 9781136903328 , 9781136903311 , 9780415593557 , 9781138080119 , 9781136903274
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 421 Seiten)
    Edition: First edition
    Edition: Also available in print format
    Series Statement: Routledge international handbooks
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Routledge handbook of body studies
    Parallel Title: Print version
    DDC: 306.4613
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    Keywords: Human body Social aspects ; Körper ; Soziologie ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Körper ; Soziologie
    Abstract: Body, self and society -- What is a body? -- Religion and the body -- Medical regimes and the body -- Gender, sexualities and race -- Technologies and body modification
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    London : Routledge
    ISBN: 9780203842096
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 421 Seiten)
    Series Statement: Routledge international handbooks
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Routledge handbook of body studies
    DDC: 306.4/613
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    Keywords: Körper ; Soziologie ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Electronic books ; Körper ; Soziologie
    Abstract: Body, self and society -- What is a body? -- Religion and the body -- Medical regimes and the body -- Gender, sexualities and race -- Technologies and body modification
    Abstract: In the last three decades, the human body has gained increasing prominence in contemporary political debates, and it has become a central topic of modern social sciences and humanities. Modern technologies – such as organ transplants, stem-cell research, nanotechnology, cosmetic surgery and cryonics – have changed how we think about the body. In this collection of thirty original essays by leading figures in the field, these issues are explored across a number of theoretical and disciplinary perspectives, including pragmatism, feminism, queer theory, post-modernism, post-humanism, cultural sociology, philosophy and anthropology. A wide range of case studies, which include cosmetics, diet, organ transplants, racial bodies, masculinity and sexuality, eating disorders, religion and the sacred body, and disability, are used to appraise these different perspectives. In addition, this Handbook explores various epistemological approaches to the basic question: what is a body? It also offers a strongly themed range of chapters on empirical topics that are organized around religion, medicine, gender, technology and consumption. It also contributes to the debate over the globalization of the body: how have military technology, modern medicine, sport and consumption led to this contemporary obsession with matters corporeal? The Handbook’s clear, direct style will appeal to a wide undergraduate audience in the social sciences, particularly for those studying medical sociology, gender studies, sports studies, disability studies, social gerontology, or the sociology of religion. It will serve to consolidate the new field of body studies.
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    ISBN: 9789264179530 , 9789264179547
    Language: English
    Pages: 87 S. , graph. Darst.
    Series Statement: Corporate governance
    Parallel Title: Print version Corporate Governance, Value Creation and Growth: The Bridge between Finance and Enterprise
    DDC: 658.15
    Keywords: Electronic books
    Abstract: This publication examines the role of corporate governance arrangements in providing the right incentives to contribute to the value creation process within the private enterprises and the implications of the differences in ownership structures on corporate governance practices and frameworks. It also addresses these global changes from emerging markets perspective and the distinguishing features of these economies that shape their capital markets, corporate structures and corporate governance landscape. This publication is an important reminder that all those corporate governance rules, regul
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Table of Contents; Preface; Part I. Outside Capital and Inside Value Creation; Introduction; Chapter 1. Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Listed Companies: What is the Role of Corporate Governance?; Figure 1.1. Life cycle of companies; Figure 1.2. IPOs and job creation; Table 1.1. Top-10 companies with strong corporate venturing units; Figure 1.3. Creating entrepreneurship in listed companies; Figure 1.4. Women on the Board; Figure 1.5. Board Size; Figure 1.6. Director Independence; Figure 1.7. Board Chairs
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 2. The Impact of an Emerging European Corporate Bond Market on Corporate GovernanceFigure 2.1. Estimated maturity profile of European leveraged loans; Figure 2.2. Pro forma debt/EBITDA ratios; Figure 2.3. High yield issuance Q1-Q3 2011 by use of proceeds; Figure 2.4. European bank assets to GDP (%); Figure 2.5. Equity vs. debt instruments; Chapter 3. Regulating for Value Creation: What is the Link between Market Confidence and Contractual Freedom?; Part II. Ownership Structures and Corporate Governance: Will One Size Fit All?; Introduction: What Makes Controlling Ownership Different?
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 4. Corporate Control and Incentives in a Dynamic PerspectiveChapter 5. One Size for All? - The European Union Experience; Chapter 6. Long-Term or Short-Term Shareholdership: Does it Really Count?; Part III. The Emerging-Market Perspective; Chapter 7. Brazilian Perspective; Chapter 8. Malaysian Perspective; Figure 8.1. Key challenges faced by emerging markets; Chapter 9. Business Perspective;
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    ISBN: 0857288075 , 0857287982 , 6613586323 , 9786613586322 , 9780857287984 , 9780857288073
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 282 pages) , illustrations
    Series Statement: Key issues in modern sociology
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Religion and the state
    DDC: 322/.1
    Keywords: Religion and state Congresses ; Religion: general ; Religious issues and debates ; Religion and politics ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Sociology of Religion ; Religion and state ; Staat ; Säkularismus ; Religionspolitik ; Religion ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Political Process ; Political Advocacy ; Conference papers and proceedings ; Conference papers and proceedings ; Humanities ; Religion and beliefs ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Political Process ; Political Advocacy ; Electronic books ; Konferenzschrift
    Abstract: With a clear statement of the theoretical issues in the debates about secularization and post-secularism, 'Religion and the State: A Comparative Sociology' considers a number of major case studies - from China, Europe, Singapore and South Asia - in order to understand the rise of public religions in the modern state. By distinguishing between political secularization - the separation of state and religion - and social secularization - the transformation of the everyday practice of religion - this volume offers an integrating framework within which to analyze these different societies
    Abstract: pt. 1. From deprivitization to securitization -- pt. 2. From pietism to consumerism -- pt. 3. Concluding comments.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references , Proceedings of a workshop held July 17-18, 2009 at the University of Western Sydney, Parramatta Campus , In English
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9264090096
    Language: English
    Pages: Online Ressource (4127 KB, 304 S.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Challenges for Agricultural Research
    DDC: 630.72
    Keywords: Electronic books ; Mitgliedsstaaten ; Agrarwissenschaft
    Abstract: As the world has changed during the past 50 years, so has agriculture. And so has agricultural research, which continues to confront new challenges, from food security to ecological concerns to land use issues. Indeed, as Guy Paillotin, the former president of the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) has noted, agricultural research has reached new heights in biology and is exploring other disciplines. It is forever changing, as are the needs of the society. The changing challenges faced by agricultural research were examined in depth at a conference organised by the OECD´s Co-operative Research Programme on Biological Resource Management for Sustainable Agricultural Systems, together with the Czech Republic´s Ministry of Agriculture. Participants came from all agricultural sectors and included farmers, industry, scientists and decision makers, as well as other stake holders. This publication presents the twenty papers delivered at the conference. They highlight recent major progress in agricultural research outcomes and address the challenges that lie ahead. www.oecd.org/agriculture/crp
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Acknowledgements; Table of contents; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Report from the CRP Reflection Group meeting on "Vision for the Future"; Coping with Pressures on Natural Resources (Water and Soil); Delivering Agriculture for Food and the Environment; Competition in Agriculture for Food, Fibre and Fuel; Food Safety Today and Tomorrow: the Challenges in Changing Food and Farming Practices; Regulatory Challenges;
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    ISBN: 9264090363
    Language: English
    Pages: Online Ressource (3753 KB, 403 S.)
    Parallel Title: Print version The Economics of Adapting Fisheries to Climate Change
    DDC: 333.956
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    Keywords: Electronic books ; Fischwirtschaft ; Anpassung ; Klimaänderung
    Abstract: Climate change is becoming more evident and, as it increases, will alter the productivity of fisheries and the distribution of fish stocks. From an economic point of view, the changes will have impacts on fisheries and coastal communities in different ways. These expected changes require adaptable and flexible fisheries and aquaculture management policies and governance frameworks. However, the forms of future climate change and the extent of its impact remain uncertain. Fisheries policy makers therefore need to develop strategies and decision-making models in order to adapt to climate change under such uncertainty while taking into account social and economic consequences. While most work on climate change in the fisheries sector has focused on fisheries science, this book highlights the economic and policy aspects of adapting fisheries to climate change. An outcome of the OECD Workshop on the Economics of Adapting Fisheries to Climate Change, held in June 2010, the book outlines the actions that fisheries policy makers must undertake in the face of climate change. These include: strengthening the global governance system, a broader use of rights-based management systems, ecosystem protection, industry transformation through the ending of environmental harmful subsidies and a focus on demand for sustainably caught seafood, and, in particular, using aquaculture as a key part of the response to climate change.
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Acknowledgements; Table of contents; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chair's Summary; Fisheries management and governance challenges in a climate change; Economic and policy issues related to the impact of climate change on fisheries; From an ecosystem approach to assess climate change impacts on fisheries; Dealing with uncertainty - implications for fisheries adaptation; Fisheries management and governance challenges in a changing climate; Is the current fisheries management toolbox sufficient to address climate change?; The economics of climate adaptation and marine capture fisheries
    Description / Table of Contents: Climate change, adaptation and the fisheries sectorClimate change and the management of high seas, straddling and migratory fish stocks; Fisheries governance in the UK: challenges and opportunities in a changing climate; Korea's effective approach to adapting climate change in the fisheries sector; Chinese Taipei: the impact of climate change on coastal fisheries; Annex 1. Opening Address by Vice-Minister for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Korea; Annex 2. Author biographies; Annex 3. List of the workshop participants;
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    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
    ISBN: 9780521858649 , 9780521675321
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xxvii, 344 p) , ill
    Edition: Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
    Parallel Title: Print version Religion and Modern Society : Citizenship, Secularisation and the State
    DDC: 306.6
    Keywords: Globalization Religious aspects ; Secularism ; Religion and sociology ; Religion and state ; Electronic books
    Abstract: A unique historical and comparative analysis of the place of religion in the emergence of modern secular society
    Description / Table of Contents: Machine generated contents note: Introduction: the state of the sociology of religion; Part I. Theoretical Frameworks: The Problem of Religion in Sociology: 1. Religion, religions and the body; 2. Emile Durkheim and the classification of religion; 3. Max Weber and comparative religion; 4. Talcott Parsons and the expressive revolution; 5. Mary Douglas and modern primitives; 6. Pierre Bourdieu and religious practice; Part II. Religion, State and Post-Secularity: 7. The secularization thesis; 8. Legal pluralism, religion and multiculturalism; 9. Managing religions: liberal and authoritarian states; 10. Religious speech: on ineffable communication; 11. Spiritualities: the media, feminism and consumerism; 12. Religion, globalization and cosmopolitanism; 13. Civil religion, citizenship and the business cycle; 14. The globalization of piety.
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    ISBN: 0857288075 , 9780857288073
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 282 pages) , illustrations, charts, figures, tables
    Edition: Also issued in print and PDF version
    Series Statement: Key issues in modern sociology
    Parallel Title: Print version New York, NY : Anthem Press Religion and the State, A Comparative Sociology
    DDC: 322/.1
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    Keywords: Religion and state Congresses ; Religion and state ; Religion Social aspects ; Electronic books ; Konferenzschrift 2009 ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Religion ; Staat ; Gesellschaft ; Säkularismus
    Abstract: With a clear statement of the theoretical issues in the debates about secularization and post-secularism, ?Religion and the State: A Comparative Sociology? considers a number of major case studies ? from China, Europe, Singapore and South Asia ? in order to understand the rise of public religions in the modern state. By distinguishing between political secularization ? the separation of state and religion ? and social secularization ? the transformation of the everyday practice of religion ? this volume offers an integrating framework within which to analyze these different societies
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes , States, consumption and managing religions , Religion in liberal and authoritarian states , Religion in prisons and in partnership with the state , The secularization thesis and the secular state : reflections with special attention to debates in Australia , Secularism, religion and the status quo , Managing China's Muslim minorities : migration, labor and rise of ethnoreligious consciousness among Uyghurs in urban Xinjiang , The tension between state and religion in American foreign policy , Church, state and society in post-communist Europe , Chinese religion, market society and the state , Hindu normalization, nationalism and consumer mobilization , Clash of secularity and religiosity : the staging of secularism and Islam through the icons of Atatürk and the veil in Turkey , Gramsci, Jediism, the standardization of popular religion and the state , Concerning the current recompositions of religion and of politics , Public religions and the state : a comparative perspective , Also issued in print and PDF version. , In English
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264107052
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (315 S.)
    Parallel Title: Print version The Call for Innovative and Open Government : An Overview of Country Initiatives
    DDC: 350.001
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    Abstract: This report presents an overview of country initiatives concerning efficient, effective public services and open and innovative government. It focuses on four core issues: delivery of public services in times of fiscal consolidation, a more effective and performance-oriented public service, promotion of open and transparent government, and strategies for implementation of a reform agenda. These issues were discussed at the OECD Public Governance Ministerial Meeting held in Venice, Italy, in November 2010, hosted by the Italian Ministry for Public Administration and Innovation. The book also includes detailed profiles of countries´ open and innovative government initiatives, covering Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Acknowledgements; Table of contents; Overview of countries' open government initiatives; Vers une administration innovante et ouverte : un aperçu des initiatives des pays; Country profiles; Annex A. Questionnaire;
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    London : Anthem Press
    ISBN: 9780857289278 , 0857289276
    Language: English
    Pages: Online Ressource (xxix, 438 p.) , ill.
    Edition: Online-Ausg.
