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  • 1
    ISBN: 9789264008595
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (128 p.)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Economic Evaluation of Long-Life Pavements; Phase 1
    Keywords: Transport
    Abstract: Les coûts d’entretien représentant une part importante des budgets routiers, ce rapport évalue la faisabilité économique et technique de couches de roulement innovantes pour des chaussées à longue durée de vie. Même avec des coûts initiaux plus élevés, ces couches de roulement pourraient contribuer à réduire considérablement les coûts d'entretien récurrents et les coûts pour l'usager, ainsi que les dépenses globales, sous certaines conditions exposées dans ce rapport.
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  • 2
    ISBN: 9789264008588
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (120 p.)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Évaluation économique des chaussées à longue durée de vie ; Phase 1
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Economic evaluation of long-life pavements
    DDC: 388.1/1
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    Keywords: Straßenbau ; Baustoff ; Transport ; Straßenbaustoff ; Straßenoberbau ; Langlebigkeit ; Bewertung
    Abstract: With maintenance costs accounting for a large proportion of road budgets, this report assesses the economic and technical feasibility of innovative wearing courses for long life road pavements. While having higher initial costs, such wearing courses have the potential to dramatically reduce recurrent road maintenance requirements and user costs and could also reduce overall costs significantly, under circumstances outlined in the report.
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  • 3
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    ISBN: 9789264006898
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (99 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Examens de l'OCDE des politiques de l'investissement
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. OECD Investment Policy Reviews; Romania 2005
    Keywords: Finance and Investment ; Romania
    Abstract: En décembre 2004, la Roumanie a été invitée à adhérer à la Déclaration sur l'investissement international et les entreprises multinationales après un examen complet de ses politiques à l'égard de l'investissement étranger. Cette publication présente les résultats de cet examen. Elle évalue le potentiel de croissance de l'investissement étranger encore inexploité et mesure les progrès significatifs réalisés ces dernières années par la Roumanie pour créer un climat plus propice à l'investissement. Enfin, cet ouvrage identifie les principaux défis qui devront être surmontés.
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  • 4
    ISBN: 9789264009837
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (164 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Students with Disabilities, Learning Difficulties and Disadvantages; Statistics and Indicators
    Keywords: Education
    Abstract: Cet ouvrage présente un ensemble de données, comparables au niveau international, sur les services éducatifs pour les élèves présentant des déficiences, des difficultés et des désavantages sociaux. Il met en lumière les effectifs d’élèves concernés, ainsi que le type d'écoles qui les reçoit – écoles spéciales, classes spéciales ou classes ordinaires –, et ce par niveau d'éducation (pré-primaire, primaire, les premier et deuxième cycles de l'enseignement secondaire). Il renseigne également sur les structures d’accueil et les ratios élèves/enseignants et examine les conséquences pour l'action des gouvernements en direction de ces élèves. L'analyse est basée sur les données à la fois quantitatives et qualitatives communiquées par 28 pays et provinces de l'OCDE. Ce rapport est une mise à jour des statistiques et indicateurs publiés en 2004 sous le titre Équité dans l'enseignement : Élèves présentant des déficiences, des difficultés et des désavantages sociaux.
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  • 5
    ISBN: 9789264009707
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (252 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Examens environnementaux de l'OCDE
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. OECD Environmental Performance Reviews; Chile 2005
    Keywords: Environment ; Chile
    Abstract: Cet examen des politiques et performances environnementales du Chili mené en collaboration avec la Commission économique pour l'Amérique latine et les Caraïbes des Nations Unies est une analyse systématique des performances et de la politique du Chili concernant l'air, l'eau, la préservation de la nature et la biodiversité. Sont également abordées l'interface environnement-économie, l'intégration sectorielle (industries extractives, foresterie et aquaculture), et l'interface social-environnement ainsi que les engagements internationaux. L'ouvrage comporte une série de recommandations et de tableaux de données environnementales et sociales.
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  • 6
    ISBN: 9789264006973
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (140 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. University Research Management; Developing Research in New Institutions
    Keywords: Education ; Science and Technology ; Frankreich ; Hochschule ; Forschung
    Abstract: Compte tenu, d’une part, de l’importance grandissante de la concurrence et de la portée géopolitique de l’enseignement supérieur et de la recherche, et, d’autre part, du retard de développement de nombreux EES nouveaux, cette étude cherche à analyser les processus et les stratégies élaborés par les nouveaux EES pour développer leur activité de recherche. Cet ouvrage propose un panorama unique des expériences d’un groupe d’établissements qui n’a jusqu’à présent pas été défini ni exploré. Il examine les résultats d’une étude de fond portant sur 25 EES situés dans 16 pays : Australie, Belgique, Canada, Danemark, Espagne, Finlande, Grèce, Hong Kong Chine, Hongrie, Irlande, Japon, Nouvelle-Zélande, Portugal, République tchèque, Royaume-Uni, Suède.
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  • 7
    ISBN: 9789264010376
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (220 p.)
    Series Statement: Radiation Protection
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Occupational exposure management at nuclear power plants
    DDC: 363.119621483
    Keywords: Kernkraftwerk ; Nukleare Sicherheit ; Strahlenschutz ; Arbeitsschutz ; OECD-Staaten ; Nuclear Energy ; France ; Konferenzschrift ; Kernkraftwerk ; Radioaktive Strahlung ; Mitarbeiter
    Abstract: The Information System on Occupational Exposure (ISOE) has become a unique, worldwide programme on the protection of workers at nuclear power plants. It includes a vast network for exchanging experience in the area of occupational exposure management as well as the world's largest database on occupational exposure from nuclear power plants. Each year, an ISOE international symposium offers a forum for radiation protection professionals from the nuclear industry, operating organisations and regulatory authorities to exchange information on practical experience with occupational radiation exposure issues in nuclear power plants. These proceedings summarise the presentations made at the 4 ISOE European Symposium on Occupational Exposure Management at Nuclear Power Plants, held in March 2004 in Lyon, France.
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  • 8
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    ISBN: 9789264013797
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (174 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Bridge Over Troubled Waters; Linking Climate Change and Development
    Keywords: Environment ; Development
    Abstract: Cet ouvrageest le fruit d’une collaboration entre la Direction de l’environnement et la Direction de la coopération pour le développement de l’OCDE. Ces dernières ont travaillé ensemble sur l’intégration systématique de réponses au changement climatique dans la planification du développement et l’aide au développement. Cette publication synthétise les enseignements tirés d’études de cas menées dans six pays. Elle examine les répercussions du changement climatique et évalue la vulnérabilité de ces pays au phénomène. Elle analyse les plans nationaux et les investissements réalisés au titre de l’aide sous l’angle de leur exposition aux risques climatiques et de la prise en compte de ces derniers. Enfin, elle décrit les grands systèmes dans lesquels le développement et la gestion des ressources naturelles sont indissociables du changement climatique. Ces grands systèmes sont l’Himalaya au Népal, le Kilimandjaro en Tanzanie, la vallée du Nil en Égypte, les Sundarbans au Bangladesh, les mangroves côtières à Fidji, et les secteurs agricole et forestier en Uruguay. En somme, cette publication présente un agenda pour de nombreuses pistes de recherche et d’action qui devraient être extrêmement utiles aux organismes d’aide, aux responsables de la planification sectorielle et aux acteurs du développement, mais aussi aux spécialistes et aux responsables de la lutte contre le changement climatique.
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  • 9
    ISBN: 9789264011625
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (176 p.)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Dairy Policy Reform and Trade Liberalisation
    Keywords: Agriculture and Food ; Trade
    Abstract: Cet ouvrage vise à faciliter la compréhension du secteur laitier par une analyse des effets économiques et commerciaux que provoquent les grandes orientations, dont les subventions. Il examine plus particulièrement les effets des mesures de soutien du prix du lait et des quotas laitiers. Les différentes mesures ont ensuite été supprimées des modèles analytiques afin d’évaluer l’incidence d’une libéralisation des échanges internationaux de produits laitiers sur la production, la consommation, le commerce, les prix, les revenus et le bien-être. Ce rapport accorde une attention particulière aux conséquences des politiques et de leur réforme dans la zone OCDE, bien que les répercussions sur les autres économies soient également étudiées. Il offre une vision économique du fonctionnement complexe des mesures relatives au secteur laitier et propose un débat sur le potentiel de ce secteur, tant au niveau mondial que national, au fur et à mesure que chaque pays doit s’adapter à la libéralisation des conditions commerciales.
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  • 10
    ISBN: 9789264102705
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (158 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Examens de l'OCDE de la réforme de la réglementation
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. OECD Reviews of Regulatory Reform; Finland 2003; A New Consensus for Change
    Keywords: Governance ; Finland
    Abstract: La Finlande est l'un des nombreux pays de l'OCDE à avoir demandé à l'Organisation d'examiner ses pratiques réglementaires et ses réformes. Tout en décrivant le contexte macro économique, cet ouvrage présente un panorama des résultats et des enjeux de la réforme de la réglementation dans des domaines comme la qualité de la réglementation, la politique de la concurrence et l'ouverture des marchés. Il évalue aussi les progrès réalisés dans l'adoption d'une optique commerciale pour les services publics.
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  • 11
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    ISBN: 9789264106321
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (148 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Keeping Children Safe in Traffic
    Keywords: Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Transport
    Abstract: Ce rapport, Sécurité routière: mieux protéger les enfants, décrit les progrès accomplis au cours des vingt dernières années et souligne la nécessité de poursuivre les efforts. Il présente les statistiques les plus récentes sur le nombre d’enfants blessés et tués ainsi que sur les modes de transports qu’ils utilisent. L’ouvrage examine les stratégies les plus efficaces et met en évidence les améliorations nécessaires. Il formule une série de recommandations quant aux politiques à mener dans ce domaine.
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  • 12
    ISBN: 9789264011588
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (548 p.)
    Series Statement: Nuclear Science
    Keywords: Nuclear Energy ; France
    Abstract: This report communicates the results of an international seminar which reviewed recent progress in the field of pellet-clad interaction in light water reactor fuels. It also draws a comprehensive picture of current understanding of relevant phenomena and their impact on the nuclear fuel rod, under the widest possible conditions. State-of-the-art knowledge is presented for both uranium-oxide and mixed-oxide fuels.
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  • 13
    ISBN: 9789264013636
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (162 p.)
    Series Statement: Radiation Protection
    Keywords: Nuclear Energy ; Japan
    Abstract: One of the main challenges facing radiological protection experts is how to integrate radiological protection within modern concepts of and approaches to risk governance. It is within this context that the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) decided to develop new general recommendations to replace its Publication 60 recommendations of 1990. In the process of developing these new recommendations, the views of the ICRP have evolved significantly, largely due to stakeholder involvement that has been actively solicited by the ICRP. In this regard, it was upheld during the First Asian Regional Conference organised by the NEA in October 2002 that the implementation of the new system must allow for regional, societal and cultural differences. In order to ensure appropriate consideration of these differences, the NEA organised the Second Asian Regional Conference on the Evolution of the System of Radiological Protection. Held in Tokyo on 28-29 July 2004, the conference included presentations by the ICRP Chair as well as by radiological experts from Australia, China, Japan and Korea. Within their specific cultural and socio-political milieu, Asia-Pacific and western ways of thought on how to improve the current system of radiological protection were presented and discussed. These ways of thinking, along with a summary of the conference results, are described in these proceedings.