    Series Statement: Key issues in modern sociology
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Legacy of Pierre Bourdieu
    DDC: 301.092
    Keywords: Bourdieu, Pierre 1930-2002 ; Bourdieu, Pierre ; Bourdieu, Pierre 1930-2002 ; Bourdieu, Pierre ; Bourdieu, Pierre ; Sociology Philosophy ; Social sciences Philosophy ; Sociology Philosophy ; Social sciences Philosophy ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; General ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Regional Studies ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Sociology ; General ; Social sciences ; Philosophy ; Sociology ; Philosophy ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung
    Abstract: This volume explores the sociological legacy of the late Pierre Bourdieu through an examination of the intellectual division between his reception in the world of French social sciences and his reception in the Anglophone world
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    ISBN: 9789264126633
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (142 S.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Future Prospects for Industrial Biotechnology
    DDC: 338.476208
    Keywords: Electronic books
    Abstract: The field of industrial biotechnology has moved rapidly in recent years as a combined result of international political desire, especially in the case of biofuels, and unprecedented progress in molecular biology research that has supplied the enabling technologies. Different geographical regions have different priorities, but common drivers are climate change mitigation and the desire for energy independence. Now, industrial biotechnology has reached the centre of scientific and political attention. At no time in the past has there been a more pressing need for coherent, evidence-based, proportionate regulations and policy measures; they are at the heart of responsible development of industrial biotechnology. This publication examines the international drivers, the enabling technologies that are fast-tracking Industrial Biotechnology, industry trends, some of the products that are appearing on the market, industry structure and finance, and finally policy measures and trends. It examines separately biofuels, biobased chemicals and bioplastics. It is quite clear that a supportive policy framework for the development of biofuels exists in many countries, but that no such framework is in place for biobased chemicals and bioplastics. This seems at odds with the apparent need for the integrated biorefinery, where chemicals and plastics production will significantly improve profitability when produced alongside transportation fuels.
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Table of contents; Executive summary; Introduction - Scope and drivers for industrial biotechnology; Global drivers; Regional drivers; References; Emerging synthetic enabling technologies; Discovery technologies; Modification/optimisation technologies; Synthetic biology brings all the elements together; The role of extreme environments; References; Trends in industry and products; Biofuels; Bio-based chemicals; Platform chemicals and integrated biorefineries; Bulk chemicals; Fine or specialty chemicals; Bio-based chemicals: The policy gap; Bioplastics; Future outlook; References
    Description / Table of Contents: Current high-visibility industrial biotechnology productsIndustrial biotechnology penetrates the thermoplastics market; Sorona from bio-PDO; Bio-isoprene: sugar to rubber; Toyota and green growth; Coca-Cola bio-PET: PlantBottle; Spider silk may soon come of age; References; Business organisation and finance in industrial biotechnology; The clustering phenomenon; Industrial biotechnology companies; Business models and growth strategies in industrial biotechnology; IP and industrial biotechnology; Growth strategies for industrial companies
    Description / Table of Contents: Financing and investment models for industrial biotechnologyReferences; Biotechnology policy - Developments, implications and conclusions; Short- and long-term policy instruments; Current policy trends; Some emerging policy trends; Comparative bio-based chemicals and bioplastics policy: a common regime?; Conclusions; References; Annex A. OECD workshop on the outlook on industrial biotechnology; Annex B. OECD workshop on building an efficient bioeconomy through industrial biotechnology;
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264119222
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (92 S.)
    Edition: Online-Ausg. 2011
    Parallel Title: Print version Corporate Loss Utilisation through Aggressive Tax Planning
    DDC: 658.403
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    Abstract: Corporate losses raise compliance risks if aggressive tax planning is used as a means of increasing or accelerating tax relief in ways not intended by the legislator, or to generate artificial losses. This report describes the size of loss carry-forwards, the rules applicable in relation to losses, and identifies the following risk areas: corporate reorganisations, financial instruments and non-arms length transfer pricing. After having summarised aggressive tax planning schemes on losses, as well as country detection and response strategies, it offers a number of conclusions and recommendation for tax administration and tax policy officials.
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Table of Contents; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Introduction; Size of Corporate Tax Losses; Policy Issues in the Tax Treatment of Losses; Country Rules on Corporate Tax Losses; Schemes Involving Tax Losses; Strategies for Detecting Schemes Involving Tax Losses; Strategies for Responding to Schemes Involving Tax Losses; Conclusions and Recommendations; References; Annex A;
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264118331
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (146 S.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Greening Public Budgets in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia
    DDC: 333.7
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    Abstract: Over the last two decades, the countries of Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA) have undergone significant political and economic reforms. As part of this reform agenda, they have started modernising their public administrations and expenditure management practices, bringing them closer to international standards. However, the recent global financial and economic crisis revealed a multitude of remaining structural weaknesses in the public financial systems of these countries that badly affected their economic performance. While this crisis is a real challenge, it also provides an opportunity for the EECCA governments to speed up the implementation of public finance reforms (PFRs) in order to provide a healthier basis for further development. This report aims to help EECCA environmental administrations to harness the potential benefits of on-going PFRs; particularly the shift to multi-year budgeting, stability of funding, and, ultimately, a more effective use of public money. More specifically, the extent to which the environmental sector is integrated into medium-term budgetary processes is analysed. On this basis, the opportunities for, and limits to, achieving financial sustainability of public environmental programmes are identified. The analysis is based on a regional survey of 10 EECCA countries that involved both ministries of environment and finance.
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Table of Contents; Executive Summary; Abbreviations; Part I. Cross-country analysis; Part II. Country fact sheets; Country references;
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264119505
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (161 S.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Public Research Institutions : Mapping Sector Trends
    Keywords: Electronic books ; Bericht
    Abstract: This publication provides new information on public research institutions (PRIs) and government strategies. Public research institutions are crucial for innovation due to their role in knowledge creation and diffusion. While absolute real expenditure on RD in this sector has risen, it now accounts for a smaller share of total RD spending by OECD countries and of OECD GDP. The targets and focus of many PRIs have evolved in recent years. Changing activities, new policy challenges and wider economic and political developments have driven change in missions and mandates and linkages have become focal points for many. Internationalisation has also increased and relationships are frequently collaborative. PRIs sources of income are diverse but funding has become increasingly competitive. Funding instruments need to balance short-and long-term goals to uphold research quality and ensure the sustainability of PRI activities.
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Table of contents; Acronyms; Executive summary; Public research institutions in national innovation systems; The role of PRIs in national innovation systems; Structure of the report; Notes; References; A statistical view of public research institutions; The government research sector as traditionally defined; Summary; Notes; References; The evolving public research institution sector - institutes and their orientations; Which institutes are "PRIs"?; Orientation of the PRI sector; Summary; Notes; References; Annex 3.A. Characteristics of PRI survey data
    Description / Table of Contents: Operational features of public research institutions - trends and arrangementsOrganisational arrangements; Institutional arrangements; Funding; Human resources; Summary; Notes; References; Public research institution linkages and internationalisation; Recent trends; Some drivers of linkages and internationalisation; Methods of linking; Collaboration and competition; The strength of linkages; Summary; Notes; References; Implications of change - public research institutions' performance and policy agenda; PRIs' performance measured by outputs; Evaluation results; Challenges ahead
    Description / Table of Contents: Shaping a policy agenda - key points and future directionsReferences;
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264115644
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (203 S.)
    Parallel Title: Print version The Role of Internet Intermediaries in Advancing Public Policy Objectives
    DDC: 320.602854678
    Keywords: Electronic books
    Abstract: This book presents a comprehensive view of Internet intermediaries, their economic and social function, development and prospects, benefits and costs, and roles and responsibilities. Divided into three parts, Part I, The Economic and Social Role of Internet Intermediaries, develops a common definition and understanding of what Internet intermediaries are, of their economic function and economic models, of recent market developments, and discusses the economic and social uses that these actors satisfy. Part II, The Role of Internet Intermediaries in Advancing Public Policy Objectives, examines the roles and responsibilities of Internet intermediaries in advancing public policy objectives, as well as the costs and benefits of their involvement through a series of case studies. Part III provides a summary of an experts workshop that identified lessons learned and best practices from the experience to date of Internet intermediaries in advancing public policy objectives.
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Table of contents; Preface; Executive summary; The economic and social role and legal responsibilities of Internet intermediaries; Internet intermediaries: Definitions, economic models and role in the value chain; Definition of Internet intermediaries; Internet access and service providers; Data processing and web hosting providers, including domain name registrars; Internet search engines and portals; Web e-commerce intermediaries; E-commerce payment systems; Participative networked platforms; Role of Internet intermediaries; Network externalities; Two-sided markets; Revenue models
    Description / Table of Contents: NotesReferences; Developments in Internet intermediary markets; The impact of the economic crisis on Internet intermediary markets; Internet access and service provider sector; Data processing and web hosting sector; Internet search engines and portals sector; Web e-commerce sector; E-commerce payment; Participative networked platforms; Notes; References; Annex 2.A. The information sector in the United States; Social and economic purposes of Internet intermediaries; Introduction; Wider ICT-related growth and productivity; Investment in infrastructure; Entrepreneurship and employment
    Description / Table of Contents: InnovationTrust and user privacy; User/consumer empowerment and choice; Individuality, self-expression, democracy and social relationships; Notes; References; The legal responsibilities of Internet intermediaries, their business practices and self- or co-regulatory codes; Historical development; Global safe harbour regimes or ISP/intermediary liability limitations; Legal uncertainties and jurisdictional variations; Pressure to filter ex ante rather than take down ex post; An evolving view of Internet intermediary liability
    Description / Table of Contents: Internet intermediaries' efforts to deal with illegal activities through business practices and self- or co-regulatory codesBusiness practices: Internet intermediaries as platform regulators; Internet intermediaries' self- and co-regulatory approaches can help advance public policy goals; Notes; References; Case studies in different policy areas; Global free flow of information; Introduction; What is the free flow of information?; Harm caused by censorship; The Global Network Initiative (GNI); Lessons learned; Notes; ISPs and malicious software (malware) security threats; Introduction
    Description / Table of Contents: Individual market initiativesSelf-regulatory and co-regulatory efforts; Lessons learned; Notes; References; Illegal content and child-inappropriate content; Introduction; Child sexual abuse material; Age-restricted content in virtual worlds; Lessons learned; Notes; References; Illegal Internet gambling; Introduction; Australia; The US Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act; Developments in Norway; Developments in France; Developments in the United Kingdom; European Union; Virtual worlds; Lessons learned; Notes; References; Copyright infringement; Introduction; Notice and take-down
    Description / Table of Contents: Notice and notice
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    ISBN: 9789264118706
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (154 S.)
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    Parallel Title: Print version M-Government : Mobile Technologies for Responsive Governments and Connected Societies
    DDC: 352.3802854678
    Keywords: Electronic books
    Abstract: This reportaims to foster a better understanding on how to leverage the economic and social impacts of the implementation of the Internet into mobile devices to enable ubiquitous governments, sustain public sector innovation and transform public service delivery. The content of this report paves the way for the Report on Agile Government to be released byOECD in the Fall of 2011. The report is a joint-product of the collaboration of OECD with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
    Abstract: This report aims to foster a better understanding on how to leverage the economic and social impacts of the implementation of the Internet into mobile devices to enable ubiquitous governments, sustain public sector innovation and transform public service delivery. The content of this report paves the way for the Report on Agile Government to be released by OECD in the Fall of 2011. The report is a joint-product of the collaboration of OECD with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Acknowledgments; Table of contents; Executive summary; Towards the next generation of public services; From e-government to m-government; Growth of mobile technologies; Underlying concepts and motivational factors; Policy formulation and priority setting; Notes; Bibliography; Benefits and outcomes of m-government; Expanding governments' capacity; Transformational stages of e-government; G2C applications and services; G2G applications and services; G2B applications and services; G2E applications and services; M-Government - Benefits for governments
    Description / Table of Contents: M-Government - Benefits for citizensM-Government - Benefits for businesses and economic growth; Notes; Bibliography; Understanding m-government adoption; The inherent value of m-government; Adoption factors; Mobile value chain; Key players and stakeholders across the value chain; Stakeholders' partnerships and collaboration; Notes; Bibliography; Prerequisites for agility and ubiquity; Evolving public service delivery; Deployment and feasibility; Changes in user acceptance and cultural adaption; Key barriers and challenges; Notes; Bibliography; Technology options for mobile solutions
    Description / Table of Contents: IntroductionVoice channel; Signalling channel; Data channel: Mobile messaging categories; Back-end information systems and enterprise architecture; Technical issues; Security and identity management; Broadband connectivity; Integration; Interoperability; Accessibility; Location-based services; Social networking; Open source; Next trends on the mobile market; Notes; Bibliography; M-Vision and a call for action; Reaching the critical mass; Examples of m-government application in policy areas; Planning ahead; A checklist for the future; Bibliography; Annex A. M-Government projects compendium
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Acknowledgments; Table of contents; Executive summary; Towards the next generation of public services; From e-government to m-government; Growth of mobile technologies; Underlying concepts and motivational factors; Policy formulation and priority setting; Notes; Bibliography; Benefits and outcomes of m-government; Expanding governments' capacity; Transformational stages of e-government; G2C applications and services; G2G applications and services; G2B applications and services; G2E applications and services; M-Government - Benefits for governments
    Description / Table of Contents: M-Government - Benefits for citizensM-Government - Benefits for businesses and economic growth; Notes; Bibliography; Understanding m-government adoption; The inherent value of m-government; Adoption factors; Mobile value chain; Key players and stakeholders across the value chain; Stakeholders' partnerships and collaboration; Notes; Bibliography; Prerequisites for agility and ubiquity; Evolving public service delivery; Deployment and feasibility; Changes in user acceptance and cultural adaption; Key barriers and challenges; Notes; Bibliography; Technology options for mobile solutions
    Description / Table of Contents: IntroductionVoice channel; Signalling channel; Data channel: Mobile messaging categories; Back-end information systems and enterprise architecture; Technical issues; Security and identity management; Broadband connectivity; Integration; Interoperability; Accessibility; Location-based services; Social networking; Open source; Next trends on the mobile market; Notes; Bibliography; M-Vision and a call for action; Reaching the critical mass; Examples of m-government application in policy areas; Planning ahead; A checklist for the future; Bibliography; Annex A. M-Government projects compendium;
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    ISBN: 9789264113220
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (136 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Evaluation of Agricultural Policy Reforms in Turkey
    DDC: 338.18561
    Keywords: Electronic books ; Türkei ; Agrarpolitik ; Reform
    Abstract: Turkey is an important producer and exporter of agricultural commodities on world markets and is estimated to be the worlds 7th-largest agricultural producer. Although the economic importance of agricultural sector relative to the industrial and service sectors has been declining, agriculture still remains a key part of Turkeys society, employing about one quarter of the workforce and generating most of income and employment in rural areas.Agricultural policies in Turkey have evolved significantly over time and the new Agricultural Law agreed in 2006 aims to align Turkeys agricultural policies with those of the European Union. The main purpose of the study is to evaluate recent policy developments in the context of a broader review of policy developments since the implementation of the Agricultural Reform Implementation Project (ARIP) in 2001. This study also discusses several emerging issues and challenges for Turkish agricultural policies, and offers key policy recommendations.
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Table of Contents; Executive Summary; Chapter 1. Overview of the Macro-economy and the Agricultural Sector in Turkey; 1.1. Main features of the Turkish economy; 1.2. Key macro-economic developments; Figure 1.1. Inflation and the exchange rate, 1986-2010; 1.3. Agriculture in the economy; Figure 1.2. Contribution of agriculture to the economy, 1980-2009; 1.4. Farm structure; Figure 1.3. Employment status, overall economy and agriculture, 2009; Table 1.1. Educational attainment by economic sector, 2009; Table 1.2. Equivalised household disposable income, 2002-08
    Description / Table of Contents: Figure 1.4. Distribution of equivalised household disposable agricultural and non-agricultural income, by income quintiles, 2008Figure 1.5. Distribution of agricultural equivalised household disposable income, by income quintiles; Table 1.3. Holdings and land by size class: 1991, 2001 and 2006; Table 1.4. Distribution of holdings according to typology classification, 2006; Table 1.5. Agricultural land by main use, 1988-2009; Table 1.6. Irrigated and non-irrigated land by land use, 2006; Table 1.7. Number of plots per farm holding: 1980, 1990, 2001, 2006; 1.5. Agricultural production
    Description / Table of Contents: Figure 1.6. Value of agricultural production by commodity groups, 2006-08Table 1.8. Turkey's ranking in world production top-10, by selected crop, 2009; Figure 1.7. Livestock numbers, 1989-2009; Figure 1.8. Volume of meat production, 1989-2009; 1.6. Food consumption and self-sufficiency; Figure 1.9. Evolution of per capita food supply, 1980-2007; Table 1.9. Self-sufficiency ratios, 1985-2007; 1.7. Agri-food trade profile; Figure 1.10. Agricultural exports, imports and trade balance, 1996-2010; Table 1.10. Trade in agri-food products, 1996-2010
    Description / Table of Contents: Figure 1.11. Agricultural trade quantity indices, 1986-2006Figure 1.12. Agricultural trade unit value indices, 1986-2006; Figure 1.13. Shares of unprocessed agricultural products in agricultural exports and imports, 1986-2009; Table 1.11. Turkey's agri-food trade by destination and origin, 2007-09; Table 1.12. Bilateral trade: EU - Turkey; Notes; Bibliography; Chapter 2. Evolution of Agricultural Policies in Turkey; 2.1. Agricultural policies: Objectives; Table 2.1. Agricultural structure, 2006 and 2013; 2.2. Institutions; 2.3. Domestic agricultural policies; 2.4. Agricultural trade policies
    Description / Table of Contents: Table 2.2. Applied m.f.n. tariffs on agri-food products by HS2, 2007-10Table 2.3. Turkey: Export subsidy rates, 2010; Notes; Bibliography; Chapter 3. Agriculture and Rural Development in Turkey; 3.1. Background; 3.2. National Rural Development Strategy; 3.3. Agriculture-related rural development programmes; Table 3.1. Expenditures of the IPARD Programme for Turkey, 2007-09; Notes; Bibliography; Chapter 4. Agriculture and the Management of Natural Resources in Turkey; 4.1. Environmental performance of agriculture; Figure 4.1. Fertiliser use, 1985-2008; 4.2. Agri-environmental policies; Note
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    ISBN: 9789264112124
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (184 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Evaluation of Agricultural Policy Reforms in the European Union
    DDC: 338.1/84
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    Abstract: This report provides an overview of the main characteristics and structure of the current Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and its developments in the last 25 years in a changing environment within and outside the EU.Drawing on material presented at the OECD Workshop on the Disaggregated Impacts of CAP Reform, held on 10-11 March 2010, and model-based scenarios, it analyses the impacts of policy changes on production, trade, land use, farm structure, the environment and some aspects of rural development, using changes in the level and composition of OECD indicators of support, notably the Producer Support Estimate (PSE). This report further suggests improvements in the market orientation, competitiveness and risk management at all levels of the food chain, and pleads for clarifying the link between policy measures and objectives through better targeting, and strengthening evidence on which to base policies.
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Acknowledgement; Table of Contents; Executive Summary; Chapter 1. Purpose and Scope of the Study; Notes; Chapter 2. Overview of Developments in the European Agricultural Sector; A changing environment; Box 2.1. Objectives of the Common Agricultural Policy; Table 2.1. Enlargement and size of the EU agricultural sector, 2007-09; Figure 2.1. Share of primary agriculture in the economy, 1995, 2007; A changing role for agriculture in the economy; Share of agriculture in the economy; Figure 2.2. Share of agriculture and forest area in land area, 2005
    Description / Table of Contents: Figure 2.3. Share of agriculture and food processing industry in employment, 2004-05The various outputs of agriculture; Box 2.2. Non separable non-agricultural secondary activity in EUROSTAT Economic Accounts for Agriculture; Table 2.2. Composition of the output of the agricultural industry, 1987-89, 1997-99, 2007-09; Figure 2.4. Changes in the composition of non-separable secondary activities, 1987-89, 1997-99, 2007-09; Developments in the farm production economy; Changes in land use and animal numbers; Figure 2.5. Share of various land use in the EU, 2007-09
    Description / Table of Contents: Figure 2.6. Developments in land use, 1990-2009Figure 2.7. Change in cattle numbers in selected countries between 1995-97 and 2007-09; Prices; Commodity outputs; Figure 2.8. Developments in nominal input and output price indices, 1995-2008; Table 2.3. Annual growth rate of agricultural goods output in volume, 1991-2009; Productivity; Figure 2.9. Developments in cereal yields (including rice), 1990-2009; Figure 2.10. Developments in cereal yields in EU member states, 1991-93, 1999-2001, 2007-09; Figure 2.11. Developments in milk yield in EU member states, 1992, 2000, 2007
    Description / Table of Contents: Figure 2.12. Developments in the productivity of intermediate consumption, 1993-2009Farm income; Figure 2.13. Developments in farm income in the European Union, 1993-2009; Figure 2.14. Developments in farm income in selected EU member states, 1993-2009; Figure 2.15. Farm income variability, 1982-92, 1993-2003, 2004-09; Table 2.4. Decomposition of income variability in the European Union, 1993-2003, 2004-09; Table 2.5. Volume and price variability in the EU15, 1993-2003, 2004-09; Developments in farm structure; Developments in the characteristics of farm households
    Description / Table of Contents: Figure 2.16. Percentage share of off-farm labour activities in farm household income, 1995-2006Consumption; Table 2.6. Self-sufficiency rates for main staple food products, 1987-89, 1997-99, 2007-09; Trade; Figure 2.17. Extra-EU agro-food trade balance, 1988-90, 1998-2000, 2007-08; Figure 2.18. Intra and extra-EU agro-food trade, 1988-90, 1998-2000, 2007-08; Figure 2.19. Share of agro-food products in total extra-EU trade, 1988-90, 1998-2000, 2007-08; Figure 2.20. Composition of EU agro-food imports, 2007-08; Figure 2.21. Main suppliers of agro-food products to the European Union, 2007-08
    Description / Table of Contents: Figure 2.22. Composition of EU agro-food exports, 2007-08
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    ISBN: 9789264114470
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (202 S.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Making the Most of Public Investment in a Tight Fiscal Environment : Multi-level Governance Lessons from the Crisis
    DDC: 336.3
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    Abstract: How to make the most of public investment? This question is critical in todays tight fiscal environment. Given that sub-national governments in OECD countries carry out more than two thirds of total capital investment, they have played a key role in executing national stimulus packages during the global crisis. The effectiveness of recovery strategies based on public investment thus depends largely on the arrangements between levels of government to design and implement the investment mix. This report provides an overview of challenges met in the recovery and highlights good practices and lessons learned, focusing on eight country cases: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Korea, Spain, Sweden and the United States. As stimulus packages are being phased out since 2010, many countries have moved toward fiscal consolidation and targeted public investment as an adjustment variable. Co-ordination between levels of government was essential to implement recovery measures, and it is equally important to better prioritise reduced public investment and make the most of it for sustainable growth.
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Acknowledgements; Table of contents; Executive Summary; Comparative overview: challenges and lessons; Country cases;
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    ISBN: 9789264115620
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (237 p.)
    Series Statement: OECD Studies on Environmental Innovation
    Parallel Title: Print version OECD Studies on Environmental Innovation Invention and Transfer of Environmental Technologies
    Keywords: Electronic books ; Umweltpolitik ; Umwelttechnik ; Forschung und Entwicklung ; Technologiepolitik ; Technologietransfer
    Abstract: Inducing environmental innovation is a significant challenge to policy-makers. Efforts to design public policies that address these issues are motivated by the fact that innovations can allow for improved environmental quality at lower cost. However, the relationship between environmental policy and technological innovation remains an area in which empirical evidence is scant.  Increased attention should be paid to the design characteristics of public policies that are likely to affect the 'type' of innovation induced.  The work presented in this book is brought together in five subs
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Table of Contents; List of Acronyms; Executive Summary; Chapter 1. Environmental Policy Design Characteristics and Innovation; Introduction; Environmental policy design characteristics as determinants of innovation; Environmental policy stringency; Environmental policy predictability; Table 1.1. Policy instrument types and policy predictability; Environmental policy flexibility; Environmental policy depth; Table 1.2. Policy instrument types and depth; Environmental policy incidence; Indicator of innovation in general environmental technologies
    Description / Table of Contents: Figure 1.1. General "environmental" technologies by environmental mediumFigure 1.2. Air pollution abatement and control technologies; Figure 1.3. Air pollution abatement and control technologies; Figure 1.4. Water pollution abatement and control technologies; Figure 1.5. Water pollution abatement and control technologies; Figure 1.6. Solid waste management technologies; Figure 1.7. Solid waste management technologies; Figure 1.8. Proportion of patenting in general "environmental" technologies in patenting overall; Figure 1.9. Stringency of environmental policy regimes in selected countries
    Description / Table of Contents: Figure 1.10. Stringency of environmental policy regimes and innovation in environmental technologiesTable 1.3. Patent applicants; Empirical evidence on the effect of environmental policy characteristics on innovation; Environmental policy stringency; Table 1.4. Policy stringency and environmental patents (2001-07); Table 1.5. Determinants of total patents (2001-07); Table 1.6. Second-stage regression of environmental innovation on stringency; Environmental policy predictability; Figure 1.11. Stability and transparency of environmental policy regimes
    Description / Table of Contents: Figure 1.12. Stability and clarity of environmental policy regimes and innovation of environmental technologiesTable 1.7. Descriptive figure title statistics (2001-06); Table 1.8. Regression results: Policy stability and innovation (2001-06); Environmental policy flexibility; Figure 1.13. Flexibility of environmental policy regimes; Figure 1.14. Flexibility of environmental policy regimes and innovation of environmental technologies; Table 1.9. Descriptive statistics (2001-03); Table 1.10. Regression results: policy flexibility and innovation; Concluding remarks; Notes; References
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 2. Environmental Policy, Multilateral Environmental Agreements and International Markets for InnovationIntroduction; International transfer of environmental technologies; Figure 2.1. International transfer of selected environmental technologies (1975-06); Table 2.1. Most AWW-intensive bilateral transfer relations (2001-03); Environmental regulation and fragmentation of innovation markets; Data construction; Table 2.2. Descriptive statistics for the panel dataset; The empirical model
    Description / Table of Contents: Figure 2.2. Relationship between the flexibility of environmental policy regimes and source country patent applications
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    ISBN: 9789264119529
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (58 S.)
    Edition: Online-Ausg. 2011
    Parallel Title: Print version Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises : Change and Reform in OECD Countries since 2005
    DDC: 658.4/21
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    Abstract: In 2005, OECD published a stocktaking of the corporate governance framework in the Organisations member countries. This publication was the basis on which the OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises (the SOE Guidelines) was developed. It has been widely quoted in academic literature, in official documents and by practitioners. However, the SOE landscape in OECD countries has changed significantly since 2005 and four new countries have become members of the Organisation. This publication provides an update of changes since 2005, organised according to the main sections of the SOE Guidelines:the legal and regulatory framework for SOEs,the state acting as an owner,equitable treatment of shareholders,relations with stakeholders,transparency and disclosure, andthe responsibilities of the boards of SOEs.
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Table of Contents; Main changes in OECD member countries over the last six years; The legal and regulatory framework for state-owned enterprises; The State acting as an owner; Equitable treatment of shareholders; Relations with stakeholders; Transparency and disclosure; The responsibilities of the boards of state-owned enterprises; Notes; State-owned enterprise governance practices in new member countries; The legal and regulatory framework for state-owned enterprises; The State acting as an owner; Equitable treatment of shareholders; Relations with stakeholders
    Description / Table of Contents: Transparency and disclosureThe responsibilities of the boards of state-owned enterprises; Notes;
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    ISBN: 9789264086654
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (121 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Guidelines for Cost-effective Agri-environmental Policy Measures
    DDC: 333.7616
    Keywords: Electronic books ; Landwirtschaft ; Umweltschutz ; Umweltstandard ; Umweltsteuer ; Umweltzertifikathandel
    Abstract: Improving the environmental performance of agriculture is a high priority in OECD and many non-OECD countries. This will be of increasing concern in the future given the pressure to feed a growing world population with scarce land and water resources. Policy has an important role to play where markets for many of the environmental outcomes from agriculture are absent or poorly functioning.   . This study focuses on the design and implementation of environmental standards and regulations, taxes, payments and tradable permit schemes to address agri-environmental issues. It deals w
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Table of Contents; Executive Summary; Introduction; Objectives of agri-environmental policy instruments and criteria for policy evaluation; Policy design parameters: an overview; Tailoring environmental standards, environmental taxes and tradeable permits; Design issues for agri-environmental payment programmes; Policy-mixes for the agri-environment: overview of design parameters; Agri-environmental policies in OECD countries; Ex-ante and ex-post evaluation of agri-environmental policies; Summary and good policy practices
    Description / Table of Contents: Annex A. Compliance bases for alternative agri-environmental policy instrumentsAnnex B. Cross-compliance in the European Union; Annex C. Standards versus taxes; Bibliography;
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    ISBN: 9789264086395
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (PDF-Datei: 260 S.) , graph. Darst.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Equal opportunities?