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  • 14
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    ISBN: 9789264008748 , 9264008748
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (291 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Policy Issues in Insurance no.9
    Parallel Title: Franz. Ausg. u.d.T. Assurance du risque terroriste dans les pays de l'OCDE
    Parallel Title: Druckausg. u.d.T. Terrorism risk insurance in OECD countries
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Terrorism risk insurance in OECD countries
    DDC: 368.125
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    Keywords: Terrorismus ; Risiko ; Versicherung ; OECD-Staaten ; Versicherungsschutz ; Terrorism insurance ; Risk (Insurance) ; Finance and Investment ; Governance ; Internationaler Terrorismus ; Risikoanalyse ; Internationaler Terrorismus ; Risikoanalyse
    Abstract: This book presents OECD policy conclusions and leading academic analysis on the financial management of terrorism risk nearly four years after the World Trade Centre attacks. It examines how the insurance market reacted after the 9/11 attacks, financial market solutions for terrorism risk, and possible roles for governments in the coverage of terrorism risk. It includes a table comparing terrorism insurance schemes in various OECD countries as well as an analysis of terrorism coverage in South Africa, Israel, and India.
    Description / Table of Contents: pt. 1. Summary of conclusions and polilcy options -- pt. 2. Policy issues -- pt. 3. Reports by the experts to the OECD task force on terrorism insurance.
    Description / Table of Contents: pt. 1. Summary of conclusions and polilcy options -- pt. 2. Policy issues -- pt. 3. Reports by the experts to the OECD task force on terrorism insurance.
    Note: Includes bibliographic references
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  • 15
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    Language: French
    Pages: 4 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: PEB Échanges, Programme pour la construction et l'équipement de l'éducation no.2005/08
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. An Asset Management System for School Buildings in Quebec
    Keywords: Education ; Canada
    Abstract: Nous présenterons ici les principales raisons justifiant un système de gestion des actifs immobiliers (SGA), un bref historique de leur évolution et la démarche entreprise par le Québec visant à mettre en place un tel système. Les principales caractéristiques recommandées d’un système de gestion des actifs se trouvent en annexe.
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  • 16
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    Language: English
    Pages: 29 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: OECD Science, Technology and Industry Working Papers no.2005/10
    Keywords: Science and Technology
    Abstract: We examine the dynamics of knowledge production for a panel of 19 OECD countries. A new and unique data set is used to proxy the domestic flows of “new-to-the-world” knowledge and ideas. We rigorously address the cross-country heterogeneity in the production of knowledge and the endogeneous nature of this process. The parameters of the knowledge production function point to large cross-country differences. Domestic and foreign stocks of knowledge and ideas have a net positive effect on the production (flows) of new ideas. Countries with a low domestic knowledge base appear to improve their TFP considerably through the accumulation of knowledge. This effect is very modest for countries that already have a sizeable domestic knowledge base. We find ample evidence of duplicate R&D but no support for endogenous growth. Given the heterogeneous nature of knowledge production across OECD countries, R&D policy will need to be adapted to the specific nature of each country; a one-size-fits-all approach will not be effective.
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  • 17
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    Language: English
    Pages: 3 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: PEB Exchange, Programme on Educational Building no.2005/13
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Les terrains scolaires en Autriche
    Keywords: Education ; Austria
    Abstract: The Austrian Institute for School and Sport Facilities (ÖISS), responsible for providing the country with guidelines, information and consultation in the field of school building, places special emphasis on school grounds. The ÖISS works to raise awareness of the importance of school grounds not only for physical activities and recreation, but also for learning, communication and the environment.
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  • 18
    ISBN: 9789264020351
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (264 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Space 2030; Exploring the Future of Space Applications
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Space 2030: Exploring the Future of Space Applications
    Keywords: Science and Technology ; Economics
    Abstract: Depuis le lancement du Spoutnik en 1957, l’attention des médias a été pratiquement monopolisée par des missions spatiales spectaculaires comme l’alunissage d’Apollo en 1969 ou, plus récemment, les étonnantes images de Mars transmises par Mars Pathfinder en 1997 puis par Spirit en 2004. Pourtant, les acteurs de la conquête spatiale ont aussi connu des revers, avec des événements dramatiques comme la tragédie de Columbia, des dépassements budgétaires vertigineux, des espoirs largement déçus et des réductions drastiques des financements publics destinés aux programmes spatiaux. Au fil des années, les progrès des technologies spatiales ont conduit au développement d’équipements militaires et civils de plus en plus sophistiqués. Quelles sont maintenant les perspectives du secteur spatial ? Quels sont les obstacles à la poursuite de son développement ? Quel est son avenir à plus long terme ? Quelles sont ses applications les plus prometteuses ? Pour répondre à ces questions, ce rapport examine un certain nombre de scénarios afin d’explorer les possibilités d’évolution des principales composantes du secteur spatial (le volet militaire, le volet civil et le volet commercial) sur les trois décennies à venir, compte tenu des évolutions d’ordre géopolitique, socio-économique, énergétique et environnemental, et technologique.
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  • 19
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    Language: English
    Pages: 31 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: OECD Economics Department Working Papers no.468
    Keywords: Economics ; Korea, Republic of
    Abstract: This paper discusses policies to improve fiscal relations between levels of government to better meet the needs of citizens, an objective of the government’s “Roadmap for Decentralisation”. Although local government accounts for around half of total government spending, they have little autonomy and fiscal resources vary sharply between regions. The priority should be to enhance the independence of local authorities by establishing a clear division of responsibilities and transferring additional assignments to the local level. The general local governments should also have more influnence on education, while providing more support, through stronger linkages with the local education authorities, with a final aim of merger. The allocation of intergovernmental grants should be more transparent and the regulations attached to them should be relaxed to expand flexibility, while increasing reliance on block grants. Improving the fiscal federalism framework also requires more revenue raising power for local governments while simplifying the structure of local taxes. Greater accountability and rules are needed to ensure sound fiscal management by local governments. This Working Paper relates to the 2005 OECD Economic Survey of Korea (www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/korea).
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  • 20
    Language: English
    Pages: 83 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: OECD Science, Technology and Industry Working Papers no.2005/07
    Keywords: Science and Technology
    Abstract: The success of individual firms can illustrate lessons learned from economy-wide research on how public policy and private company policy affect the development of the services sector. This review of some 14 case studies of large international services firms shows that three factors are common to their success: (1) Many successful services companies examined owe their existence and success to the opening up of markets; (2) The opening up of markets enabled new entrants to take another step towards success, namely innovation. Such innovation — either in terms of processes or products — helps firms to differentiate themselves from other, often more traditional, firms. The strong focus on innovation is often associated with an important role of venture or risk capital. In many cases, successful services firms were also pioneers in introducing information and communication technology (ICT) and developing other key technology applications; and (3) A motivating work organisation. Firm case studies also highlight the importance of factors internal to a firm, notably the organisation of work, entrepreneurial management, the motivation of workers, and the company culture. These factors differ considerably across firms, but may include the decentralisation of responsibilities and flat hierarchies, compensation according to performance or compensation aimed at achieving worker loyalty (e.g. through profit sharing or stock options). Public policies related to innovation, ICT or work organisation, are important for company success in many cases, but almost always in a context of open and contestable markets.
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  • 21
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    Language: English
    Pages: 47 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: OECD Digital Economy Papers no.88
    Keywords: Science and Technology
    Abstract: The main policy directions derived from the analysis are to foster appropriate business environments for e-business and ICT uptake, and target programmes to overcome market failures to the extent that they are needed in particular areas.
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  • 22
    Language: French
    Pages: 31 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: Cahiers de politique économique du Centre de Développement de l'OCDE no.27
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Changing Social Institutions to Improve the Status of Women in Developing Countries
    Keywords: Development
    Abstract: . Des institutions sociales profondément enracinées – normes, codes de conduite, lois et traditions – entraînent une discrimination entre les sexes. . La religion n’est pas systématiquement le vecteur d’une telle discrimination. Toutes les religions dominantes font preuve de flexibilité dans l’interprétation du rôle des femmes dans la société. . Les Objectifs du Millénaire pour le développement plaident pour le changement des institutions sociales discriminatoires, en complément des sept priorités stratégiques identifiées par l’équipe de travail des Nations unies sur l’éducation et l’égalité des sexes. . Les bailleurs de fonds doivent redéfinir leurs stratégies, pour s’attacher simultanément non seulement à améliorer les compétences et les capacités des femmes mais aussi à surmonter la résistance des hommes vis-à-vis des réformes en faveur de l’égalité des sexes.
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  • 23
    Language: French
    Pages: 44 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Managing Request-Offer Negotiations under the GATS: The Case of Environmental Services
    Keywords: Trade
    Abstract: La présente étude s’inscrit dans le cadre des travaux en cours à l’OCDE sur les échanges de services, qui sont réalisés en coopération avec la CNUCED et ont pour but d’aider les Membres de l’OMC à organiser les négociations fondées sur le principe des offres et requêtes dans le cadre de l’AGCS. Le principal objectif est d’aider les pays Membres de l’OMC à mieux appréhender les problèmes particuliers qui revêtent de l’importance dans le secteur des services environnementaux et à voir comment les aborder lors des négociations. Les négociations actuelles organisées dans le cadre de l’AGCS offrent aux Membres de l’OMC la possibilité d’atteindre des niveaux plus élevés de libéralisation des services environnementaux, ce qui pourrait procurer d’importants avantages économiques et environnementaux à tous les pays. Néanmoins, la libéralisation, en particulier celle des services environnementaux d’infrastructure, doit être conçue de façon appropriée et s’appuyer sur un cadre réglementaire solide. La prise d’engagements dans ces services soulève donc des questions quant à leur nature, même si la flexibilité prévue dans l’AGCS peut permettre d’établir des listes d’engagements en fonction de leurs caractéristiques. Les risques de défaillance du marché du point de vue de la réalisation d’objectifs sociaux paraissent moins importants pour les services ne touchant pas à l’infrastructure et les services de soutien dans le domaine de l’environnement.
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  • 24
    Language: English
    Pages: 41 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: Sigma Papers no.36
    Keywords: Governance
    Abstract: This paper was prepared by Sigma, upon the request of the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic, to serve as a basic comparative working document for the preparation of a new policy and regulation on conflict of interest in the Czech public sector. Given its generalist orientation, the paper could also be useful for other countries carrying out specific reforms in the area of conflict of interest and general reforms related to anti-corruption policies and instruments. This paper provides descriptive data and an analytical overview of approaches to managing conflicts of interest in the public sector of nine European countries — six “old” EU members (France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom) and three “new” EU members (Hungary, Latvia and Poland). The paper also provides some conclusions that are worth taking into account when reforming policies and instruments to improve regulations and practices on conflict of interest.