    DDC: 331.62094
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    Keywords: Electronic books ; Konferenzschrift ; Arbeitsmarkt ; Einwanderer ; Gleichbehandlung ; Europäische Union
    Abstract: The integration of the children of immigrants - both those born in the host country (the "second generation") and those who arrived young enough to be educated in the host country - is of growing policy relevance for OECD countries. This group is entering the labour market in ever larger numbers, and their outcomes are often seen as the benchmark for successful integration policy. The labour market integration of the children of immigrants is an area where comparative international knowledge is gradually evolving, but still underdeveloped. Recent work by the OECD has shown that the childr
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Table of Contents; Main findings; Overview: Children of Immigrants in the Labour Markets of OECD and EU Countries; Summary; Introduction; Data and research on the children of immigrants; The size and parental origin of the children of migrant populations in OECD countries; The educational attainment of the children of immigrants; Overview of the labour market outcomes of the children of immigrants; Explaining differences in labour market outcomes - The role of socio-demographic characteristics; Conclusions; References; Annex 1.A1. Supplementary tables
    Description / Table of Contents: Annex 1.A2. Methodological notesPart I. MAIN DETERMINANTS OF EDUCATIONAL AND LABOUR MARKET OUTCOMES; The Integration of the Children of Immigrants in European Cities: The Importance of Parental Background; Seeking Success in Canada and the United States: Labour Market Outcomes among the Children of Immigrants; Main Determinants of Educational and Labour Market Outcomes; Labour Market Characteristics and their Impact on the Integration of Immigrants' Offspring; Part II. FACILITATING THE INTEGRATION OF CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS IN EDUCATION AND THE LABOUR MARKET
    Description / Table of Contents: Policy Options for Improving the Educational Outcomes of the Children of ImmigrantsSchool Segregation; Enhancing Diversity through Affirmative Action: What Other Countries Can Learn from the United States' Experience; Mainstreaming the Flemish Employment Equity and Diversity Policy; Policies to Enhance Diversity in Recruitment and Professional Development; Annex A.Programme of the joint technical seminar on the labour market integration of the children of immigrants, co-organised by the European Commission and the OECD;
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    ISBN: 9789264059467
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (130 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Measuring Innovation : A New Perspective
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    Keywords: Electronic books ; Unternehmen ; Innovationsmanagement ; Evaluation ; Unternehmenssektor ; Innovationsfähigkeit ; Messung ; Indikator
    Abstract: Measuring Innovation: A New Perspective presents new measures and new ways of looking at traditional indicators. It builds on 50 years of indicator development by OECD and goes beyond R&D to describe the broader context in which innovation occurs. It includes some experimental indicators that provide insight into new areas of policy interest. It highlights measurement gaps and proposes directions for advancing the measurement agenda. This publication begins by describing innovation today. It looks at what is driving innovation in firms, and how the scientific and research landsc
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Table of Contents; Acronyms, Country Groupings and Abbreviations; TOWARDS A MEASUREMENT AGENDA FOR INNOVATION; Chapter 1 - INNOVATION TODAY; Chapter 2 - EMPOWERING PEOPLE TO INNOVATE; Chapter 3 - UNLEASHING INNOVATION IN FIRMS; Chapter 4 - INVESTING IN INNOVATION; Chapter 5 - REAPING RETURNS FROM INNOVATION; Chapter 6 - ADDRESSING GLOBAL CHALLENGES; List of Figures; Data sources;
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    ISBN: 9789264084704
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (226 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version The OECD Innovation Strategy : Getting a Head Start on Tomorrow
    DDC: 601.12
    Keywords: Electronic books ; Innovation ; Strategische Planung ; Wirtschaftswachstum
    Abstract: Well-timed and targeted innovation boosts productivity, increases economic growth and helps solve societal problems. But how can governments encourage more people to innovate more of the time? And how can government itself be more innovative?. The OECD Innovation Strategy provides a set of principles for fostering innovation in people (workers and consumers), in firms and in government. It takes an in-depth look at the scope of innovation and how it is changing, as well as where and how it is occurring. The result is the formulation of far-reaching policies for innovation using recent research
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Executive Summary; Fostering Innovation: The Policy Challenge; Innovation Trends; Empowering People to Innovate; Unleashing Innovations; Creating and Applying Knowledge; Addressing Global and Social Challenges through Innovation; Improving Governance and Measurement; The Way Forward; Annex A. Consultation;
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    London : Anthem Press
    ISBN: 9781843318064 , 1843318067
    Language: English
    Pages: Online Ressource (162 p.)
    Edition: Online-Ausg.
    Series Statement: Tracts for our times
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Turner, Bryan S Can we live forever?
    DDC: 305.260112
    Keywords: Aging Social aspects ; Longevity Social aspects ; Longevity Moral and ethical aspects ; Longevity Moral and ethical aspects ; Aging Social aspects ; Longevity Social aspects ; Longevity ; ethics ; Electronic books
    Abstract: An enlightening look into the medical, cultural, religious and philosophical implications of life extension
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    ISBN: 9789264059344
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (192 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Doing better for children
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Assurer le bien-être des enfants
    DDC: 305.23091722
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    Keywords: Kinder ; OECD-Staaten ; Education ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Electronic books ; Graue Literatur ; Electronic books ; Graue Literatur ; OECD ; Kind
    Abstract: Drawing on a wide range of data sources, this publication constructs and analyses different indicators of child well-being across the OECD. These indicators cover six key areas: material well‑being; housing and environment; education; health and safety; risk behaviours; and quality of school life. They show that no one OECD country performs well in all areas and that every OECD country can do more to improve children’s lives. How much countries are spending on children and when is also closely considered, the first time such a comparative exercise has been undertaken across the OECD. Additional chapters offer detailed examinations of countries’ policies for children under age three, the impact of single parenthood on children and the effect of inequalities across generations. The publication concludes with broad policy recommendations for improving child well-being.
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    ISBN: 9789264066649
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (PDF-Datei: 280 S.) , graph. Darst.
    Series Statement: Local economic and employment development (LEED)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Designing local skills strategies
    DDC: 338.9
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    Keywords: Electronic books ; Fallstudiensammlung ; Fallstudiensammlung ; Ungelernter Arbeiter ; Berufliche Qualifikation ; Weiterbildung ; Angelernter Arbeiter ; Berufliche Qualifikation ; Berufliche Fortbildung
    Abstract: Higher-level skills are increasingly demanded by the knowledge-based economy. But with rising mobility and demographic change, it is no longer so simple to invest in a skilled workforce for the future. Actions are needed on a variety of fronts, including attracting and retaining talent, better integrating disadvantaged groups into the labour force, and upgrading the skills of low-paid workers. Much of the responsibility for these actions falls squarely on the shoulders of local policy makers. Drawing from a wide array of case studies, this book analyses best-practice local strategies for
    Description / Table of Contents: About the Authors; Foreword; Table of Contents; Executive Summary; Part I. International Overview; Chapter 1. Local Strategies for Developing Workforce Skills; Chapter 2. Addressing the Loss of Skills to International Migration; Part II. Case Studies; Chapter 3. The Shanghai "Highland of Talent" Strategy; Chapter 4. Michigan Regional Skills Alliances: A Statewide Initiative to Address Local Workforce Needs; Chapter 5. The Choctaw Tribe of Mississippi: Managing Skills for Workforce Transformation; Chapter 6. Addressing Skills Shortfalls in Mackay, Australia
    Description / Table of Contents: chapter 7. From Crane to Torso: Local Skill Strategies in the City of MalmöChapter 8. New York City Career Pathways: Skills Strategies for Low-paid Immigrants; Glossary;
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    ISBN: 9264041877
    Language: English
    Pages: Online Ressource (961 KB, 102 S.)
    Edition: 1. Aufl.
    Parallel Title: Print version Eurostat-OECD Manual on Business Demography Statistics
    DDC: 304.6
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    Abstract: Eurostat-OECD Manual on Business Demography Statistics This joint Eurostat and OECD publication provides a detailed description of the sources and methods used by OECD countries to compile the business demography indicators, such as birth death and survival rates of businesses, published by OECD in Structural and Demographic Business Statistics (SDBS). Furthermore, these measures are key components of the Entrepreneurship Indicators Programme developed jointly by the OECD and Eurostat. It is the first manual of its kind that provides for an internationally comparable framework for these increasingly important measures and also provides recommendations for the measurement of indicators not hitherto covered in the SDBS publication, such as indicators of high-growth enterprises and young high-growth enterprises (gazelles).
    Description / Table of Contents: CONTENTS; 1. Introduction; 1.1 About this manual; 1.2 Aims and user needs; 1.3 Units and coverage; 1.4 Legal Basis; 2. Data Sources; 2.1 Business registers; 2.2 Other sources; 3. The Population of Active Enterprises; 3.1 Scope of the population; 3.2 Indicators; 4. Typology of Demographic Events; 4.1 Typology; 5. Births; 5.1 From enterprise creations to enterprise births (population R); 5.2 Employer enterprise births and economic enterprise births; 5.3 Employment in newly born enterprises; 5.4 Indicators; 6. Survival and Growth; 6.1 Survival of newly born enterprises; 6.2 Measuring growth
    Description / Table of Contents: 7. Deaths7.1 From enterprise closures to enterprise deaths (population D); 7.2 Employer enterprise deaths and economic deaths; 7.3 Units in liquidation; 7.4 Provisional data on deaths; 7.5 Impact of deaths; 7.6 Indicators; 8. High-growth enterprises; 8.1 Definition; 8.2 Calculation; 8.3 Exclusions; 8.4 Gazelles; 8.5 Indicators; Glossary
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    ISBN: 9789264045774
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (217 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Costs of Inaction on Key Environmental Challenges
    DDC: 333.332
    Keywords: Electronic books ; Umweltschaden ; Kosten ; Umweltpolitik ; Klimaänderung ; Soziale Kosten ; Szenario
    Abstract: Countries today face numerous environmental policy challenges, such as climate change, air and water pollution, natural-resource management, natural disasters and environment-related hazards. The costs of not responding to them can be considerable, in some cases representing a significant drag on OECD economies.  This report provides introductory perspectives on the costs of inaction and discusses some of the future problems likely to be encountered in this very complex area
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Table of contents; List of Acronyms; Executive Summary; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Costs of Inaction with Respect to Air and Water Pollution; Chapter 3. Costs of Inaction with Respect to Climate Change; Chapter 4. Costs of Inaction with Respect to Environment-related Industrial Accidents and Natural Disasters; Chapter 5. Costs of Inaction with Respect to Natural Resource Management; Chapter 6. Summary and Conclusions;
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    ISBN: 9789264055742
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (PDF-Datei: 146 S.)