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  • 25
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    Language: English
    Pages: 39 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers no.23
    Keywords: Social Issues/Migration/Health
    Abstract: Some people make great claims about the advantages to be gained from greater reliance on the private sector for the provision of social protection. Many of the claims for great macroeconomic advantages do not stand up to scrutiny. However, there is some reason to hope that private provision might promote microeconomic efficiency and services which are more responsive to consumer preferences than those provided by a single monopoly public sector provider. Drawing on examples from recent OECD country experiences with private health insurance, care for children and the elderly, and private pension provision, three main conclusions can be drawn. First, opening provision to a diversity of providers has often promoted more choice and innovation. Second, however, efficiency gains have often been limited. This is due to a number of inter-related reasons: (a) Individualisation of packages of services is expensive. (b) In order to ensure adequate coverage of the ...
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    Pages: 33 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: OECD Digital Economy Papers no.99
    Keywords: Science and Technology
    Abstract: After an overview of general issues relating to spam, this report suggests possible technical and legislative solutions adapted to developing countries, focusing on the fundamental role of Internet Service Providers.
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    ISBN: 9789264009271
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (450 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. OECD SME and Entrepreneurship Outlook 2005
    Keywords: Employment ; Industry and Services
    Abstract: Encourager l’entrepreneuriat et faciliter la croissance rapide des PME innovantes sont des moyens efficaces de créer des emplois, d’accroître la productivité, et d’atténuer la pauvreté. Cette publication décrit l’évolution récente des PME et de l’entrepreneuriat dans la zone OCDE et au-delà. Elle détaille différentes initiatives prises pour renforcer la vitalité et la compétitivité d’un secteur des PME qui regroupe plus de 95 % des entreprises et représente les deux tiers de l’emploi du secteur privé. Parmi les thèmes abordés, citons : les contraintes réglementaires et administratives ; la formation à l’entrepreneuriat ; l’accès des PME aux financements, à la technologie, à l’innovation, et aux marchés internationaux ; l’entrepreneuriat féminin ; et les questions relatives à l’action locale. Cette troisième édition présente par ailleurs la Déclaration ministérielle d’Istanbul intitulée « Promouvoir la croissance des PME innovantes et compétitives sur le plan international ». Cette déclaration a été élaborée quatre années après la Charte de Bologne sur les politiques à l’égard des PME et comporte un ensemble de recommandations d’action. Elle a été adoptée par les ministres et les représentants de 72 gouvernements au cours de la Deuxième conférence ministérielle de l’OCDE sur les PME qui s’est tenue à Istanbul en juin 2004.
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    ISBN: 9789264011816
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (220 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Examens environnementaux de l'OCDE
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. OECD Environmental Performance Reviews; Czech Republic 2005
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. OECD Zpráva o politice, stavu a vývoji životního prostøedí; Česká Republika 2005
    Keywords: Environment ; Czech Republic
    Abstract: Cet ouvrage présente les résultats de l’examen par les pairs des politiques et programmes de l’environnement de la république Tchèque. Il examine systématiquement l’air, l’eau, les déchets, la nature et la biodiversité, l'économie, social, l’environnement et la coopération internationale. Il inclut des informations statistiques complètes ainsi que des recommandations concernant les sujets traités.
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    ISBN: 9789264012745
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (168 p.)
    Series Statement: Ageing and Employment Policies/Vieillissement et politiques de l'emploi
    Series Statement: Ageing and Employment Policies
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Alterung und Beschäftigungspolitik; Deutschland 2005
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Prinz, Christopher Ageing and employment policies: Germany
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    Keywords: Ältere Arbeitskräfte ; Arbeitsmarktpolitik ; Deutschland ; Employment ; Finance and Investment ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Germany ; Deutschland ; Älterer Arbeitnehmer ; Beschäftigungspolitik ; Deutschland ; Bevölkerungsentwicklung ; Altern ; Älterer Arbeitnehmer ; Beschäftigungspolitik
    Abstract: This report, part of a series covering around 20 OECD countries, contains a survey of Germany's main barriers to employment for older workers, an assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of existing measures to overcome these barriers, and a set of policy recommendations to further action by public authorities and social partners. These recommendations are designed to alleviate some of the pension and health care pressures governments are facing because of ageing populations.
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    ISBN: 9789264010918
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (318 p.)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Why Fish Piracy Persists; The Economics of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
    Keywords: Agriculture and Food
    Abstract: L'ouvrage, Pourquoi la pêche pirate perdure: Les ressorts économiques de la pêche illégale, non déclarée et non réglementée jette un jour nouveau sur les aspects économiques, environnementaux et sociaux de la pêche pirate, sans oublier d’identifier les forces qui animent cette activité. Ce rapport s’appuie sur les conclusions d’un séminaire qui a réuni quelque 120 experts et sur des documents d’analyse rédigés spécifiquement dans le cadre de cette étude. Il présente donc les informations les plus fiables et les plus complètes à ce jour pour évaluer les mesures déjà mises en oeuvre et proposer de nouvelles solutions.
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    ISBN: 9789264012134
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (124 p.)
    Series Statement: Gestion des déchets radioactifs
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Radioactive Waste Management Programmes in OECD/NEA Member Countries
    Keywords: Nuclear Energy
    Abstract: Ces fiches d'information présentent les programmes de gestion des déchets radioactifs dans 20 pays membres de l'OCDE/AEN. Elles incluent des informations sur la provenance, les types et les quantités de déchets, ainsi que sur la façon dont ceux-ci sont gérés. Des références pour obtenir des informations complémentaires sont également données pour chaque pays.
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  • 32
    ISBN: 9789264299252
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (182 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Examens de l'OCDE de la réforme de la réglementation
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. OECD Reviews of Regulatory Reform; United Kingdom 2002; Challenges at the Cutting Edge
    Keywords: Governance ; United Kingdom
    Abstract: Le Royaume-Uni présente un contraste stimulant de tradition et de modernité, qui se traduit par un système de réglementation mûr et novateur. L’éventail des réformes opérées est impressionnant. Les réformes permanentes du système de gestion de la réglementation, de la politique et du droit de la concurrence, ainsi que des régimes réglementaires des principaux secteurs économiques constituent une base solide pour produire une réglementation de grande qualité qui contribue à stimuler encore les performances économiques. Le Royaume-Uni est un des premiers pays à avoir libéralisé ses entreprises de services publics et à avoir défini de nouvelles approches réglementaires pour résoudre les problèmes complexes que pose la gestion des industries de réseau. Il a également été parmi les premiers pays à instaurer un système d’analyse d’impact de la réglementation qui, parallèlement à la politique et au droit de la concurrence, fait l’objet depuis lors d’aménagements constants. Le Royaume-Uni a la réputation de disposer d’un cadre réglementaire qui est l’un des plus favorables au monde à l’ouverture des marchés et à la concurrence à l’échelle planétaire. Le Royaume-Uni est à présent confronté à des défis caractéristiques d’un régime réglementaire en pleine maturité qui se trouve à la pointe des évolutions. La complexité et la diversité - des objectifs de la réglementation, de l’architecture institutionnelle et des procédures - sont des questions essentielles qui doivent être suivies de manière continue. C’est en poursuivant ces efforts et en continuant à relever les défis que pose la réglementation et à remédier aux insuffisances que le Royaume-Uni parviendra à se maintenir au premier rang dans la gouvernance de la régulation. Le Royaume-Uni est l’un des nombreux pays de l’OCDE a avoir demandé à l’Organisation d’examiner ses pratiques réglementaires et ses réformes. Tout en décrivant le contexte macro-économique, cet ouvrage présente un panorama des résultats et des enjeux de la réforme de la réglementation dans des domaines comme la qualité du secteur public, la politique de la concurrence et l’ouverture des marchés. Il évalue aussi les progrès réalisés dans les secteurs du gaz, de l’électricité et des télécommunications. Dans la même série : La réforme de la réglementation au Canada La réforme de la réglementation en Corée La réforme de la réglementation au Danemark La réforme de la réglementation en Espagne La réforme de la réglementation aux États-Unis La réforme de la réglementation en Grèce La réforme de la réglementation en Hongrie La réforme de la réglementation en Irlande La réforme de la réglementation en Italie La réforme de la réglementation au Japon La réforme de la réglementation au Mexique La réforme de la réglementation aux Pays-Bas La réforme de la réglementation en Pologne La réforme de la réglementation en République tchèque La réforme de la réglementation en Turquie Ces examens s’inscrivent dans la continuité du Rapport de l’OCDE sur la réforme de la réglementation - Synthèse, et du document d’appui en deux volumes : Rapport de l’OCDE sur la réforme de la réglementation - Études sectorielles - Études thématiques, qui ont été publiés en 1997.
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    ISBN: 9789264103139
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (194 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Examens de l'OCDE de la réforme de la réglementation
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. OECD Reviews of Regulatory Reform; Norway 2003; Preparing for the Future Now
    Keywords: Governance ; Norway
    Abstract: Cet examen de l'OCDE de la réforme de la réglementation de la Norvège propose, dans le contexte macroéconomique, une vue d’ensemble des efforts accomplis et des nouveaux défis à relever dans ce domaine, notamment au sujet de la qualité de la réglementation, de la politique de la concurrence et de l’ouverture des marchés. Il fait aussi le point sur les progrès réalisés dans l’application d’une pratique commerciale aux services publics, sur les réformes de l’aviation civile, ainsi que sur l’organisation du secteur hospitalier et du marché du travail. Un important chapitre, nouveau dans la collection, analyse le rôle des régulateurs dans la gouvernance des économies modernes, dans la perspective de l’examen des organes nationaux de tutelle.
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    ISBN: 9789264107878
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (226 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Examens de l'OCDE de la réforme de la réglementation
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. OECD Reviews of Regulatory Reform; Germany 2004; Consolidating Economic and Social Renewal
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. OECD-Prüfungen im Bereich Regulierungsreform; Deutschland; Konsolidierung der wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Erneuerung
    Keywords: Governance ; Germany
    Abstract: Ce rapport montre qu'il convient d'apporter quelques ajustements aux modèles traditionnels de gouvernance réglementaire de sorte que les changements nécessaires puissent intervenir plus rapidement, à un moindre coût pour l'économie et avec la participation de toutes les parties prenantes.