    Series Statement: OECD Insights
    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Strange, Tracey Sustainable development
    DDC: 301.2/4
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    Abstract: This book takes a careful look at the concept sustainable development: what it means; how it is affected by production, consumption and globalisation; how it can be measured, and what can be done to promote it. The OECD produces data, research and policy recommendations on many issues related to sustainable development, including climate change, co-operation with developing countries and corporate social responsibility. OECD Insights: Sustainable Development draws on that expertise. It argues that to be sustainable, development has to be based on progress in three areas at once: the economy, s
    Description / Table of Contents: Preliminaries; Foreword; Acknowledgements; CONTENTS; 1. At the Crossroads; 2. What is Sustainable Development; 3. Challenges of a Global World; 4. The Future Is Now; 5. Production and Consumption; 6. Measuring Sustainability; 7. Government and Civil Society; References;
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    ISBN: 9789264047754
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (169 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version The Global Competition for Talent : Mobility of the Highly Skilled
    DDC: 658.3131
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    Keywords: Electronic books ; OECD ; Fachkraft ; Internationale Mobilität
    Abstract: This publication discusses the dimensions, significance, and policy implications of international flows of human resources in science and technology. The international mobility of highly skilled workers is increasing in scale and complexity as more economies participate in R&D and innovation activity. Mobile talent diffuses knowledge both directly and indirectly across borders. This can boost global innovation performance, with benefits accruing to both sending and receiving countries. It is clear that mobility is leading to an increasing level of labour-market internationalisation and integra
    Description / Table of Contents: Table of Contents; Foreword; Executive Summary; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Knowledge Diffusion and Impacts of International Mobility; Chapter 3. Mobility and Its Impact: Data and Evidence; Chapter 4. Current Policy Approaches; Chapter 5. Looking Ahead: Mobility Policy;
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264050112
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (149 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Biofuel Support Policies : An Economic Assessment
    DDC: 662
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    Keywords: Electronic books ; Bioenergie ; Umweltpolitik ; Wirtschaftlichkeitsrechnung
    Abstract: Governments in many OECD countries, as well as in a number of countries outside the OECD area, actively promote the production and use of alternative transport fuels made from agricultural commodities. This report, jointly produced by the OECD and the IEA and drawing on information from a number of other organisations, analyses the implications of this support from various perspectives. The report shows that the high level of policy support contributes little to reduced greenhouse-gas emissions and other policy objectives, while it adds to a range of factors that raise international price
    Description / Table of Contents: Preliminaries; Foreword; Table of contents; Chapter 1. Facts and Trends; Chapter 2. Quantitative analysis of biofuel policies and developments; Chapter 3. Costs and benefits of biofuel support policies; Chapter 4. Summary, Conclusions and Policy Recommendations; Annex A. Specification of biofuel markets in the Aglink model; Annex B. Environmental effects covered in the SAPIM application; Annex C. Economic and environmental outcomes under alternative scenarios in the SAPIM application; References;
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    Paris : OECD Publishing and OECD Development Centre
    ISBN: 9789264027589
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (155 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Financing Development : Aid and Beyond
    DDC: 332.09172
    Keywords: Electronic books ; Entwicklungsfinanzierung
    Abstract: Aid alone cannot finance development; bringing in fresh sources of finance is essential. The emergence of a multiplicity of new financing options is good news for developing countries, but it also raises challenges. The authors in this stimulating book assess the changing landscape of international development finance from a global and a developing-country perspective. The result is a vast range of policy implications for donor and recipient alike. In an easily digestible format, the book provides recommendations on innovative policy mechanisms, on the use of both grants and loans in developme
    Description / Table of Contents: 001.pdf; 001e.pdf; 002e.pdf;
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    Cambridge [Eng.] : Cambridge University Press
    ISBN: 052183290X , 0521540461 , 9781849722124 , 9780521832908 , 9780521540469
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (1023 entries) , 11 images, digital files
    Parallel Title: Print version
    DDC: 301.03
    Keywords: Sociology Dictionaries ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Providing an authoritative and comprehensive overview of the classical and the contemporary from accounts to Zola, Irving, this volume is an indispensable guide to the vibrant and expanding field of sociology. Featuring numerous entries, from concise definitions to discursive essays, written by leading international academics, the Dictionary offers a truly global perspective, examining both American and European traditions and approaches. Entries cover schools, theories, theorists and debates, with substantial articles on all key topics in the field. While recognising the richness of historical sociological traditions, the Dictionary also looks forward to new and evolving influences such as cultural change, genetics, globalization, information technologies, new wars and terrorism. Most entries incorporate references for further reading and a cross-referencing system enables easy access to related areas. This Dictionary is an invaluable reference work for students and academics alike and will help to define the field of sociology in years to come
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264036635
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (373 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Financial Support to Fisheries : Implications for Sustainable Development
    DDC: 338.3
    Keywords: Electronic books ; Fischerei ; Subvention ; Transferzahlung ; Nachhaltigkeit
    Abstract: OECD governments pay out around USD 6 billion a year to support the fisheries sector. Some of this expenditure is provided to help ensure the effective management of fisheries through the provision of research, administrative and enforcement services. However, its effects on economic profitability and resource sustainability are open to debate. Such support has often been linked to over-fishing and over-capitalisation, and its reform may lead to improved economic, environmental and social outcomes. The focus of the World Trade Organization and the World Summit on Sustainable Development, among
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    ISBN: 9789264022072
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (169 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Challenges to Fiscal Adjustment in Latin America : The Cases of Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico
    DDC: 338.91
    Keywords: Electronic books ; Argentinien ; Brasilien ; Chile ; Mexiko ; Fiskalpolitik ; Öffentlicher Haushalt
    Abstract: Despite considerable progress made by Latin America's biggest economies in putting their finances in order, numerous challenges remain.  Public spending needs to incorporate more flexibility, ageing populations and social demands threaten future pressures on expenditure, and social and infrastructure spending need to be more cost-effective.  At the same time, tax bases need to broaden to reduce reliance on distortionary taxes on financial transactions and enterprise turnover, and overall tax administration must be improved.  Finally and foremost, the fiscal authorities need to k
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264025523
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (202 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version The Political Economy of Environmentally Related Taxes
    DDC: 363.7
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    Keywords: Electronic books ; OECD ; Mitgliedsstaaten ; Umweltsteuer ; Umweltpolitik
    Abstract: Environmentally related taxes are increasingly used in OECD countries, and ample and increasing evidence of their environmental effectiveness is now available. However, there remains a high potential for wider use of these environmental policy instruments, provided that they are well designed and that their potential impact on international competitiveness and income distribution are properly addressed. Based on experience in OECD countries, this book provides a comprehensive discussion of these issues and of recent research on the environmental and economic impacts of applying environmentally
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Table of Contents; Executive Summary; Chapter 1. Introduction, Background and Main Findings; Chapter 2. Current Use of Environmentally Related Taxes; Chapter 3. Environmental Effectiveness; Chapter 4. The Sectoral Competitiveness Issue - Theoretical Studies; Chapter 5. The Sectoral Competitiveness Issue - Border Tax Adjustments; Chapter 6. The Sectoral Competitiveness Issue - Ex post Studies; Chapter 7. Impacts on Income Distribution; Chapter 8. Administrative Costs; Chapter 9. Enhancing Public Acceptance; Chapter 10. Environmentally Related Taxes Used in Instrument Mixes
    Description / Table of Contents: Technical annex. Estimation of Price ElasticitiesReferences;
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    ISBN: 9789264014077
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (329 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Innovation in Energy Technology : Comparing National Innovation Systems at the Sectoral Level
    DDC: 333.7911
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    Keywords: Electronic books ; Energietechnik ; Brennstoffzelle ; Wasserstoffenergietechnik ; Innovationsförderung ; Energiepolitik ; Technologiepolitik
    Abstract: Innovation in energy technology is becoming increasingly important to meet growing demand for energy amidst concern about the security of energy supplies and calls for greater environmental protection. Governments across the OECD are investing considerable sums in R&D on new energy technologies, such as fuel cells, and seeking ways to speed their deployment and smooth the transition to a more sustainable, hydrogen-based economy. What steps are they taking? What lessons can be learned from the experiences of other countries? How do energy innovation systems differ among countries and how can po
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; CONTENTS; Executive Summary; Chapter 1. Synthesis of Main Findings; Résumé; Chapitre 1. Synthèse des principales conclusions; Country Studies; Chapter 2. Canada: Fuel Cells; Chapter 3. France: Fuel Cells; Chapter 4. Germany: Fuel Cells; Chapter 5. Italy: Fuel Cells; Chapter 6. Japan: Fuel Cells; Chapter 7. Korea: Fuel Cells and Photovoltaics; Chapter 8. Norway: Fuel Cells; Chapter 9. Norway: Upstream Oil and Gas; Chapter 10. United Kingdom: Fuel Cells; Chapter 11. United States: Automotive Fuel Cells; Chapter 12. United States: Stationary Fuel Cells
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 13. United States: Advanced Turbine SystemAnnex A. Types of Fuel Cells and Theur Applications; Annex B. International Conference on Innovation in Energy Technologies: Programme;
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    ISBN: 9789264028876
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (113 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Supermarkets and the Meat Supply Chain : The Economic Impact of Food Retail on Farmers, Processors and Consumers
    DDC: 338.1
    Keywords: Electronic books ; Fleischmarkt ; Lebensmittelgroßhandel ; Lebensmitteleinzelhandel ; Supermarkt ; Preisbildung ; Fleischindustrie ; Fleischverarbeitende Industrie ; Fleischverbrauch
    Abstract: This volume examines developments in the food economy, focusing on the economic impacts of increasing retailer concentration on consumers, processors and farmers. The document estimates retail market power and assesses price transmission in the beef, pork and poultry supply chains of Canada, the Czech Republic, Japan and the Netherlands. In addition, farm marketing strategies are examined in three case studies: retail versus other labelling in the Belgian pork and beef supply chains; producer organisation in Dutch horticulture; and contract rearing in livestock production in the EU
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264027121
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (117 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Decoupling the Environmental Impacts of Transport from Economic Growth
    DDC: 363.73874
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    Keywords: Electronic books ; Wirtschaftswachstum ; Transport ; Umweltverschmutzung
    Abstract: Economic growth requires an efficient transport system, and transport activity continues to cause large adverse impacts on the environment, human health and the economy. But is a negative impact of transport on the environment a necessary consequence of economic growth?  This volume offers a comprehensive discussion of recent research on the links between transport demand and economic growth. It provides an in-depth discussion of environmental and economic effects of a package of instruments for decoupling environmentally impacts of transport from economic growth -- and how to overcome ob
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword and Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Executive Summary; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Transport and the Economy; Chapter 3. Transport and the Environment; Chapter 4. Decoupling Indicators; Chapter 5. Policy Instruments for Decoupling; Chapter 6. National Case Studies; Chapter 7. Conclusion: Towards a Decoupling Strategy; Glossary; References;
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264025370
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (209 p.)
    Edition: Online-Ausg.
    Parallel Title: Print version Women in Scientific Careers : Unleashing the Potential
    DDC: 300
    Keywords: Electronic books ; Frau ; Berufstätigkeit ; Internationaler Vergleich ; Wissenschaftlerin
    Abstract: Women have made important contributions to research and innovation in OECD countries, but their potential remains largely untapped. While women account for more than half of university graduates in several OECD countries, they receive only 30% of tertiary degrees granted in science and engineering fields. Not suprisingly, women account for only 25% to 35% of researchers in most OECD countries. The gender gap in science is greatest in Japan, Korea, Austria and Switzerland. The researcher gender gap is smaller in countries such as the Slovak Republic, Greece, Portugal, Spain and New Zealand. Whe
    Description / Table of Contents: pt. 1. Introductionpt. 2. Barriers faced by women researchers : segregation by field of work. Statistics on women in science : examples from the European Union / Camilla Gidlöf Regnier -- The gender gap in the public research sector : the case of Denmark / Kamma Langberg -- Women's research careers and scientific productivity in public research / María Bordons and Elba Mauleón -- Women's careers in science and technology in Japan / Mariko Ogawa -- Trends in gender seregation by field of work in higher education / Christian Suter -- Theories into gender segregation in the scientific careers / Yu Xie -- Disparities between men's and women's careers in scientific research : the case of Austria / Ingrid Schacherl -- pt. 3. Barriers faced by women researchers : segregation by hierarchy. Gender as a career factor faced in academic research / Iiris Aaltio -- Initiatives and experiences in gender equality at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology / Eivind Hiis Hauge -- Does gender matter in scientific leadership? / Rossella Palomba -- Gender and the careers of French university instructors and researchers / Frédérique Pigeyre -- pt. 4. Instruments for change : existing policy measures and programmes. The success of female scientists in the 21st century : an American perspective / Wanda E. Ward -- Encouragement to advance : a programme to promote career strategies for women in German academia / Andrea Löther -- Dutch research council policy actions to encourage the participation of women in science / Wilma van Donselaar -- Instruments for changing gender inequalities in scientific careers / Christel Baltes-Löhr -- Balancing research careers and private lives : do social measures matter? / Aliki Mouriki -- Women in Latin American science and technology : a window of opportunity / Judith Zubieta -- Supply and demand-side actions to promote women in S & T : lessons from the United Kingdom Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology / Jane Butcher -- Women in scientific careers : the case study of Italy / Sveva Avveduto -- pt. 5. Conclusion. Concluding remarks / Maria Stratigaki.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing and Nuclear Energy Agency
    ISBN: 9789264028579
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (240 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Perspectives on Nuclear Data for the Next Decade : Workshop Proceedings -- Bruyères-le-Châtel, France, 26-28 September 2005
    DDC: 539.7
    Keywords: Electronic books ; Kerntechnik
    Abstract: With a declining number of nuclear data evaluators in the world and an increasing demand for high-quality data, there is a risk that evaluators will concentrate on producing new nuclear data to the detriment of developing new models and methods for evaluating existing data. In this context, it is essential to identify the basic physics issues that are going to be important for future nuclear data evaluation processes. At the same time, demand for new types of data, which will be needed in emerging nuclear applications, could warrant new evaluation techniques that are presently only used in the
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264022737
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (179 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Innovation and Knowledge-Intensive Service Activities
    DDC: 909.821
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    Keywords: Electronic books ; Softwareindustrie ; Innovationsmanagement ; Gesundheitswesen ; Innovationsmanagement ; Tourismusindustrie ; Innovationsmanagement ; Freizeitindustrie ; Rohstoffwirtschaft ; Innovationsmanagement
    Abstract: From research and development to legal and marketing services, a wide range of knowledge-intensive service activities (KISAs) enables firms and public sector organisations to better innovate. KISAs are both sources and carriers of knowledge that influence and improve the performance of individual organisations, value chains and industry clusters across all sectors of the economy. Yet little is known about KISAs or the ways in which they improve the ability of private and public sector organisations to develop, absorb and apply knowledge in their innovation processes. This publication examines
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; CONTENTS; Executive Summary; Résumé; Chapter 1. Synthesis of Main Findings ; Chapter 2. Overview of the KISA Research Project ; Summaries of Empirical Studies; Chapter 3. The Role of KISA in the Software Industry; Chapter 4. The Role of KISA in Health Care; Chapter 5. The Role of KISA in the Tourism and Leisure Industries ; Chapter 6. The Role of KISA in Renewing Resource-based Industries; Annex Country Studies
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    Paris : OECD Publishing and Programme on Educational Building
    ISBN: 9789264006485
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (110 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version 21st Century Learning Environments
    DDC: 371.6/2
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    Keywords: Electronic books ; Konferenzschrift ; Schulgebäude ; Internationaler Vergleich
    Abstract: School buildings have a crucial contribution to make to raising educational achievement. Designing high performance school buildings for the 21st century for all children is a shared concern amongst OECD countries. Innovative research seeks architectural answers that make efficient use of the resources invested in building, renovating and running schools. Changes in the design of those buildings must serve the educational process and improve the quality of the learning environment. A major chall
    Description / Table of Contents: FOREWORD; TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; SECTION I EMERGING THEMES; Theme 1. The challenge of designing schools in a changing world; Theme 2. The impact of new technology on school design; Theme 3. Increasing access to education through school design; Theme 4. Designing sustainable, comfortable school buildings; Theme 5. Involving all stakeholders in the design process; Theme 6. Educational facilities as a learning tool; Theme 7. Assuring design quality; SECTION II SUMMARY OF PRESENTATIONS; SECTION III SCHOOL VISITS, LONDON AREA; CONCLUSIONS; RELATED PUBLICATIONS;
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    ISBN: 9789264014039
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (188 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Innovation in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology : Comparing National Innovation Systems at the Sectoral Level
    DDC: 615.19
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    Keywords: Electronic books ; Pharmazeutische Technologie ; Biopharmazie ; Innovationsförderung ; Technologiepolitik ; Industriepolitik
    Abstract: What are the specific characteristics of innovation in pharmaceutical biotechnology? How do biopharmaceutical innovation systems in OECD countries perform and which policies are suitable to foster performance?. This publication examines the innovation system in pharmaceutical biotechnology in eight OECD countries - Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway and Spain. The report summarises the results of in-depth studies, providing a comparative analysis of participating countries' performance in science and innovation in biopharmaceuticals. It highlights specific charac
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; TABLE OF CONTENTS; Executive Summary; Note de synthèse; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Summary of Country Studies; Belgium; Finland; France; Germany; Japan; The Netherlands; Norway; Spain; Chapter 3. Comparison of Performance in National BiopharmaceuticalInnovation Systems; Chapter 4 .Openness of the Biopharmaceutical Innovation System; Chapter 5. Comparison of Selected Demand-side Factors; Chapter 6. Structure, Dynamics and Performance in NationalBiopharmaceutical Innovation Systems; Chapter 7. Systemic Imperfections in Biopharmaceutical Innovation Systems
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 8. Policy Implications
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264027169
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (132 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version OECD Anti-Spam Toolkit of Recommended Policies and Measures
    DDC: 384.3/4
    Keywords: Electronic books ; Spam-Mail ; Gegenmaßnahme
    Abstract: In view of the wide impact of spam, and the potential for further problems as a result of the convergence of communication technologies and the emergence of ubiquitous communications and mobile Internet, the OECD brought together policy makers and industry experts to form the OECD Task Force on Spam. They were charged with developing a framework aimed at tackling spam using a broad, multi-disciplinary range of solutions. The Task Force developed the Anti-Spam Toolkit, which recommends a range of policies and measures that should be key elements of a comprehensive public policy framework for ad
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    ISBN: 9789264014985
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (405 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Competition Law and Policy in Latin America : Peer Reviews of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru
    DDC: 343/.73/072
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    Keywords: Electronic books ; Lateinamerika ; Wettbewerbspolitik ; Wettbewerbsrecht
    Abstract: The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) co-operate in competition law and policy to promote increased economic growth, employment and economic efficiency, and a higher average standard of living in the medium to long term. There is increasing consensus that sound competition law and policy are essential to achieving these goals. IDB-OECD co-operation in competition law and policy centres on annual meetings of the Latin American Competition Forum (LACF). LACF meetings include substantive roundtable discussions and peer revi
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    Paris : OECD Publishing and European Conference of Ministers of Transport
    ISBN: 9789282113547
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (136 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Strengthening Inland Waterway Transport : Pan-European Co-operation for Progress
    DDC: 656.6
    Keywords: Electronic books ; Wasserstraße ; Binnengewässer ; Verkehrswirtschaft ; Verkehrspolitik
    Abstract: This publication is a complete collection of the papers presented at the workshop on ''Pan-European Co-operation towards Strong Inland Waterway Transport: On the Move'' held in Paris on 22 and 23 September 2005. The purpose  of the workshop was to establish what progress had been made since the Pan-European Conference on Inland Waterways in Rotterdam in 2001 in preparation for the Bucharest Ministerial Conference, scheduled for September 2006. The papers focus essentially on the development of the inland waterway market in a pan-European context, conditions of competition, infrastructure
    Description / Table of Contents: FOREWORD; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I. INLAND WATERWAY MARKET DEVELOPMENT INA PAN-EUROPEAN CONTEXT; CHAPTER 1. EU AND RHINE MARKETS; CHAPTER 2. DANUBE MARKET; CHAPTER 3. RUSSIAN MARKET; CHAPTER 4. UKRAINIAN MARKET; PART II. LEVELLING THE PLAYING FIELD; CHAPTER 1. IS THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF EUROPEAN INLAND NAVIGATIONSUITABLY ADAPTED?; CHAPTER 2. IMPLEMENTING THE DECISIONS OF THE ROTTERDAMPAN-EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON INLAND WATER TRANSPORT; CHAPTER 3. HARMONISATION OF SOCIAL CONDITIONS:AN EXAMPLE FROM THE MARITIME SECTOR AT ILO; CHAPTER 4. INLAND WATERWAYS: CHARGING AND PRICING - SUMMARY REPORT
    Description / Table of Contents: PART III. ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF INLAND WATERWAY TRANSPORTDEVELOPMENTCHAPTER 1. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF INLAND SHIPPING ANDWATERWAY DEVELOPMENT; CHAPTER 2. CONSIDERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS IN PROJECTSON GERMAN WATERWAYS; PART IV. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE WORKSHOP; ANNEX A. ROTTERDAM DECLARATION; ANNEX B. FOLLOW-UP TO THE ROTTERDAM DECLARATION:ECMT MINISTERIAL DOCUMENT -POSSIBLE ACTIONS TO STRENGTHEN THE ROLE OF INLAND WATERWAYS; ANNEX C. FOLLOW-UP TO THE ROTTERDAM DECLARATION:REPORT OF THE VOLUNTEER GROUP; ANNEX D. STATISTICAL APPROACH TO INLAND WATERWAY TRANSPORT;
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    Paris : OECD Publishing and European Conference of Ministers of Transport
    ISBN: 9789282113349
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (263 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Young Drivers : The Road to Safety
    DDC: 363.1257094
    Keywords: Electronic books ; Kraftfahrer ; Jugend ; Heranwachsender ; Verkehrsverhalten ; Verkehrssicherheit ; Maßnahme
    Abstract: Traffic crashes are the single greatest killer of those aged 15-24 in OECD, and many ECMT, countries. In the OECD alone about 25 000 people in this age group die in crashes every year. In many countries, about 20% to 30% of total fatal crashes involve a young driver. For every young driver killed, more than 1.3 other people likely also die in the same crashes. Thus, young drivers pose a greater risk than other drivers to themselves, their passengers and other road users. This problem imposes substantial costs on individuals, families and societies. This report provides an overview of the scope
    Description / Table of Contents: TABLE OF CONTENTS; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1. THE PROBLEM OF YOUNG, NOVICE DRIVERS; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Young Driver Crash Data; 1.3. Quantifying the Problem; 1.4. Basic Characteristics of Young, Novice Driver Risk; 1.5. The Specifics of Young, Novice Driver Crashes; 1.6. The Costs of Young Driver Risk; 1.7. Countries at Different Levels of Motorisation; 1.8. Conclusions; Chapter 2. YOUNG DRIVERS' BEHAVIOUR AND RISK EXPOSURE:FACTORS BEHIND THE PROBLEM; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. General "Nature" and "Nurture" Aspects of Young, Novice Driver Risk; 2.3. Acute Impairments
    Description / Table of Contents: 2.4. The Acquisition of Driving Skills2.5. The Willingness to Drive Safely and Self-Assessment; 2.6. Risk-Enhancing Factors; 2.7. Conclusions; Chapter 3. COUNTERMEASURES; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Issues Regarding Group Selection, Outcome Criteria andthe Value of Evaluation Studies; 3.3. The Impact of General Road Safety Measures on Young Driver Risk; 3.4. Classification of Licensing Systems in Use and Current Trends; 3.5. Effectiveness of Individual Elements in the Licensing Process; 3.6. Protective Measures for Solo Driving; 3.7. Influencing Safety Motivation in Solo Driving
    Description / Table of Contents: 3.8. Young Male Drivers: In Search of Effective Measures3.9. A Survey of Experts' Views on thePotential Effectiveness of Countermeasures; 3.10. Conclusions; Chapter 4. AREAS FOR NEW IMPROVEMENTS; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Non-regulatory Measures; 4.3. Technology-based Solutions; 4.4. Conclusions; Chapter 5. WHICH ACTIONS TO TAKE?; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Overview of Key Risk Factors; 5.3. Key Policy Options; 5.4. Which Actions to Take: Key General Actions/Enforcement Measures; 5.5. Which Actions to Take: Young Driver-Specific Measures; 5.6. Other General Measures
    Description / Table of Contents: 5.7. How Well Will These General and Young Driver-SpecificMeasures Deal with Young Male Driver Risks?5.8. Timelines for Action; 5.9. Prioritising; 5.10. The Young Driver Strategy; 5.11. Conclusions; Chapter 6. MANAGING CHANGE; 6.1. Introduction; 6.2. Barriers to Change; 6.3. Managing Change; 6.4. Conclusions; Chapter 7. YOUNG DRIVERS IN COUNTRIES AT DIFFERENTLEVELS OF MOTORISATION; 7.1. Introduction; 7.2. Global Young Driver Risk; 7.3. Knowledge Transfer to Non-OECD/ECMT Countries; 7.4. Conclusions; Chapter 8. SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
    Description / Table of Contents: ANNEX A. Driver Licensing Systems Around the WorldANNEX B. Working Group Members and Experts Consulted;
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9264029796 , 9789264029798
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (108 p)
    Edition: Online-Ausg. 2010 Electronic reproduction
    Series Statement: Cutting Red Tape
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Éliminer la paperasserie : Des stratégies nationales pour simplifier les formalités administratives
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Reducir el papeleo : Estrategias nacionales para la simplificación administrativa
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Reduzindo burocracia: Estratégias nacionais de simplificação administrativa
    DDC: 352.3/87
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    Keywords: Government paperwork ; Trade regulation ; Administrative procedure ; Electronic books ; OECD ; Verwaltungsvereinfachung ; Verwaltung ; Genehmigungsverfahren ; Vereinfachung
    Abstract: Red tape is burdensome to companies, inhibiting entrepreneurship and reducing competitiveness. This book examines OECD countries' strategies, tools and institutional frameworks for reducing red tape, identifies trends and finds what strategies are working
    Description / Table of Contents: Simplification strategiesSimplification tools -- Institutional frameworks -- Conclusions and future directions -- Annex 1. Institutional bodies in charge of administrative simplification -- Annex 2. The standard cost model in European countries.
    Note: "The report was prepared ... by Fiorenza Barazzoni, Fabienne Cerri and Glen Hepburn"--P. 4 , Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-102) , Published also in French under the title: Éliminer la paperasserie : des stratégies nationales pour simplifier les formalités administratives , Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL , Electronic reproduction
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    Paris : OECD Publishing and European Conference of Ministers of Transport
    ISBN: 9789264008564
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (116 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Economic Evaluation of Long-Life Pavements : Phase 1
    DDC: 388.1/1
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    Keywords: Electronic books ; Straßenbaustoff ; Straßenoberbau ; Langlebigkeit ; Bewertung
    Abstract: In many nations with mature road networks, new road construction typically accounts for around 50% of the road budget. Much of the remainder of national road budgets is spent on maintenance and rehabilitation of existing roads. Current road construction methods and materials contribute to this outcome
    Description / Table of Contents: Preliminaries; Foreword; ABSTRACT; Contents; Executive Summary; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Traditional Pavements for High traffic Roads; Chapter 3 Evaluation Frameworks; Chapter 4 Economic Feasibility of Long life Pavement Surfacing; Chapter 5 Next generation Pavements for High traffic Highways; Surface Layer and Guidelines for the Assessment of Candidate Solutions; Chapter 7 Summary and Conclusions; Annex A Questionnaire Flexible Pavements; Annex B Whole life Cost Cycle Models Considered; Annex C Application of HDM 4 Model; Annex D PASI Model Data Input and Results
    Description / Table of Contents: Annex E List of Working Group MembersGlossary;
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264010598
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (360 p.)
    Edition: Online-Ausg. 2010 Electronic reproduction
    Parallel Title: Print version Public Sector Integrity : A Framework for Assessment
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    Keywords: Electronic books ; Öffentlicher Sektor ; Staatskunst ; Integrität ; Förderung ; Korruption ; Prävention ; Bewertung ; Methode
    Abstract: This assessment framework for public sector integrity provides policy makers and managers with a pioneering roadmap to design and organise sound assessments in specific public organisations and sectors. It includes practical checklists, decision-making tools and options for methodologies based on good practices. At a time when governments are increasingly required to assess pro-integrity and corruption prevention measures, this report provides a unique inventory of methods and solutions used world wide for crafting well-designed assessments. Selected case studies give more details on rece
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Table of Contents; Executive Summary; Part I. Integrity and Corruption Prevention Measures in the Public Service: Towards an Assessment Framework; Introduction; What is an assessment framework?; Notes; Step 1. Defining the purpose: Why Assess integrity and corruption prevention measures?; Step 2. Selecting the subject: What do decision-makers want to assess?; Step 3. Planning and organising the assessment: Who will assess?; Step 4. Agreeing on methodology: How to assess; Step 5. Ensuring impact: How are assessment results integrated into the policy cycle?
    Description / Table of Contents: Annex I.A1. Elements of the Ethics InfrastructureAnnex I.A2. Setting Criteria for Assessing Integrity and Corruption Prevention Policy Measures; Annex I.A3. Balancing Complexity with the Imperative to Act; Annex I.A4. Glossary; Part II. Assessment Strategies and Practices for Integrity and Anti-corruption Measures: A Comparative Overview; Introduction; Integrity framework; Measuring the impact of preventative systems; Performance assessment; Codes of conduct; Transparency systems; Training systems; Communication strategies; Counselling; Whistleblower hotlines and help lines
    Description / Table of Contents: Co-ordinating ethics bodiesReport cards; Conclusion; Recommendations; Notes; Part III. The Experiences of OECD Countries; Review on Assessing Effectiveness of Integrity and Anti-corruption Measures in the Korean Public Service; Evaluating the Effectiveness of Measures to Prevent and Combat Corruption in France; Developing Policy Assessment Measures for Integrity and Corruption Prevention Activities: The Australian Experience; Values to be Part of the Daily Job: The Finnish Experience;
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    ISBN: 9781848608115
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (digital)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg. u.d.T. The Sage handbook of sociology
    DDC: 301
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    Keywords: Wörterbuch ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Forschungsbericht ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; Soziologie ; Soziologie ; Soziologie
    URL: Volltext  (URL des Erstveröffentlichers)
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    Philadelphia : Temple University Press
    ISBN: 9781592134038
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (247 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Of Others Inside : Insanities, Addictions, and Recoveries Among Homeless Americans
    DDC: 305.568
    Keywords: Mentally ill-United States-Social conditions ; Addicts-United States-Social conditions ; Homeless persons-Mental health-United States ; Homeless persons-Mental health services-United States ; Homelessness-United States ; Marginality, Social-United States ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Abstract: An original, comparative look at homelessness, mental disease, and addiction in America
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents; Foreword by Bryan S. Turner; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: Beyond Objectivism and Subjectivismin the Sociology of Mental Health; Part I: A History of Insanities and Addictions Among Marginalized Americans; II A Tale of Two Programs; References; Index;
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    ISBN: 9789264015746
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (148 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Reallocation : The Role of Budget Institutions
    DDC: 336.0124
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    Abstract: Reallocation is about major adjustments of public expenditure away from its current patterns. In recent years, reallocation has become increasingly important as a means to finance new needs in the sphere of internal and external security, integration of immigrants, education, health and pensions, especially in countries where economic growth has been weak
    Description / Table of Contents: Preliminaries; contents; 1. Overview of the project; 2. Motives for reallocation; 3. The role of institutions; 4. An empirical perspective; 5. Conclusions; BIBLIOGRAPHY; ANNEX A. THE MICROECONOMIC CLASSIFICATION; ANNEX B. COUNTRY TABLES AND GRAPHS;
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    ISBN: 9789264013896
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (364 p.)