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    ISBN: 9789264017535
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (274 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Examens de l'OCDE de la réforme de la réglementation
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. OECD Reviews of Regulatory Reform; Mexico 2004; Progress in Implementing Regulatory Reform
    Keywords: Governance ; Mexico
    Abstract: Cette publication met en lumière les enseignements tirés de la mise en œuvre des réformes. L’exercice de suivi porte sur les questions centrales de l’ouverture des marchés et de la capacité du gouvernement à produire une réglementation de qualité. Des chapitres plus détaillés sur les autorités de régulation et le secteur de l’électricité, qui sont fondamentaux pour le développement économique et social du Mexique, complètent l’analyse. Depuis la fin des années 90, le Mexique a utilisé la politique réglementaire pour accroître la flexibilité et la compétitivité de l’économie au milieu d'une transition politique. L’objectif était d’améliorer l’environnement réglementaire pour les entreprises domestiques et étrangères. Toutefois, de nouvelles avancées dans la réforme de la réglementation peuvent aider le Mexique à développer son potentiel de croissance. Des aspects sectoriels méritent un examen approfondi, afin d’améliorer les perspectives économiques à long terme.
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    ISBN: 9789264016606
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (188 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Etudes de politique fiscale de l'OCDE no.9
    Series Statement: Études de politique fiscale de l'OCDE no.9
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Recent Tax Policy Trends and Reforms in OECD Countries
    Keywords: Taxation
    Abstract: Ce neuvième volume de la série des Études de politique fiscale de l’OCDE indique l’évolution observée dans les domaines des recettes fiscales, des structures fiscales, ainsi que de l’imposition de la main‑d’œuvre, des dividendes, des revenus des personnes physiques et des bénéfices des sociétés. Il examine également les taxes sur la valeur ajoutée et les écotaxes. Ce volume étudie les réformes fiscales majeures intervenues récemment dans les pays suivants : Allemagne, Australie, Belgique, Canada, États-Unis, France, Italie, Japon, Mexique, Pays‑Bas et Suisse. Il traite aussi de certaines nouvelles mesures de politique fiscale dans d’autres pays : Autriche, Espagne, Finlande, Irlande, Islande, Luxembourg, Nouvelle‑Zélande, République slovaque, Royaume-Uni et Suède. Enfin on trouvera dans La politique fiscale dans les pays de l’OCDE : évolutions et réformes récentes un examen des pratiques des pays et des faits récents concernant la décentralisation budgétaire, les mesures de valorisation du travail, la fiscalité des sociétés et l’incidence des politiques fiscales sur les activités de recherche et développement.
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    ISBN: 9789264013810
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (616 p.)
    Series Statement: Nuclear Science
    Keywords: Nuclear Energy ; Korea, Republic of
    Abstract: Accelerator-driven systems (ADS) are being considered for their potential use in the transmutation of radioactive waste. The performance of such hybrid nuclear systems depends to a large extent on the specification and reliability of high power accelerators, as well as the integration of the accelerator with spallation targets and sub-critical systems. At present, much R&D work is still required in order to demonstrate the desired capability of the system as a whole. Accelerator scientists and reactor physicists from around the world gathered at an NEA workshop to discuss issues of common interest and to present the most recent achievements in their research. Discussions focused on accelerator reliability; target, window and coolant technology; sub-critical system design and ADS simulations; safety and control of ADS; and ADS experiments and test facilities. These proceedings contain the technical papers presented at the workshop as well as summaries of the working group discussions held. They will be of particular interest to scientists working on ADS development as well as on radioactive waste management issues in general.
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    ISBN: 9789264016224
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (160 p.)
    Series Statement: The OECD Health Project
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Technologies de la santé et prise de décision
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Health technologies and decision making
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    Keywords: Medizintechnik ; Gesundheitswesen ; Entscheidung ; OECD-Staaten ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Science and Technology ; Konferenzschrift ; OECD ; Medizintechnik ; Bewertung ; Gesundheitspolitik ; Entscheidungsfindung
    Abstract: Health technology has the tremendous potential to change our understanding of disease, transform the delivery of health-care services, and improve health outcomes. But using such technology comes at a price. Health Technologies and Decision Making analyses the barriers to, and facilitators of, evidence-based decision making in OECD health-care systems. It examines how countries can successfully manage the opportunities and challenges arising from health-related technology by optimising decision-making processes, recognising the value of innovation, dealing with uncertainty, and producing and co-ordinating health technology assessment. The book also considers the capacity of health systems to respond to the particular challenges of fast-developing health-related biotechnologies.
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    Pages: 32 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: OECD Economics Department Working Papers no.454
    Keywords: Economics ; Chile
    Abstract: A good framework for investment in innovation can contribute to increasing Chile’s growth potential. Spending on R&D is currently low in relation to GDP and heavily reliant on government financing. Innovation activity in the business sector is also limited by insufficient seed and venture capital and human capital constraints. This is despite several favourable framework conditions, including a stable macro-economy, liberal foreign trade and investment regimes, and reasonably pro-competition regulations in product markets. The government intends to increase public spending on R&D, to be financed by revenue from the mining tax introduced in May 2005, and to create a National Innovation Council. The effectiveness of these measures will depend largely on the extent to which they will boost business-financed innovation consistent with Chile’s comparative advantages. This Working Paper relates to the 2005 OECD Economic Survey of Chile (www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/chile).
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    Pages: 48 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: OECD Digital Economy Papers no.95
    Keywords: Science and Technology
    Abstract: Many countries are grappling with spectrum reform in a climate of rapid technological change, convergence and relentlessly growing spectrum demand.
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  • 41
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    Pages: 48 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: OECD Economics Department Working Papers no.463
    Keywords: Economics
    Abstract: This paper provides an assessment of the impact of a package of structural reforms in all OECD countries on their long-run trade and output gains. The package includes reforms that reduce competition-restraining regulations, cut tariff barriers and ease restrictions on foreign direct investment to “best practice” levels in the OECD area. The analysis, which is based on earlier OECD studies, indicates that such reforms could lead to gains in GDP per capita in OECD countries of up to 4 to 5 per cent. As the analysis is confined to a relatively narrow set of policies and abstracts from potential dynamic effects from reform-induced increases in innovation, the overall gains from broad reforms could be significantly higher than reported in the paper.
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  • 42
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    Pages: 53 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: OECD Trade Policy Working Papers no.13
    Series Statement: OECD Trade Policy Papers no.13
    Keywords: Trade ; Russian Federation
    Abstract: This study forms part of Russia’s regulatory reform review undertaken under the OECD regulatory reform programme. It describes Russia’s trade environment and its recent trade and foreign investment policy developments with a focus on trade-related regulations and their role in supporting Russia’s market openness. It examines in particular to what extent Russia’s trade regulations comply with the principles of transparency and non-discrimination and facilitate foreign trade operations and international competition. The paper proposes a series of policy recommendations to make Russia’s regulatory framework more market-oriented and trade-andinvestment friendly.
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    Pages: 58 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Working Papers no.3
    Series Statement: OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Papers no.3
    Keywords: Agriculture and Food
    Abstract: The interest in marketing margins and price transmission has recently gained remarkable momentum and the amount of studies on this subject is rapidly growing. There is a myriad of questions about prices and margins investigated by these studies, yet new questions are surfacing as markets and business practices change with an impressive speed. Wohlgenant (2001), in his survey on marketing margins, identifies some of the questions puzzling researchers and policy makers alike. For example: Are marketing margins too large? Why are margins different among products? How have...
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    Pages: 4 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: Centre de développement de l'OCDE - Repères no.3
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Corporate Governance: A Development Challenge
    Keywords: Development
    Abstract: Ce repère explique pourquoi la qualité de la gouvernance locale d’entreprise est cruciale pour la réussite des efforts de développement à long terme.
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    Pages: 30 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: OECD Trade Policy Working Papers no.22
    Series Statement: OECD Trade Policy Papers no.22
    Keywords: Trade
    Abstract: This paper analyses customs automation which is one of the most powerful tools to increase customs efficiency. It focuses in particular on the benefits and implementation costs of automation. It is part of a series of studies that analyse various aspects of trade facilitation and the objective is to contribute to discussions in the WTO Negotiating Group on Trade Facilitation. Based on cost estimations in customsrelated lending projects, the paper finds that the costs for implementing, maintaining and operating automated customs systems are substantial. However, the very great majority of WTO members have already implemented such systems and past experiences show that the financial benefits in many cases have exceeded the costs over time. Among the various lessons learned from successful implementation of automated customs systems, two are particularly worth highlighting. First, automation should not be considered a panacea for trade facilitation; and second, commitment and financial sustainability are prerequisites for successful customs modernisation involving automation.
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  • 46
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    Pages: 3 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: PEB Exchange, Programme on Educational Building no.2005/09
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. La rénovation énergétique des bâtiments scolaires
    Keywords: Education
    Abstract: Case studies demonstrating energy-efficient renovation of educational buildings collected by the International Energy Agency (IEA) provide information on retrofit technologies, energy-saving approaches and ventilation strategies. Some general findings are presented here along with one case study, Egebjerg School in Denmark, which shows how natural ventilation can be incorporated into a refurbishment project.
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    Language: French
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (91 p.) , 21 x 29.7cm.
    Series Statement: Documents SIGMA no.34
    Parallel Title: Parallele Sprachausgabe Achieving High Quality in the Work of Supreme Audit Institutions
    Keywords: Governance
    Abstract: Ce document, qui s'interroge sur la façon d'atteindre l'excellence dans le processus de contrôle, découle d'un rapport sur le contrôle qualité des audits ainsi que d'un ensemble de directives consécutives sur la qualité des audits, tous deux préparés sur demande des Présidents des Institutions supérieures de contrôle (ISC) des pays de l'Europe centrale et orientale, de Chypre, de Malte et la Turquie et de la Cour des comptes européenne. En raison de l'importance du sujet, SIGMA a préparé ce document en vue de le diffuser auprès d'un large public.
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  • 48
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    ISBN: 9789264010529
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (268 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Modernising Government; The Way Forward
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. La modernización del estado ; El camino a seguir
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Modernising Government; The Way Forward (Hungarian version)
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Modernising Government; The Way Forward (Korean version)
    Keywords: Governance
    Abstract: Cet ouvrage fait le bilan de deux décennies de modernisation du secteur public dans les pays de l’OCDE. Depuis une vingtaine d’années, on observe un afflux d’idées et d’initiatives nouvelles. Ont-elles donné des résultats concrets ? Ce rapport analyse les échecs et les réussites et met en évidence les défis à relever. Il examine certains leviers essentiels de la réforme de la gestion publique,
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  • 49
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    ISBN: 9789264013315
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (108 p.)
    Series Statement: Development Centre Studies
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Garantir le développement ? ; L'impact des garanties financières
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Winpenny, James T., 1941 - Guaranteeing development?