    Series Statement: The Development Dimension
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Migrations, transferts de fonds et développement
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Migration, remittances and development
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    Keywords: Rücküberweisungen ; Entwicklung ; Finanzsektor ; Entwicklungsländer ; Wirkungsanalyse ; Finance and Investment ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Development ; Electronic books ; Konferenzschrift ; Migration ; Kapitalanlage ; Regionalentwicklung
    Abstract: This publication presents the current situation with regard to the magnitude and economic impact of migrants’ remittances to their countries of origin. In 2004, remittances exceeded official development aid in several emigration countries: they totalled USD 126 billion according to IMF estimates. The book surveys the channels used to collect these funds; the role of banking systems and other financial institutions; the introduction of new technologies and their impact on fund collection; how the funds are transferred; and how to reduce the costs. Focus is also placed on the different ways in which migrants themselves participate -- together with non-governmental organisations, host countries and sending countries -- to open up new avenues for policies on development aid and co-development. The direct role that migrants can play at the local level is highlighted. Several countries and regions are illustrated: Southern European countries, Mexico, Turkey, North African and sub-Saharan African countries, the Philippines and some Latin American countries.
    Description / Table of Contents: TABLE OF CONTENTS; Executive Summary; Introduction: International Migrant Remittances and their Role in Development; Part I. FINANCIAL FLOWS GENERATED BY EMIGRATION AND THEIR IMPACT ON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; Chapter 1. Migrant Remittances and their Impact on Development in the Home Economies: The Case of Africa; Chapter 2. The Remittances of Moroccan Emigrants and their Usage; Chapter 3. Mexico: International Migration, Remittances and Development; Chapter 4. Migration, Remittances and their Impact on Economic Development in Turkey
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 5. Migration Policies, Remittances and Economic Development in the Philippines; Part II. REMITTANCES AND FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS; Chapter 6. Principal Channels and Costs of Remittances: The Case of Turkey; Chapter 7. Western Union and the World Market for Remittances; Chapter 8. The MoneySend and MasterCard™ Services; Annex to Part II. Financial Infrastructures and Remittance via the Banking System and other Channels: The Cases of Portugal, Morocco, Latin America and the Caribbean; Part III. MACROECONOMIC IMPACT OF REMITTANCES
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 9. What is the Macroeconomic Impact of International Remittances on the Home Country?; Chapter 10. Macroeconomic Impact of Remittances; Chapter 11. Emigrants' Remittances - A Potentially Important Development Tool: The Case of Italy; Chapter 12. Remittances and Development: The Case of Greece; Chapter 13. Do International Migration and Remittances Reduce Poverty in Developing Countries?; Part IV. RECENT INITIATIVES TO CHANNEL REMITTANCES TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT; Chapter 14. Social Learning as a Productive Project: The Tres por Uno (Three for One) Experience at Zacatecas, Mexico
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 15. Migration, Remittances and Economic Initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa; Chapter 16. "Migration and Development": A Non-governmental Organisation Involved in Co-development; Part V. REMITTANCES AND PROMOTION OF DEVELOPMENT: SOME PROPOSALS; Chapter 17. Incorporating Insights from Migration Research into Policy on Remittances; Chapter 18. Turning Remittances into Investments; Chapter 19. Motivating Migrants for Social and Economic Development in Mali and Senegal; Chapter 20. The Support of Non-governmental Organisations in the Collection of Remittances
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 21. Some Lessons from the Agence Française de Développement in the Field of Co-development; Conclusions;
    Description / Table of Contents: TABLE OF CONTENTS; Executive Summary; Introduction: International Migrant Remittances and their Role in Development; Part I. FINANCIAL FLOWS GENERATED BY EMIGRATION AND THEIR IMPACT ON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; Chapter 1. Migrant Remittances and their Impact on Development in the Home Economies: The Case of Africa; Chapter 2. The Remittances of Moroccan Emigrants and their Usage; Chapter 3. Mexico: International Migration, Remittances and Development; Chapter 4. Migration, Remittances and their Impact on Economic Development in Turkey
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 5. Migration Policies, Remittances and Economic Development in the PhilippinesPart II. REMITTANCES AND FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS; Chapter 6. Principal Channels and Costs of Remittances: The Case of Turkey; Chapter 7. Western Union and the World Market for Remittances; Chapter 8. The MoneySend and MasterCard™ Services; Annex to Part II. Financial Infrastructures and Remittance via the Banking System and other Channels: The Cases of Portugal, Morocco, Latin America and the Caribbean; Part III. MACROECONOMIC IMPACT OF REMITTANCES
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 9. What is the Macroeconomic Impact of International Remittances on the Home Country?Chapter 10. Macroeconomic Impact of Remittances; Chapter 11. Emigrants' Remittances - A Potentially Important Development Tool: The Case of Italy; Chapter 12. Remittances and Development: The Case of Greece; Chapter 13. Do International Migration and Remittances Reduce Poverty in Developing Countries?; Part IV. RECENT INITIATIVES TO CHANNEL REMITTANCES TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT; Chapter 14. Social Learning as a Productive Project: The Tres por Uno (Three for One) Experience at Zacatecas, Mexico
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 15. Migration, Remittances and Economic Initiatives in Sub-Saharan AfricaChapter 16. "Migration and Development": A Non-governmental Organisation Involved in Co-development; Part V. REMITTANCES AND PROMOTION OF DEVELOPMENT: SOME PROPOSALS; Chapter 17. Incorporating Insights from Migration Research into Policy on Remittances; Chapter 18. Turning Remittances into Investments; Chapter 19. Motivating Migrants for Social and Economic Development in Mali and Senegal; Chapter 20. The Support of Non-governmental Organisations in the Collection of Remittances
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 21. Some Lessons from the Agence Française de Développement in the Field of Co-developmentConclusions;
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction: International Migrant Remittances and their Role in Development / Thomas Straubhaar and Florin P. Vădeanpt. 1. Financial flows generated by emigration and their impact on regional development -- 1. Migrant Remittances and their Impact on Development in the Home Economies : The Case of Africa / Flore Gubert -- 2. The Remittances of Moroccan Emigrants and their Usage / Bachir Hamdouch -- 3. Mexico : International Migration, Remittances and Development / Rodolfo Garcia Zamora -- 4. Migration, Remittances and their Impact on Economic Development in Turkey / Ahmet Içduygu -- 5. Migration Policies, Remittances and Economic Development in the Philippines / Carmelita Dimzon -- pt. 2. Remittances and financial infrastructure : challenges and prospects -- 6. Principal Channels and Costs of Remittances: The Case of Turkey / Elif Köksal and Thomas Liebig -- 7. Western Union and the World Market for Remittances / Khalid Fellahi and Susana de Lima -- 8. The MoneySend and MasterCard Services / Olivier Denis -- Annex to Part II. Financial Infrastructures and Remittance via the Banking System and other Channels: The Cases of Portugal, Morocco, Latin America and the Caribbean / José Nascimento Ribeiro ... [et al.] -- pt. 3. Macroeconomic impact of remittances -- 9. What is the Macroeconomic Impact of International Remittances on the Home Country? / Jackline Wahba -- 10. Macroeconomic Impact of Remittances / Sena Eken -- 11. Emigrants' Remittances-- A Potentially Important Development Tool : The Case of Italy / Ricardo Settimo -- 12. Remittances and Development: The Case of Greece / Nicholas Glytsos -- 13. Do International Migration and Remittances Reduce Poverty in Developing Countries? / Richard Adams and John Page -- pt. 4. Recent initiatives to channel remittances towards development -- 14. Social Learning as a Productive Project : The Tres por Uno (Three for One) Experience at Zacatecas, Mexico / Natasha Iskander -- 15. Migration, Remittances and Economic Initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa / Babacar Sall -- 16. "Migration and Development" : A Non-governmental Organisation Involved in Co-development / Nadia Bentaleb and Jamal Lahoussein -- pt. 5. Remittances and promotion of development : some proposals -- 17. Incorporating Insights from Migration Research into Policy on Remittances / Jorgen Carling -- 18. Turning Remittances into Investments / Daniela Bobeva -- 19. Motivating Migrants for Social and Economic Development in Mali and Senegal / Mireille Raunet -- 20. The Support of Non-governmental Organisations in the Collection of Remittances / Jacques Ould Aoudia -- 21. Some Lessons from the Agence Française de Développement in the Field of Co-development / Guillaume Cruse -- Conclusions / Berglind Asgeirsdottir.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264009592
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (195 p.)
    Series Statement: Ageing and Employment Policies/Vieillissement et politiques de l'emploi
    Parallel Title: Print version United States
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Keese, Mark Ageing and employment policies: United States
    DDC: 331.398
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    Abstract: In the face of rapid population ageing and the trend towards early retirement, there is a need to promote better employment opportunities for older people. Much has been said about the need for reform of old-age pensions and early retirement schemes but this may not be sufficient to raise employment rates for older people significantly or to reduce the future risk of labour shortages
    Description / Table of Contents: Preliminaries; FOREWORD; TABLE OF CONTENTS; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 THE CHALLENGE AHEAD; Chapter 2 A PROFILE OF OLDER WORKERS; Chapter 3 SUSTAINING SOCIAL SECURITY AND ENHANCING EMPLOYMENT; Chapter 4 REMOVING BARRIERS TO RETENTION AND HIRING; Chapter 5 BETTER ACCESS TO BETTER JOBS; Chapter 6 ENSURING POLICIES ARE COMPREHENSIVE AND COHERENT; BIBLIOGRAPHY;
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    Paris : OECD Publishing and Centre for Educational Research and Innovation
    ISBN: 9789264007390
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (282 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Formative Assessment : Improving Learning in Secondary Classrooms
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    Keywords: Electronic books ; Sekundarstufe ; Schulleistungsmessung ; Internationaler Vergleich
    Abstract: Formative assessment - the frequent assessments of student progress to identify learning needs and shape teaching - has become a prominent issue in education reform. The achievement gains associated with formative assessment have been described as "among the largest ever reported for educational interventions
    Description / Table of Contents: TABLE OF CONTENTS; Executive Summary; PART I. THEMATIC DISCUSSION; Chapter 1. The Case for Formative Assessment; Chapter 2. Policy Frameworks; Chapter 3. The Elements of Formative Assessment: Case Study Findings and Supporting Research; Chapter 4. Formative Assessment in Practice; Chapter 5. Benefits and Barriers; Chapter 6. Policy Implications; PART II. THE CASE STUDIES; Canada: Encouraging the Use of Summative Data for Formative Purposes; Denmark: Building on a Tradition of Democracy and Dialogue in Schools; England: Implementing Formative Assessment in a High Stakes Environment
    Description / Table of Contents: Finland: Emphasising Development instead of Competition and ComparisonItaly: A System in Transition; New Zealand: Embedding Formative Assessment in Multiple Policy Initiatives; Queensland, Australia: An Outcomes-based Curriculum; Scotland: Developing a Coherent System of Assessment; PART III. THE LITERATURE REVIEWS; Changing Teaching through Formative Assessment: Research and Practice The King's-Medway-Oxfordshire Formative Assessment Project; Formative Assessment of Learning: A Review of Publications in French; Formative Assessment in Classrooms: A Review of the Empirical German Literature;
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264009165
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (293 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Regional Integration in the Asia Pacific : Issues and Prospects
    DDC: 320.549
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    Keywords: Electronic books ; Asiatisch-Pazifischer Raum ; Wirtschaftliche Integration
    Abstract: As we move further into the 21st Century, the Asia-Pacific region is expected to play an increasingly crucial role in the evolution of the world's economy and polity. Closer co-operation among countries in the region would greatly strengthen that role
    Description / Table of Contents: Preliminaries; FOREWORD; TABLE OF CONTENTS; Executive Summary and Synthesis; Chapter 1 Regional Integration in Asia; Chapter 2 Integration: "Think Global, Act Regional"; Chapter 3 Regional Integration: History and Trends; Chapter 4 Integration: The Way Forward; Chapter 5 Trade and Economic Integration in the Asia; Chapter 6 The Evolution of Transport Arrangements; Chapter 7 Education, Health and Culture; Chapter 8 Alleviating Environmental Degradation in the Asia Pacific Region; Chapter 9 Towards a Regional Rapid Response Co-operation Group in the Asian Pacific
    Description / Table of Contents: ANNEX Reflections on Asia Pacific Integration
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    ISBN: 9789264016934
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (194 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Sustainable Development in OECD Countries : Getting the Policies Right
    DDC: 338.9009177
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    Abstract: Since the Earth Summit of 1992, OECD countries have been intensifying efforts to promote global economic development that is environmentally and socially sustainable. What have they achieved so far?This publication presents the lessons learnt from the 30 country reviews that have been published since 2002 as part of the regular OECD Economic Surveys
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Table of Contents; Executive Summary; Chapter 1. Achieving Environmental Objectives in a Cost-efficient Way; Chapter 2. Attaining Social Objectives in a Cost-efficient Way; Chapter 3. Reducing Emissions of Greenhouse Gases; Chapter 4. Reducing Air Pollutants; Chapter 5. Reducing Water Pollution and Improving Natural Resource Management; Chapter 6. Reducing and Improving Management of Waste; Chapter 7. Policy Integration for Sustainable Development Areas; Annex A. Sustainable Development Indicators;
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    Paris : OECD Publishing and European Conference of Ministers of Transport
    ISBN: 9789282123195
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (99 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Road Safety Performance : National Peer Review: Lithuania
    Keywords: Electronic books ; Litauen ; Verkehrssicherheit
    Abstract: The European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) has embarked on a new approach to strengthening its work on road safety. To this end, the ECMT works to contribute more effectively to the debate on the improvement of road safety policies by conducting peer reviews of the measures and policies enacted by member countries
    Description / Table of Contents: Preliminaries; CONTENTS; Introduction; I BACKGROUND INFORMATION; II ROAD SAFETY MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE IN LITHUANIA; III ACTIONS REQUIRED; SYNTHESIS OF RECOMMENDATIONS; Annex 1 A brief description of Vision Zero; Annex 2 List of persons visited by experts; Annex 3 Acronyms and bodies;
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264017375
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (146 p.)