    DDC: 332.673
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    Keywords: Entwicklungsprojekt ; Entwicklungsbank ; Bankgarantie ; Finanzmarkt ; Entwicklungsländer ; Finance and Investment ; Development ; India ; Mexico ; South Africa ; Entwicklungsländer ; Projektfinanzierung ; Garantie ; Exportgarantie ; Entwicklungsfinanzierung ; Entwicklungshilfe ; Entwicklungsfinanzierung
    Abstract: This volume tests the relevance and usefulness of guarantees to public and private actors in developing countries, especially for funding development projects. Not to be confused with export credit guarantees usually accorded to nationals with the aim of stimulating exports and overseas investment, development guarantees are destined for actors in emerging or developing economies where risk is a deterrent to lending or investment. The presence of guarantees from multilateral or bilateral agencies can encourage financial flows either to increase or to go where they otherwise might not. In this way, they can have a positive effect on sovereign ratings as well as their immediate direct effect on the local development environment. As a bonus, this study finds, development guarantees can help stimulate and stabilise local capital markets, thus providing future benefits for both public and private investors. “A timely book, throwing urgently-needed light on this little-understood topic, which could be a vital key to economic progress in developing countries. With my deep congratulations to the author.” --Michel Camdessus, Honorary Governor of the Banque de France,formerly Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund)
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    ISBN: 9789264008915
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (196 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Examens territoriaux de l'OCDE
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. OECD Territorial Reviews; Japan 2005
    Keywords: Governance ; Urban, Rural and Regional Development ; Japan
    Abstract: Au cours des dernières années, le Japon a été confronté à d’importants défis socio-économiques. Croissance faible, population vieillissante, dépopulation, nouvelles relations commerciales avec la région d’Asie Orientale : autant d'éléments qui militent en faveur d’une transformation du système économique et institutionnel établi durant la période d’expansion économique et démographique. La réforme de la politique du développement régional a contribué de manière importante au processus en cours. Ce rapport examine les réformes dans des domaines tels que la planification territoriale, la politique économique régionale, la politique urbaine, le développement rural et la décentralisation administrative et fiscale. Il souligne les défis auxquels le gouvernement japonais doit faire face tandis qu’il associe de nouvelles approches à l’élaboration des décisions au niveau central avec des mécanismes qui donnent plus de voix aux acteurs régionaux et locaux. L’examen territorial du Japon s’inscrit dans un programme plus vaste d’examens territoriaux nationaux menés par le Comité des politiques de développement territorial de l’OCDE. L’objectif général des examens territoriaux est de fournir des recommandations pratiques aux gouvernements.
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  • 51
    ISBN: 9789264009356
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (198 p)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Preferential Trading Arrangements in Agricultural and Food Markets; The Case of the European Union and the United States
    Keywords: Agriculture and Food ; Development ; Trade ; European Union ; United States
    Abstract: Les pays en développement redoutent que les réductions tarifaires multilatérales ne pénalisent leur secteur agricole à cause de l'érosion des préférences. Ce rapport indique que même si ce risque peut exister pour certains pays et certains secteurs, d’autres facteurs que les régimes préférentiels peuvent limiter les exportations de ces pays. L'ouvrage apporte des informations sur l’ampleur du recours des pays en développement à une série de régimes préférentiels non réciproques mis en place par l’Union européenne et les États-Unis. Les données secondaires sont complétées par des entretiens menés auprès des intervenants de ces marchés, qui viennent éclairer les résultats empiriques exposés. Les préférences accordées aux pays d’Afrique font l’objet d’une section spéciale proposant un état des lieux pour ce groupe de pays en développement.
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  • 52
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    ISBN: 9789264014497
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (148 p.)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Multifunctionality in Agriculture; What Role for Private Initiatives?
    Keywords: Agriculture and Food
    Abstract: Par-delà sa fonction première qui est de fournir des aliments et des fibres, l’agriculture peut également produire des services environnementaux ou générer des effets négatifs tels que la pollution. Les seules forces du marché ne suffisent pas à assurer que le niveau des externalités positives et négatives de l’agriculture demeure acceptable pour la société. Les interventions des pouvoirs publics peuvent cependant aussi s’avérer problématiques en menant à des politiques coûteuses et inefficaces. Ce rapport donne des éclairages sur le potentiel des solutions non gouvernementales, telles que le développement des mécanismes de marché et la promotion des transactions privées et des approches volontaires, à constituer de meilleures réponses alternatives dans certains cas. Une classification a été établie et quatorze cas particuliers examinés illustrant un large spectre de situations dans un grand nombre de pays de l’OCDE. Les exemples traités vont de l’utilisation de primes au prix du marché, à des fonds environnementaux, des facilités de crédits ou des crédits ou contingents échangeables. Ils couvrent les externalités positives comme négatives. Certains des exemples considérés illustrent des approches innovantes ou nouvelles, jamais tentées auparavant tandis que d’autres ont une longue histoire derrière elles. Le rapport fait la synthèse des résultats des études de cas, en se concentrant sur les implications pour le rôle des pouvoirs publics et en évaluant l’efficacité relative, l’équité et la stabilité des approches décrites en comparaison d’une intervention directe des pouvoirs publics.
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  • 53
    ISBN: 9789264018525
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (120 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Examens de l'OCDE des politiques de l'investissement
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. OECD Investment Policy Reviews; Russian Federation 2004; Progress and Reform Challenges
    Keywords: Finance and Investment ; Russian Federation
    Abstract: Malgré d’abondantes possibilités d’investissement, la Fédération de Russie a attiré relativement peu d’investissements directs étrangers (IDE) et elle a subi une fuite massive de capitaux. Ce phénomène résulte de restrictions sectorielles à l’encontre de l’investissement étranger ainsi que d’importants facteurs institutionnels qui affectent aussi les entreprises nationales. Depuis dix ans, la Russie a sensiblement amélioré les conditions de l’activité des entreprises, adoptant des lois de protection de la propriété et d’autres droits des investisseurs et mettant en place les institutions nécessaires au fonctionnement d’une économie de marché. La Russie a également signé des conventions sur l’investissement et sur la double imposition avec des pays de l’OCDE ou des pays tiers. En 2002, l’OCDE a publié Fédération de Russie : quel environnement pour l'investissement ? Lois, politiques et institutions. Cette étude formulait des propositions en vue de s’appuyer sur ces évolutions positives et d'améliorer davantage les mesures en faveur de l’investissement étranger. L’examen 2004 des politiques de l’investissement de la Fédération de Russie évalue les progrès accomplis depuis la publication de l’étude de 2001 et propose aux pouvoirs publics des solutions destinées à améliorer davantage l’environnement de l’investissement. Il s’agit notamment d’assouplir les dernières restrictions à l’encontre de l’IDE dans plusieurs secteurs de l’économie, de poursuivre les efforts de simplification des procédures administratives et d’amélioration de leur transparence et de veiller au respect des textes législatifs et réglementaires fédéraux au niveau des administrations infra-fédérales. Cette étude s'inscrit dans le cadre des relations de coopération que l'OCDE entretient avec les économies non membres à travers le monde.
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  • 54
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    ISBN: 9789264013742
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (288 p.)
    Series Statement: OECD Trade Policy Studies
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Les réglementations environnementales et l'accès au marché
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Environmental requirements and market access
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    Keywords: Umweltpolitik ; Regulierung ; Export ; Entwicklungsländer ; Environment ; Trade ; Industry and Services ; Konferenzschrift ; Entwicklungsländer ; Export ; Regulierung ; Umweltschutz
    Abstract: Investigating over twenty cases where exports from developing countries faced new environmental requirements, this OECD report examines how environmental requirements can be trade barriers for developing countries. These case studies, covering a diverse number of products and exporting countries, trace a number of environmental regulations, standards and labelling schemes, from conception through implementation. In so doing, they highlight the difference that sensitivity to potential trade effects can make when designing environmental regulations and standards. They also show that timely technical assistance has played a crucial role in helping exporters from developing countries adjust to new environmental requirements without suffering adverse trade effects.
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  • 55
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    ISBN: 9789264009257
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (416 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Perspectives de l'OCDE sur les PME et l'entrepreneuriat 2005
    Keywords: Employment ; Industry and Services
    Abstract: Encouraging entrepreneurship and facilitating the rapid growth of innovative SMEs is an effective means of creating jobs, increasing productivity and alleviating poverty. This publication describes recent trends concerning SMEs and entrepreneurship in OECD economies and beyond. It reports on a range of policy initiatives taken to enhance the vitality and competitiveness of the SME sector—which comprises over 95% of all enterprises and accounts for two thirds of private sector employment. Among the themes covered in this edition are regulatory and administrative burdens; entrepreneurship education and training; SME access to financing, technology, innovation and international markets; women’s entrepreneurship; and local policy issues. This third edition also includes the Istanbul Ministerial Declaration on Fostering the Growth of Innovative and Internationally Competitive SMEs.
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  • 56
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    ISBN: 9789264013353
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (124 p.)
    Series Statement: The Development Dimension
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Agriculture et développement ; Vers des politiques cohérentes
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Agriculture and development
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    Keywords: Agrarpolitik ; Agraraußenhandel ; Außenwirtschaftspolitik ; Entwicklung ; OECD-Staaten ; Entwicklungsländer ; Agriculture and Food ; Development ; Entwicklungsländer ; Landwirtschaft ; Entwicklungspolitik ; Agrarpolitik ; Ländliche Entwicklung
    Abstract: With a view to helping policy analysts and decision makers focus on the development impacts of their policies, this report discusses the extent to which OECD country agricultural and agricultural trade policies are coherent with, and supportive of, the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, particularly the elimination of extreme poverty and hunger. Agriculture and Development: The Case for Policy Coherence defines the ‘where’ (country impact), ‘how’ (most damaging forms of support), ‘which’ (commodity aspects) and ‘who’ (household effects) of agricultural policy reform. It treats the effects of four main categories of OECD country agricultural policies: domestic, trade, regulatory, and development co-operation policies. In each case it identifies the implications from the perspective of making agriculture and development policies more coherent. By providing a survey of the policy coherence dimension in OECD country agricultural policy-making, this report provides the analytical framework that policy makers need to help them weigh their decisions in the light of their countries’ internationally agreed development commitments.
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  • 57
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    Language: English
    Pages: 61 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: OECD Economics Department Working Papers no.418
    Keywords: Economics ; Turkey
    Abstract: Fiscal imbalances were a main cause for chronic high inflation and macroeconomic instability before the 2000/2001 crisis. Fiscal consolidation is the cornerstone of post-crisis stabilization. It has been quite successful over the past three years as sizeable primary surpluses have been sustained and the fall in interest rates has reduced the interest cost of public debt. Fiscal targets have been achieved chiefly by raising revenues which has increased the tax burden; greater emphasis should now be placed on the control of public expenditure. At the same time, core public services such as education, justice, infrastructure and rural development will need to be upgraded. Social security costs may also rise with the planned shift to universal health insurance, and the ambitious administrative decentralization project could cause upward pressure on local spending. Far-reaching rationalization of public expenditures is therefore required to meet the quantitative fiscal targets while ...
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  • 58
    Language: English
    Pages: 50 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: OECD Science, Technology and Industry Working Papers no.2005/01
    Keywords: Science and Technology ; China, People’s Republic
    Abstract: Intellectual property rights (IPRs) have an important role to play in helping China realise a modernisation strategy based on technological upgrading and integration into the global economy. Through the protection they offer to inventors, IPR regimes can help promote domestic technological innovation and facilitate transfer of foreign technology. Having recognised the importance of IPRs, the Chinese government has taken great strides in the past two decades to develop a modern system of IPR legislation and to further amend it in accordance with China’s membership in the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Progress with respect to IPR enforcement, however, still falls short of the levels needed to stimulate Chinese innovation and meet the expectations of the international business community. This report summarises two policy dialogues that the OECD organised with China in Spring 2004 on IPR issues. These dialogues aimed at assisting China in its efforts to further improve IPR ...
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  • 59
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    Pages: 46 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: OECD Development Centre Policy Briefs no.26
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. La cohérence des politiques des pays de l'OCDE à l'égard de l'Asie de l'Est : Enjeux pour le développement
    Keywords: Development
    Abstract: OECD countries face at least five major challenges for promoting policies that are consistent with their development goals: . ensuring security and political stability; . anticipating the impacts of their macroeconomic policies on developing-country growth; . increasing both market access and capacity building for developing economies; . supporting governance structures that help maintain financial stability; . improving aid effectiveness.
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  • 60
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    Pages: 72 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: OECD Development Centre Working Papers no.242
    Keywords: Development ; India
    Abstract: This study analyses the impact of democratic decentralisation on the chances of socially excluded groups to participate in newly created local governance institutions – Panchayati Raj Institutions – in three Indian states. This institutional reform included a quota for the disadvantaged – women and lower castes – to ensure their effective participation. The comparative analysis on the determinants of participation of these groups and the poor vis-à-vis other groups across the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh yields highly interesting results, relevant beyond the Indian context. First, the outcomes of decentralisation on participation are different across states and between different marginalised groups. While in Kerala socially disadvantaged groups and the poor are represented more than other groups at the Panchayat level, in Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh the socially disadvantaged groups are as represented as the others whereas the poor continue to be largely ...
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  • 61
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    Pages: 29 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: OECD Trade Policy Working Papers no.23
    Series Statement: OECD Trade Policy Papers no.23
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Intérêts commerciaux des pays touchés par le Tsunami
    Keywords: Trade
    Abstract: Since a catastrophic Tsunami hit coastal areas around the Indian Ocean on 26 December 2004, many have suggested that trade could be a more useful instrument to assist the recovery of affected countries than aid transfers alone. To probe this argument, this paper examines the economies of the affected countries and identifies their overall trade interests and market access concerns. In addition, it summarizes EU and US trade measures which aim to help the recovery. It is argued in the paper that, despite even when trade measures benefit the tsunami-affected countries overall, they may have limitations in delivering benefits directly to the affected people and region.
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  • 62
    ISBN: 9789264007642
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (200 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Lignes directrices et ouvrages de référence du CAD
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Managing Aid; Practices of DAC Member Countries
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Managing Aid: Practices of DAC Member Countries
    Keywords: Development
    Abstract: Les membres du Comité d’aide au développement (CAD) de l’OCDE consacrent chaque année près de 70 milliards USD à l’aide extérieure (la coopération pour le développement). Comment gérer au mieux cette aide ? Tel est le thème de la présente étude qui analyse les structures et les pratiques organisationnelles de 22 des principaux pays donneurs du monde.
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  • 63
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    Pages: 9 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: OECD Development Centre Policy Insights no.9
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Capacités d'adaptation et développement à effet d'intégration
    Keywords: Development
    Abstract: The Centre has highlighted in particular four areas where OECD countries can make a difference: maintaining a stable macroeconomic environment with affordable interest rates; helping to mitigate risks; enhancing trade opportunities through improving the coherence of their own policies ;and increasing financial flows for achieving the MDGs.
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  • 64
    Language: English
    Pages: 13 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: PEB Exchange, Programme on Educational Building no.2005/15
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Planification, conception et gestion des établissements d'enseignement supérieur
    Keywords: Education
    Abstract: Developed below is a selection of the ideas and case studies presented at the conference on “Planning, Designing and Managing Higher Education Institutions”, in San José, California (United States): Megatrends and myths which influence facilities management practices. The technology-enabled learning space. Natural hazard risk mitigation. The modernisation of Montreal’s Concordia University. An analysis of decision-making in integrating information and communications technology in Spanish universities. A network of library and information services units created by Mexico’s Veracruz University.
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  • 65
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    Pages: 29 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: OECD Economics Department Working Papers no.441
    Keywords: Economics
    Abstract: This paper estimates and discusses some of the potential labour market implications arising from the rapid ageing of government employees in a number of OECD countries. Under alternative scenarios for future public employment policies, available labour resources for the private sector are estimated taking into account the declining age cohorts entering the labour market. These scenarios suggest that, in the absence of considerable increases in labour utilisation, maintaining government sector hiring at their historical share of new labour market entrants will entail sharp declines in the production of government services. On the other hand, if present levels of government services are to be preserved, governments are likely to hire an increasing share of labour market entrants, creating a strong crowding-out effect for the private sector. Alternatively, productivity in the government sector would have to increase substantially.
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  • 66
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    Language: English
    Pages: 51 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: OECD Economics Department Working Papers no.428
    Keywords: Economics ; Finland
    Abstract: With population ageing setting in sooner and more forcefully than in other OECD countries, Finland needs to reorder its fiscal priorities so as to ensure fiscal sustainability. That will require considerable reform as public spending currently expands vigorously. While GDP growth has slowed from the exceptionally rapid pace of the late 1990s, public consumption has continued to grow fast, as new obligations by central government and popular demand led municipalities to expand service provision. After some consolidation in 2003, local government spending has accelerated again and the deficit has widened to ¾ per cent of GDP in 2004 for the municipalities considered as a whole – despite still larger transfers from central government. At the same time, the tax burden is high, especially on labour. Ensuring the sustainability of public finances over the long term, while maintaining the essential parts of the welfare society will only be possible by i) raising the effectiveness of public spending, ii) reforming the financing of municipalities to encourage better control of spending and limit future rises in municipal income taxation and iii) rebalancing the mix between public and private provision and funding of services. This working paper discusses ways in which progress could be made on such a policy agenda. It relates to the 2004 OECD Economic Survey of Finland (www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/finland) updating the Survey’s analysis by incorporating data for 2004 and recent developments.
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  • 67
    Language: English
    Pages: 134 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: OECD Digital Economy Papers no.102
    Keywords: Science and Technology
    Abstract: This report is a major information resource on governments’ effective efforts to date to foster a shift in culture as called for in the OECD Guidelines for the Security of Information Systems and Networks: Towards a Culture of Security.
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  • 68
    ISBN: 9789264064942
    Language: Japanese
    Pages: Online-Ressource (55 p.)
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. OECD Principles of Corporate Governance 2004
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Principes de gouvernement d'entreprise de l'OCDE 2004
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. OECD Principles of Corporate Governance 2004 (Arabic version)
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. OECD-Grundsätze der Corporate Governance 2004
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Principios de Gobierno Corporativo de la OCDE 2004
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Os Princípios da OCDE sobre o Governo das Sociedades 2004
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. OECD Principles of Corporate Governance 2004 (Slovenian version)
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. OECD Principles of Corporate Governance 2004 (Serbian version)
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. OECD Principles of Corporate Governance 2004 (Chinese version)
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    Keywords: Governance ; Industry and Services
    Abstract: OECDコーポレートガバナンス原則は、1999年の発行以来、有効なコーポレートガバナンスの国際的ベンチマークとして世界で認知されてきた。OECDコーポレートガバナンス原則は、OECD加盟国・非加盟国を問わず、政府、規制当局、投資家、企業など多様なステークホルダーに活用され、金融安定化フォーラムで健全な金融システムのための12の主要なコードのひとつに挙げられている。この改訂版は1999年以降のコーポレートガバナンスをとりまく状況の変化を反映し、いくつかの重要な修正を含んでいる。
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  • 69
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    Pages: 28 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: OECD Development Centre Policy Briefs no.27
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Renforcer le rôle économique des femmes dans les pays en développement : Pour le changement des institutions sociales
    Keywords: Development
    Abstract: . Deeply rooted social institutions – societal norms, codes of conduct, laws and tradition – cause gender discrimination. . Religion per se does not systematically define such discrimination. All dominant religions show flexibility in interpreting the role of women in society. . The Millennium Development Goals demand change in gender-discriminating social institutions, which should be added to the seven strategic priorities identi?ed by the UN Task Force on Education and Gender Equality. . Donors must redesign their strategies to focus not only on improving women’s capacities and capabilities, but also and concurrently on lowering men’s resistance against reforms that improve gender equality.
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  • 70
    ISBN: 9789264012332
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (71 p.)
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. OECD Forum 2005; Forum Highlights; Fuelling the Future; Security, Stability, Development
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg.: OECD Forum 2005: Forum Highlights; Fuelling the Future; Security, Stability, Development
    Keywords: Economics
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  • 71
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    ISBN: 9789264008410
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource
    Edition: Edition 2004
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  • 72
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    ISBN: 9789264010215
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource
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  • 73
    ISBN: 9789282103340
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (138 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Container Transport Security Across Modes
    Keywords: Transport
    Abstract: Après les attentats terroristes du 11 septembre 2001, il est devenu évident que sur le plan de la sûreté, les conteneurs maritimes eux-mêmes et les nœuds de transbordement par lesquels ils transitent vers les autres modes de transport pouvaient être vulnérables. Ce rapport décrit la complexité et l’hybridité du système de transport de conteneurs ainsi que les divers acteurs concernés. Il identifie les zones potentielles de vulnérabilité et adresse des recommandations aux autorités chargées des transports terrestres et maritimes quant aux mesures susceptibles de renforcer la sûreté des conteneurs.
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  • 74
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    ISBN: 9789264102620
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (268 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Etudes de l'OCDE sur l'administration électronique
    Series Statement: Études de l'OCDE sur l'administration électronique
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. OECD e-Government Studies; Finland 2003
    Keywords: Governance ; Science and Technology ; Finland
    Abstract: Première publication d’une série d’examens nationaux consacrés à l’administration électronique, ce rapport suit une méthode d’analyse commune élaborée dans le cadre du projet de l’OCDE sur l’administration électronique. Il s’agit d’aider les pays à évaluer leur politique en la matière, d’assurer la comparabilité des résultats nationaux et de constituer une banque de données empiriques à l’appui des bonnes pratiques d’administration électronique.
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  • 75
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    ISBN: 9789264107694
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (156 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Développement économique et création d'emplois locaux (LEED)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Global Knowledge Flows and Economic Development
    Keywords: Finance and Investment ; Governance ; Urban, Rural and Regional Development
    Abstract: Les flux mondiaux de connaissances sont en train de devenir un facteur clé du développement économique. Cette étude, réalisée en collaboration avec Scottish Enterprise, identifie les domaines clés dans lesquels il faut intervenir. Il s’agit de : promouvoir les alliances trans-frontières entre entreprises et universités ; de stimuler le transfert de connaissances à partir des entreprises bénéficiant d’investissements directs étrangers ; d’attirer une main-d’œuvre étrangère hautement qualifiée ; de créer des systèmes d’innovation nationaux et régionaux dynamiques.