    Series Statement: Ageing and Employment Policies/Vieillissement et politiques de l'emploi
    Parallel Title: Print version Korea
    DDC: 331.3/98/09519
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    Keywords: Electronic books ; Korea ; Älterer Arbeitnehmer ; Arbeitsmarkt ; Arbeitspolitik ; Rentenversicherung
    Abstract: In the face of rapid population ageing and the trend towards early retirement, there is a need to promote better employment opportunities for older people. Much has been said about the need for reform of old-age pensions and early retirement schemes but this may not be sufficient to raise employment rates for older people significantly or to reduce the future risk of labour shortages
    Description / Table of Contents: Preliminaries; CONTENTS; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 THE CHALLENGE AHEAD; Chapter 2 THE CURRENT LABOUR MARKET SITUATION; Chapter 3 STRIKING THE RIGHT BALANCE INCOME SUPPORT FOR OLDER PEOPLE AND WORK INCENTIVES; Chapter 4 ENCOURAGING EMPLOYERS TO RETAIN OLDER WORKERS; Chapter 5 BETTER ACCESS TO BETTER JOBS; Chapter 6 ENSURING POLICIES ARE COMPREHENSIVE AND COHERENT; BIBLIOGRAPHY;
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    ISBN: 9789264016613
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (119 p.)
    Series Statement: Ageing and Employment Policies/Vieillissement et politiques de l'emploi
    Parallel Title: Print version Czech Republic
    DDC: 361.9437
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    Keywords: Electronic books ; Tschechoslowakei ; Beschäftigungspolitik ; Älterer Arbeitnehmer
    Abstract: In the face of rapid population ageing and the trend towards early retirement, there is a need to promote better employment opportunities for older people. Much has been said about the need for reform of old-age pensions and early retirement schemes but this may not be sufficient to raise employment rates for older people significantly or to reduce the future risk of labour shortages
    Description / Table of Contents: Preliminaries; FOREWORD; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS; Chapter 1 THE CHALLENGE AHEAD; Chapter 2 CURRENT LABOUR MARKET SITUATION OF OLDER WORKERS; Chapter 3 PROTECTING PEOPLE WHILE ENHANCING WORK INCENTIVES THE ROLE OF THE WELFARE SYSTEM; Chapter 4 REMOVING BARRIERS FACING EMPLOYERS; Chapter 5 HELPING OLDER WORKERS TO FIND JOBS AND TO CONTINUE WORKING; Chapter 6 CREATING GREATER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL; BIBLIOGRAPHY;
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    ISBN: 9789264016798
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (409 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Fish Piracy : Combating Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
    DDC: 346.046956
    Keywords: Electronic books ; Fischfang ; Illegalität ; Bekämpfung
    Abstract: Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a worldwide problem which is increasing in scale. But the international community lacks hard evidence because IUU fishing activities are camouflaged and information and data are therefore often anecdotal
    Description / Table of Contents: Preliminaries; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; KEY OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS; Chapter 1 Regulating IUU Fishing or Combating IUU Operations; Chapter 2 Global Review of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated; Chapter 3 IUU Fishing and State Control over Nationals; Chapter 4 Dealing with the Bad Actors of Ocean Fisheries; Chapter 5 Using Trade and Market Information to Assess IUUFishing Activities; Chapter 6 Flags of Convenience, Transhipment, Re-supply and At Sea Infrastructure in Relation to IUU Fishing; Chapter 7 Patagonian Toothfish The Storm Gathers
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 8 Gathering Data on Unreported Activities in Indian Ocean Tuna FisheriesChapter 9 Estimation of Unreported Catches by ICCAT; Chapter 10 IUU Fishing in the NEAFC Area; Chapter 11 Economic Aspects and Drivers of IUU Fishing; Chapter 12 The Cost of Being Apprehended for Fishing Illegally; Chapter 13 The Social Dimensions of IUU Fishing; Chapter 14 Incentives for Investment in IUU Fishing Capacity; Chapter 15 Efforts to Eliminate IUU Large-scale Tuna Longline Vessels; Chapter 16 ILO Submission to the Workshop on IUU Fishing Activities
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 17 IUU Fishing and the Cost to Flag of Convenience CountriesChapter 18 Advances in Port State Control Measures; Chapter 19 Potential Link Between IUU Fishing and the Status of Safety-Related Instruments Applicable to Fishing Vessels and Fishers; Chapter 20 Enforcement and Surveillance; Chapter 21 Working Together What Industry Can Do to Help; Chapter 22 Private Initiatives A Possible Way Forward; Chapter 23 Promoting Corporate Responsibility; Chapter 24 What Role for RFMOs; Chapter 25 The Development and Enforcement of National Plans of Action The Spanish Case
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 26 OECD Instruments and IUU FishingChapter 27 Measures Taken by Chinese Taipei in Combating FOC IUU Fishing; Chapter 28 Halting IUU Fishing: Enforcing International Fisheries Agreements; ANNEX - BIOGRAPHIES OF AUTHORS, SPEAKERS AND SESSION CHAIRS;
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    ISBN: 9789264020450
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (126 p.)
    Series Statement: Ageing and Employment Policies/Vieillissement et politiques de l'emploi
    Parallel Title: Print version Norway
    DDC: 658.300846
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    Keywords: Electronic books ; Norwegen ; Älterer Arbeitnehmer ; Beschäftigungspolitik
    Abstract: In the face of rapid population ageing and the trend towards early retirement, there is a need to promote better employment opportunities for older people. Much has been said about the need for reform of old-age pensions and early retirement schemes but this may not be sufficient to raise employment rates for older people significantly or to reduce the future risk of labour shortages
    Description / Table of Contents: Preliminaries; CONTENTS; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 THE CHALLENGE AHEAD; Chapter 2 THE CURRENT LABOUR MARKET SITUATION OF OLDER WORKERS; Chapter 3 PROTECTING PEOPLE WHILE ENHANCING WORK INCENTIVES; Chapter 4 ENCOURAGING EMPLOYERS TO RETAIN AND HIRE OLDER PEOPLE; Chapter 5 STRENGTHENING EMPLOYABILITY; Chapter 6 MOBILISING LABOUR SUPPLY MORE GENERALLY; BIBLIOGRAPHY;
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    ISBN: 9789264106185
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (204 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Addressing the Economics of Waste
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    Keywords: Electronic books ; Abfallbeseitigung ; Kostenmanagement ; Abfallpolitik ; Recycling ; Abfallvermeidung
    Abstract: Waste generation and waste management receive increasing attention among policy makers. On the one hand, waste causes environmental problems, both if it is handled properly and -- especially -- if it is mishandled, e.g. through illegal dumping
    Description / Table of Contents: Preliminaries; CONTENTS; Chapter 1 ADDRESSING THE ECONOMICS OF WASTE AN INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 WASTE GENERATION AND RELATED POLICIES BROAD TRENDS OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS; Chapter 3 ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT POLICIES; Chapter 4 THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A LANDFILL TAX IN THE UK; Chapter 5 WASTE TAX IN NORWAY; Chapter 6 PVC WASTE IN DENMARK COSTS AND BENEFITS OF ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS; Chapter 7 EFFICIENT TARGETING OF WASTE POLICIES IN THE PRODUCT CHAIN; Chapter 8 TARGETING LEAD IN SOLID WASTE
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 9 CHANGING PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS TO REDUCE WASTE GENERATION
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264019447
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (390 p.)
    Edition: Edition 2003
    Parallel Title: Print version Trends in International Migration
    DDC: 325/.05
    Keywords: Electronic books ; Internationale Migration
    Abstract: This report analyses recent trends in migration movements and policies in all OECD member countries and in selected non-member countries. It includes a detailed description of the flows, the different channels of immigration and the diversity of nationalities involved
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Table of contents; Main trends in international migration; Regional aspects of migration; The international mobility of health professionals: An evaluation and analysis based on the case of South Africa; List of countries and regions for which NHS decided not to actively recruit health professionals; Recent changes in migration movements and policies; (Country notes);
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  • 96
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264020306
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (128 p.)
    Series Statement: Ageing and Employment Policies/Vieillissement et politiques de l'emploi
    Parallel Title: Print version Finland
    DDC: 344.01398
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    Keywords: Electronic books ; Finnland ; Älterer Arbeitnehmer ; Arbeitsmarkt ; Arbeitspolitik ; Rentenversicherung
    Abstract: In the face of rapid population ageing and the trend towards early retirement, there is a need to promote better employment opportunities for older people. Much has been said about the need for reform of old-age pensions and early retirement schemes but this may not be sufficient to raise employment rates for older people significantly or to reduce the future risk of labour shortages
    Description / Table of Contents: Preliminaries; FOREWORD; CONTENTS; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 THE CHALLENGE AHEAD; Chapter 2 THE CURRENT LABOUR MARKET SITUATION OF OLDER WORKERS; Chapter 3 STRIKING THE RIGHT BALANCE INCOME SUPPORT FOR OLDER PEOPLE AND WORK INCENTIVES; Chapter 4 CHANGING EMPLOYER PRACTICES IN REGARD TO OLDER WORKERS; Chapter 5 BETTER ACCESS TO BETTER JOBS; Chapter 6 A GENERAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE FUTURE; BIBLIOGRAPHY;
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  • 97
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    Paris : OECD Publishing and OECD Development Centre
    ISBN: 9789264020368
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (156 p.)
    Series Statement: Development Centre Studies
    Parallel Title: Print version Privatisation in Sub-Saharan Africa : Where Do We Stand?
    DDC: 658.15
    Keywords: Electronic books ; Subsaharisches Afrika ; Privatisierung
    Abstract: Privatisation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Where Do We Stand? spotlights the progress made in the region's privatisation effort over the last decade. With cumulative proceeds of privatisation accounting for just 8 billion compared to 46 billion in transition economies over the same period, it is clearly still in its infancy
    Description / Table of Contents: Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; Executive Summary; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Record so Far; Chapter 2 Have the Objectives of Privatisation Been Achieved; Chapter 3 Policy Conclusions The Impact on the Poor; Annex 1 The Database; Annex 2 Methodology Used to Extrapolate Missing Data; Annex 3 Pending Privatisations in Utilities; Bibliography;
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  • 98
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    Paris : OECD Publishing and European Conference of Ministers of Transport
    ISBN: 9789282103173
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (200 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Reforming Transport Taxes
    DDC: 336.278388
    Keywords: Electronic books ; Europa ; Verkehrsteuer ; Reform
    Abstract: This report examines the economic principles for efficient systems of taxation and provides a framework for international comparisons of transport taxes and charges. It investigates the price and tax changes likely to result from the reform of transport charges to maximise efficiency, and their impact on motorists, hauliers and users of other transport services
    Description / Table of Contents: Preliminaries; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; FOREWORD; CONTENTS; Executive Summary Reforming Transport Taxes and Charges; 1 Principles for Efficient Taxation; 2 Optimal Transport Pricing; 3 Summary Analysis of Road Haulage Charges; 4 Taxation and Competitiveness in the European Road Haulage Market; 5 Other Factors Affecting Competition in the European Road Haulage Market; Annex B Road haulage data and details of calculations; Glossaries;
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  • 99
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    Online Resource
    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264021099
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (147 p.)
    Series Statement: Ageing and Employment Policies/Vieillissement et politiques de l'emploi
    Parallel Title: Print version Japan
    DDC: 331.398
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    Keywords: Electronic books ; Japan ; Bevölkerungsentwicklung ; Älterer Arbeitnehmer ; Beschäftigungsplan ; Arbeitsmarktpolitik ; Rentenversicherung ; Reform
    Abstract: In the face of rapid population ageing and the trend towards early retirement, there is a need to promote better employment opportunities for older people. Much has been said about the need for reform of old-age pensions and early retirement schemes but this may not be sufficient to raise employment rates for older people significantly or to reduce the future risk of labour shortages
    Description / Table of Contents: Preliminaries; FOREWORD; CONTENTS; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 THE CHALLENGE AHEAD; Chapter 2 THE CURRENT LABOUR MARKET SITUATION; Chapter 3 STRIKING THE RIGHT BALANCE INCOME SUPPORT FOR OLDER PEOPLE AND WORK INCENTIVES; Chapter 4 ENCOURAGING EMPLOYERS TO RETAIN OLDER WORKERS LONGER; Chapter 5 BETTER ACCESS TO BETTER JOBS;
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  • 100
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264015197
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (79 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Career Guidance : A Handbook for Policy Makers
    DDC: 339.5
    Keywords: Electronic books ; Berufsberatung ; Bildungsberatung
    Abstract: Despite many examples of good practice, large weaknesses exist in many countries' national career guidance services, according to extensive research conducted by the OECD, and by the Centre for the Development of Vocational Training and the European Training Foundation on behalf of the European Commission
    Description / Table of Contents: Preliminaries; Table of Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Career education and guidance in schools; 3. Career guidance young people at risk; 4. Career services in tertiary education; 5. Career guidance for unemployed adults; 6. Career guidance for employed adults; 7. Career guidance for older adults; 8. Expanding access to career guidance services; 9. Career guidance services for disadvantaged groups; 10. Improving career information; 11. Training and qualifications; 12. Funding career guidance; 13. Co-ordination and strategic leadership; 14. Ensuring the quality of career guidance
    Description / Table of Contents: 15. Assessing the effectiveness of career guidance16. Conclusion: The features of a lifelong guidance system; Annexes;
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