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  • 76
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    ISBN: 9789264016965
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (224 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Sustainable Development in OECD Countries; Getting the Policies Right
    Keywords: Agriculture and Food ; Environment
    Abstract: Cette publication présente les enseignements concernant le développement durable tirés de 30 examens par pays qui ont été publiés depuis 2002 dans le cadre des Études économiques de l’OCDE. Elle se penche également sur les mesures concrètes que les États ont mises en œuvre afin de promouvoir le développement durable tout en se concentrant sur les résultats obtenus et sur leur efficience. Cette publication est axée sur les questions essentielles que sont l'amélioration des politiques environnementales, l'élévation du niveau de vie dans les pays en développement et la nécessité d'assurer la viabilité à long terme des revenus des retraités. De nombreux tableaux présentent des données détaillées mais aussi, sur un plan plus synthétique, les indicateurs de développement durable qui ont été utilisés pour évaluer les performances et les coûts.
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  • 77
    ISBN: 9789264017184
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (128 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Examens de l'OCDE de la réforme de la réglementation
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. OECD Reviews of Regulatory Reform; Japan 2004; Progress in Implementing Regulatory Reform
    Keywords: Governance ; Japan
    Abstract: Le Japon fut l’un des premiers pays examinés dans le cadre de cette série sur la réforme de la réglementation. Depuis 1999, lorsque l’examen a été publié, le gouvernement japonais a mis en place tout un ensemble de mesures pour améliorer la qualité de la réglementation et promouvoir la réforme réglementaire, la politique de la concurrence et l’ouverture des marchés. Cet ouvrage évalue les progrès accomplis et tire certains enseignements du processus de mise en œuvre de la réforme réglementaire. Il met également en lumière les nouvelles mesures qui pourraient être prises compte tenu des problèmes actuels.
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  • 78
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    ISBN: 9789264018044
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (240 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Education and Training Policy
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Le rôle crucial des enseignants ; Attirer, former et retenir des enseignants de qualité
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Stärkere Professionalisierung des Lehrerberufs; Wie gute Lehrer gewonnen, gefördert und gehalten werden können
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Política de educación y formación ; Los docentes son importantes ; Atraer, formar y conservar a los docentes eficientes
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Teachers Matter (Hungarian version); Attracting, Developing and Retaining Effective Teachers
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Teachers Matter (Japanese version); Attracting, Developing and Retaining Effective Teachers
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Professores são importantes; Atraindo, desenvolvendo e retendo professores eficazes
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Teachers matter
    DDC: 370.711
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    Keywords: Lehrkräfte ; Anforderungsprofil ; Dienstleistungsqualität ; OECD-Staaten ; Education ; Unterrichtsvorbereitung ; Lehrerverhalten
    Abstract: Teachers Matter provides a comprehensive, international analysis of trends and developments in the teacher workforce in 25 countries around the world; research on attracting, developing and retaining effective teachers; innovative and successful policies and practices that countries have implemented; and teacher policy options for countries to consider. While documenting many areas of concern about teachers and teaching, the report also provides positive examples of where policies are making a difference. It spotlights countries where teachers’ social standing is high, and where there are more qualified applicants than vacant posts. Even in countries where shortages have been a concern, there are recent signs of increased interest in teaching, and policy initiatives appear to be taking effect. At a time when many countries are facing an ageing teaching workforce and having trouble attracting new recruits, this book provides insights into how governments can successfully deal with these issues.
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  • 79
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    ISBN: 9789264014626
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (305 p.)
    Series Statement: OECD Trade Policy Studies
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Au-delà des tarifs ; Le rôle des obstacles non tarifaires dans le commerce mondial
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Looking beyond tariffs
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    Keywords: Nichttarifäre Handelshemmnisse ; Welt ; Trade ; Außenhandel ; Handelshemmnis
    Abstract: The studies in this volume review concerns that exporters and governments have raised about market access. This publication analyses where and why certain non-tariff measures are being applied to traded goods that are covered by multilateral rules and disciplines, and how they continue to represent challenges for exporters and policy makers. The specific measures examined are prohibitions and quotas, non-automatic import licensing schemes, customs fees and charges and export restrictions. By drawing together available recent data and other information, this volume expands the knowledge base of policy makers, negotiators and anyone interested in learning about the use of these measures across countries, applicable international trade rules and remaining market access issues.
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  • 80
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    ISBN: 9789264108554
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (173 p.)
    Series Statement: The Development Dimension
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. La cohérence des politiques au service du développement ; Promouvoir de bonnes pratiques institutionnelles
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Policy coherence for development
    DDC: 338.9
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    Keywords: Entwicklungshilfe ; Entwicklungsfinanzierung ; OECD-Staaten ; Good Governance ; OECD-Staaten-seitig ; Development ; Konferenzschrift ; Verwaltungshandeln ; Politisches Handeln
    Abstract: Policy Coherence for Development: Promoting Institutional Good Practice sets out the latest thinking on institutional approaches to help governments achieve policy coherence in support of development. It provides a synthesis of lessons learned from peer reviews of OECD countries, specific case studies, and recent workshops involving senior government officials. It offers practical ways forward for mustering political will, building analytical capacity, improving co-ordination mechanisms, and taking action in specific priority areas. It suggests an analytical framework to help assess and compare how well countries join-up policies across government to meet agreed development goals. Achieving policy coherence is one of the most difficult political and economic challenges of development, and this book highlights examples of good institutional practice among OECD countries in addressing this issue.
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  • 81
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    ISBN: 9789264013216
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (132 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: OECD Tax Policy Studies no.12
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. L'imposition des familles actives ; Une analyse de la répartition
    Keywords: Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Taxation
    Abstract: Taxing Working Families provides insights into how income taxes and social security contributions affect the distribution of income between different types of families in OECD countries. Certain generally available cash benefits for families – regarded as negative taxes – are also taken into account. The study concentrates on the effects of these taxes on the distribution of income between different types of working households, looking at three dimensions of inequality: vertical inequality between households at different income levels, horizontal inequality between households with different numbers of children and the tax treatment of one-earner versus two-earner households.
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  • 82
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    ISBN: 9789264015852
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (138 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: The OECD Health Project
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Les soins de longue durée pour les personnes âgées
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Long-term Care for Older People; (Korean version)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als OECD Long-term care for older people
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    Keywords: Ältere Menschen ; Häusliche Pflege ; Dienstleistungsqualität ; Sozialpolitik ; Vergleich ; OECD-Staaten ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Altenhilfe ; Altenarbeit
    Abstract: This study reports on the latest trends in long-term care policies in nineteen OECD countries: Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Mexico, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It studies lessons learned from countries that undertook major reforms over the past decade. Trends in expenditure, financing and the number of care recipients are analysed based on new data on cross-country differences. Special attention is given to experience with programmes that provide consumers of services with a choice of care options, including cash to family caregivers. Concise country profiles of long-term care systems and an overview on demography and living situations of older persons make this complex policy field more accessible.
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  • 83
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    ISBN: 9789264010154
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (160 p.)
    Series Statement: The Development Dimension
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Promouvoir le développement dans une économie mondialisée ; Pour des politiques cohérentes
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Fostering development in a global economy
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    Keywords: Globalisierung ; Internationale Konjunktur ; Internationale Zusammenarbeit ; Welt ; Development ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Globalisierung ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung
    Abstract: What does policy coherence for development mean? Increasing global integration through trade, capital and labour mobility brings increasing mutual responsibilities and mutual policy repercussions. These realities call for greater coherence between the various OECD country policies that shape and impact today’s rapidly evolving global economy. The essays in this volume address controversial policy issues affecting development today, ranging from increasing capital flows, financial regulation and socially responsible investment to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. This collection represents an important contribution to the knowledge of the effects of interdependence and policy coherence on the relationship between OECD countries and the developing world.
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  • 84
    ISBN: 9789264013148
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (156 p)
    Series Statement: Radioactive Waste Management
    Keywords: Nuclear Energy
    Abstract: The Integration Group for the Safety Case (IGSC) of the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) is co-sponsoring a project with the European Commission to develop a greater understanding of how to achieve the necessary integration for successful design, construction, testing, modelling and performance assessment of engineered barrier systems (EBS). These proceedings include the main findings and presented papers from the second workshop of the EC-NEA EBS project, which covered inter alia research and development work on pre- and post-closure processes; thermal management; thermal, hydraulic, mechanical and chemical process models; and repository design. The workshop was hosted by the US Department of Energy in Las Vegas, USA, on 14-17 September 2004.
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  • 85
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    Language: French
    Pages: 3 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: PEB Échanges, Programme pour la construction et l'équipement de l'éducation no.2005/07
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. The National Maritime College of Ireland
    Keywords: Education ; Ireland
    Abstract: La nouvelle École nationale irlandaise de navigation (National Maritime College) est considérée comme la plus intéressante et la plus innovante réalisation du pays dans le domaine de la formation et de l’éducation maritime et le premier établissement d’enseignement tertiaire à être construit et exploité sous le régime du modèle d’approvisionnement en « partenariat public-privé » (PPP) du gouvernement. Le projet est issu d’un partenariat entre l’Institut de technologie de Cork (Cork Institute of Technology) et la Marine nationale irlandaise (Irish Naval Service) pour la formation maritime. L’agencement de l’école rappelle que l’enseignement dispensé concerne la mer, tandis que ses installations lui permettent de répondre aux dernières exigences en matière d’éducation dans ce domaine. L’école de Ringaskiddy (Comté de Cork) a ouvert ses portes le 11 octobre 2004.
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  • 86
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    Language: English
    Pages: 59 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: OECD Health Working Papers no.19
    Keywords: Social Issues/Migration/Health
    Abstract: There are reports of current nurse shortages in all but a few OECD countries. With further increases in demand for nurses expected and nurse workforce ageing predicted to reduce the supply of nurses, shortages are likely to persist or even increase in the future, unless action is taken to increase flows into and reduce flows out of the workforce or to raise the productivity of nurses. This paper analyses shortages of nurses in OECD countries. It defines and describes evidence on current nurse shortages, and analyses international variability in nurse employment. Additionally, a number of demand and supply factors that are likely to influence the existence and extent of any future nurse shortages are examined. In order to resolve nurse shortages, the paper compares and evaluates policy levers that decision makers can use to increase flows of nurses into the workforce, reduce flows out of the workforce, and improve nurse retention rates. Although delayed market response may have been ...
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  • 87
    Language: English
    Pages: 5 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: PEB Exchange, Programme on Educational Building no.2005/05
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. 'Joinupdesignforschools' au Royaume-Uni
    Keywords: Education ; United Kingdom
    Abstract: Joinedupdesignforschools explores how good design can improve the quality of life in schools by listening to the voices of the clients: pupils. The programme is an initiative in the United Kingdom that joins client teams of pupils with the country’s leading design practices to provide solutions for practical improvements in schools, to highlight the benefits of a close partnership between the design industry and schools, and to develop pupils’ life skills.
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  • 88
    Language: English
    Pages: 73 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: OECD Economics Department Working Papers no.429
    Keywords: Economics
    Abstract: In 1994, the OECD published a set of recommendations -- known as the OECD Jobs Strategy -- to deal with high and persistent unemployment that affected many member countries. These recommendations are currently being reassessed by the OECD and this paper contributes to this process. It provides a detailed description of labour market reforms in member countries over the past ten years, together with a short overview of changes in macroeconomic policies and reforms affecting product markets. It attempts to rank countries according with their past reform efforts, using an aggregate reform intensity indicator, and analyses the link, though in a very preliminary way, between reforms and labour market performance. Overall, there is little evidence of a link between initial conditions and subsequent reform efforts, with some countries taking only modest measures despite a poor starting point, while others carrying out ambitious programs even though their initial conditions were already relatively favourable. Over the past decade, member countries have employed very diverse reform strategies, from comprehensive reforms package (Denmark, Finland and the Netherlands) -- as recommended in the initial Jobs Strategy -- to reforms more narrowly targeted on specific fields where deep action was undertaken (France, Italy, the United Kingdom and Ireland). The intensity of reforms has differed markedly across policy fields, with more action being undertaken in areas that are more widely accepted by the population, such as active labour market policies and cuts of labour taxes. Please note that annexes are available on the Economics Department Website at: www.oecd.org/eco/Working_Papers.
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  • 89
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    Language: English
    Pages: 23 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: OECD Trade Policy Working Papers no.24
    Series Statement: OECD Trade Policy Papers no.24
    Keywords: Trade
    Abstract: Increased global integration affects groups of individuals differently. This paper examines ways in which greater integration through trade impacts women and men differently, and ensuing implications for growth. The paper finds that trade creates jobs for women in export-oriented sectors. Jobs that bring more household resources under women’s control lead to greater investments in the health and education of future generations. Although women are more than ever formally employed, differences in wages earned by men and women persist in all countries. Women also have less access to productive resources, time and, particularly in many developing countries, education. Professional women continue to encounter discrimination in hiring and promotion, including in OECD countries. The impact of trade liberalisation on women is important not only because they represent over half of any population, but also because they face constraints which make them less able to benefit from liberalisation. Once different impacts are ascertained, well-designed policy responses may aid women in taking advantage of greater openness to trade.
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  • 90
    Language: French
    Pages: 6 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: Centre de développement de l'OCDE - Repères no.11
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Private Health Insurance for the Poor in Developing Countries?
    Keywords: Development
    Abstract: Le financement des soins de santé est un défi majeur pour les pays en développement, avant tout parce que ce sont les plus pauvres qui pâtissent des déficiences des systèmes de santé nationaux. Les mécanismes financiers novateurs, tels que l’assurance maladie privée, comportent à la fois des bénéfices et des risques. Leur mise en place demande une grande prudence de la part des décideurs, qui doivent réfléchir à une réglementation adaptée afin d’optimiser leurs conséquences bénéfiques en matière de santé.
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  • 91
    Language: English
    Pages: 45 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers no.25
    Keywords: Social Issues/Migration/Health
    Abstract: Results presented in this paper based on the new database on immigrants and expatriates in OECD countries, show that (i) the percentage of the foreign-born in European OECD countries is generally higher than the percentage of foreigners; (ii) international migration is quite selective towards highly skilled migrants; (iii) in most OECD countries, the number of immigrants with tertiary education exceeds the number of highly qualified expatriates to other OECD countries; (iv) among non-member countries the impact of the international mobility of the highly skilled is diverse: the largest developing countries seem not be significantly affected and indeed may benefit from indirect effects associated with this mobility while some of the smallest countries, especially in the Caribbean and in Africa, face significant ‘emigration rates’ of their elites.
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  • 92
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    Language: English
    Pages: 4 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: OECD Development Centre Policy Insights no.14
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Privatisation : un défi pour l'Afrique subsaharienne
    Keywords: Development
    Abstract: Thirty-eight sub-Saharan African countries have implemented privatisations programmes. The privatisation process is still far from complete and has led to mixed results. The lessons learned from past privatisations allow the identification of elements that could contribute to future success.
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  • 93
    Language: English
    Pages: 53 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: OECD Economics Department Working Papers no.433
    Keywords: Economics ; United Kingdom
    Abstract: This paper assesses what role product market competition and regulatory reforms may have played in the performance of the British economy over the past decade. Competitive pressures appear to be relatively strong in the United Kingdom, with regulations inhibiting competition and barriers to trade amongst the lowest in the OECD. Nevertheless, there is scope for improvement and the recent overhaul of competition legislation should help to further promote competition. Much progress has been made in the professional services sector. Self-regulatory bodies are no longer exempt from competition legislation and professional bodies have undertaken a number of actions towards removing or easing restrictions that inhibit competition. In the retail sector, market power remains a problem and the competition authorities will need to remain vigilant. The government’s recent approach to planning has made new large scale entry very difficult, impeding competition and inhibiting entry. Industry regulators also need to remain vigilant in the electricity, gas and telecommunications sectors. Reforms in these sectors have led to increased productivity, though international comparisons suggest that there is scope for prices to fall. While recent steps by the government overcome the most serious weaknesses of the privatised rail system, continuing problems regarding incentives and responsibilities remain to be resolved.
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  • 94
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    Language: English
    Pages: 6 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: OECD Development Centre Policy Insights no.5
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Décentralisation et réduction de la pauvreté
    Keywords: Development
    Abstract: Decentralisation has become a key issue in development policy in the past two decades. Whereas the advantages and risks of transferring power and resources to local tiers of government have been debated for quite some time, it is only very recently that the linkages between decentralization and poverty reduction have been addressed. This Policy Insight highlights key determinants for a pro-poor decentralisation process and discusses major lessons learnt for donors.
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  • 95
    Language: English
    Pages: 101 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: OECD Economics Department Working Papers no.420
    Keywords: Economics
    Abstract: This paper examines the channels through which ageing will shape the main economic factors that in turn affect potential growth; identifies current policy settings that may in fact amplify the adverse impact of demographic trends; and sets out policy reforms that will work to temper the effects of ageing on growth. The paper begins with a brief discussion of demographic issues. The analysis first focuses on the impact of these trends on the future level and structure of consumption, which may affect aggregate saving and the structure of the economy, respectively. Then, it explores the main channels through which ageing affects the supply side of the economy following a production function approach: capital markets, labour markets and productivity. The empirical analysis focuses on a subset of large OECD countries with differing ageing patterns and generosity of pension systems. Using a simple general equilibrium overlapping generations model and considering alternative reform scenarios, some illustrative simulations are presented decomposing the effects of ageing on potential GDP per capita growth and economic convergence within OECD countries.
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  • 96
    Language: English
    Pages: 51 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: OECD Health Working Papers no.20
    Keywords: Social Issues/Migration/Health
    Abstract: As the number of older persons in need of long-term care increases, efforts to support older persons remaining in their home are intensified in most OECD countries. In this context of ageing in place, there is a movement towards allowing more individual choice for older persons receiving publicly funded long-term care at home. Having more flexibility in terms of how to receive care can increase the older person’s self-determination and that of his/her informal care givers. Having a choice among alternative care providers can empower older persons as consumers and may help strengthen the role of households in the care-management process. Choice can also help address quality aspects that are difficult to quantify but easy to experience for users, such as the personal interaction between the older person and the care giver.
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  • 97
    Language: French
    Pages: 6 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: Centre de développement de l'OCDE - Repères no.5
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Decentralisation and Poverty Reduction
    Keywords: Development
    Abstract: La décentralisation occupe depuis ces 20 dernières années une place centrale dans les politiques de développement. Si l’on discute depuis quelque temps déjà des avantages et des risques du transfert du pouvoir et des ressources à des échelons locaux de gouvernement, on commence tout juste à s’intéresser au rapport entre la décentralisation et la réduction de la pauvreté. Cette édition des Repères met en évidence les principaux déterminants d’un processus de décentralisation favorable aux pauvres et discute des grandes leçons tirées par les bailleurs de fonds.
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  • 98
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    Language: English
    Pages: 47 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: OECD Science, Technology and Industry Working Papers no.2005/05
    Keywords: Science and Technology
    Abstract: This paper examines the interaction between services and manufacturing using several types of data and shows that the distinction between manufacturing and services is blurring. Services make important contributions to production, mainly through their direct contribution to total output and final demand, but to some degree also through their indirect contribution via other industries. However, services are more independent from other industries than the manufacturing sector. Most inputs that are necessary to produce services are derived from the services sector itself. Moreover, their role as providers of intermediate inputs to other industries is not yet as strong as that of the manufacturing sector. The paper also shows that a growing share of workers in the manufacturing sector is engaged in services-related occupations. Using a broad definition of service-related workers, up to 50% of manufacturing workers are in such occupations. Using firm-level data the paper finds that, despite anecdotal evidence on a growing share of services turnover within the manufacturing sector, manufacturing enterprises in most countries are not very diversified in their constituting establishment, i.e. they do not have many establishments engaged in services production. Canada is a notable exception in this respect. In other countries, it is likely that diversification primarily occurs at the level of the enterprise group. On the other hand, data on products suggest that manufacturing firms and establishments appear to derive a growing share of turnover from services, notably in countries such as Finland and Sweden.
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  • 99
    ISBN: 9789264017603
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (100 p.)
    Series Statement: La mise en œuvre de la Convention anti-corruption de l'OCDE
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Implementing the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention; Report on Luxembourg 2003
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Implementing the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention: Report on Luxembourg 2003
    Keywords: Governance ; Luxembourg
    Abstract: Ce rapport passe en revue les dispositions légales luxembourgeoises pour lutter contre la corruption d’agents publics étrangers, et évalue leur efficacité. Il examine les mécanismes introduits dans les secteurs public et privé pour prévenir et détecter les actes de corruption d’agents publics étrangers. Il examine également l’efficacité des mécanismes d’enquête et de poursuite quant aux infractions de corruption commises par des agents publics étrangers et des infractions connexes comme la fraude et le blanchiment d’argent. Le rapport conclut par des recommandations spécifiques concernant la prévention et la détection, ainsi que les poursuites et les condamnations. Les principales dispositions légales présentées par le Luxembourg au processus de révision pour décourager, prévenir et lutter contre la corruption sont également incluses.
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  • 100
    ISBN: 9789264010390
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (336 p.)
    DDC: 374
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    Keywords: OECD ; Erwachsener ; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit ; Lebenslanges Lernen ; OECD ; Erwachsener ; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit ; Lebenslanges Lernen
    Note: Weitere Ausgabe: Apprentissage et réussite : Premiers résultats de l'Enquête sur la littératie et les compétences des adultes
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