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  • 1
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    Paris : OECD Publishing | Paris : OECD
    ISBN: 9789264258143 , 9789264257658
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (157 Seiten) , Illustrationen
    Series Statement: Reviews of national policies for education
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Netherlands 2016
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    Keywords: Bildungspolitik ; Niederlande ; Education ; Netherlands ; Niederlande ; Bildungspolitik ; Schule
    Abstract: How can the Netherlands move its school system “from good to great”? This report draws on international experience to look at ways in which the strong Dutch school system might go further still on the path to excellence. Clearly the Dutch school system is one of the best in the OECD, as measured by PISA and PIAAC and is also equitable, with a very low proportion of poor performers. The report therefore proposes an incremental approach to reform, building on strengths while responding to some emerging challenges. The Netherlands should strengthen the quality of early childhood education and care, revisit policies related to early tracking with more objective testing and track decisions, and enhance the permeability of the system. It should develop the professionalism of teachers and school leaders through enhanced collective learning and working, while at the same time strengthening accountability and capacity in school boards. This report will be valuable not only for the Netherlands, but also to the many other education systems looking to raise their performance who are interested in the example of the Netherlands.
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  • 2
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264222359
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (250 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: West African Studies
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Un atlas du Sahara-Sahel ; Géographie, économie et insécurité
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als An atlas of the Sahara-Sahel
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    Keywords: Geographie ; Volkswirtschaft ; Wirtschaftslage ; Sahel ; Development ; Sahel ; Geografie ; Wirtschaft
    Abstract: The Sahara-Sahel has seen recurrent episodes of instability. However, the recent Libyan and Malian crises have intensified the level of violence. These episodes have restructured the geopolitical and geographical dynamics of the region. Cross-border or regional, these contemporary crises require new institutional responses. How can countries sharing this space - Algeria, Libya, Mali, Morocco, Mauritania, Niger, Chad and Tunisia and all related states such as Nigeria - stabilize and develop? Historically, the Sahara plays an intermediary role between North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa. Commercial and human exchanges are intense and based on social networks that now include trafficking. Understanding their structure, geographical and organizational mobility of criminal groups and migratory movements represents a strategic challenge. This book hopes to address this challenge and stimulate strategies for the Sahel of the European Union, the United Nations, the African Union or ECOWAS (Economic Community of the States of West Africa) in order to foster lasting peace. The Atlas is based on an analysis of mapped regional security issues and development objectives to open the necessary dialogue between regional and international organizations, governments, researchers and local stakeholders tracks.
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  • 3
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    ISBN: 9789264111905
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (156 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: OECD Insights
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. La mondialisation économique ; Origines et conséquences
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Die Globalisierung der Wirtschaft; Ursprünge und Auswirkungen
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Globalización económica ; Orígenes y consecuencias
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Economic globalisation
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    Keywords: Globalisierung ; Wirkungsanalyse ; OECD-Staaten ; Wirtschaftsbeziehungen ; Wirtschaftliche Integration ; Globalisierung ; Geschichte ; Development ; Economics ; Trade ; Erde
    Abstract: Few subjects are as controversial – and poorly understood – as globalisation. While in its broadest sense, economic globalisation is as old as trade itself, the recent financial crisis has amplified the complexity associated with the global interconnectedness of the world’s economies and its ramifications on our livelihoods. This publication reviews the major turning points in the history of economic integration, and in particular the pace at which it has accelerated since the 1990s. It also considers its impact in four crucial areas, namely employment, development, the environment and financial stability: does globalisation foster development or create inequality? Does it promote or destroy jobs? Is it damaging to the environment or compatible with its preservation? Are we heading towards de-globalisation or can globalisation in fact enable recovery?
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  • 4
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264201545
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (184 p.)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The internet economy on the rise
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    Keywords: Electronic Commerce ; Internetnutzung ; OECD-Staaten ; Development ; Science and Technology ; Bericht ; Electronic Commerce ; OECD
    Abstract: This publication reviews progress made since the 2008 OECD Seoul Declaration for the Future of the Internet Economy and identifies areas for future work. Seven themes are addressed in the work as follows: High-speed infrastructure Digital content and green ICTs The development of smarter applications Cybersecurity and privacy Consumer empowerment and protection An open Internet economy Global participation for development. Overall, the review shows that the Internet economy has now reached a point where it has become a new source of growth, with the potential to boost the whole economy, to foster innovation, competitiveness and user participation, and to contribute effectively to the prosperity of society as a whole.
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  • 5
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264177581
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (134 p.)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Tax and development
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    Keywords: Steuerpolitik ; Entwicklung ; Entwicklungshilfe ; Entwicklungsländer ; Taxation ; Development ; Steuerpolitik ; Entwicklungsländer
    Abstract: Tax revenues provide governments with funds to invest in development, relieve poverty, deliver public services and build the physical and social infrastructure for long-term growth. Moreover, there are mutually beneficial links between taxation and good governance. Tax and Development: Aid Modalities for Strengthening Tax Systems highlights how taxation can have a positive effect on the quality of governance and a government’s relationship with citizens and, in turn, how good governance can have a positive effect on compliance and revenue mobilisation. How can international assistance providers, including OECD members, international and regional organisations, support the development of tax systems in developing countries? Tax and Development: Aid Modalities for Strengthening Tax Systems provides practical guidance for policy makers and practitioners based on the results of an extensive literature review, a survey of aid agency officials and six country case studies (Ghana, Guatemala, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, and Tanzania). It examines the aid instruments that donors use to assist developing countries including general and sector budget support, basket financing, stand-alone bilateral aid and funding South-South organisations. The strengths and weaknesses of each modality for supporting tax systems are identified, and some 50 recommendations to support the development of effective, efficient and growth-oriented tax systems in developing countries are provided.
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  • 6
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264123571
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (188 p.)
    Series Statement: OECD Insights
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. De l'aide au développement ; La lutte mondiale contre la pauvreté
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. De la ayuda al desarrollo ; El combate internacional de la pobreza
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Keeley, Brian From aid to development
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    Keywords: Armut ; Entwicklung ; Entwicklungshilfe ; Governance ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Development ; Economics ; OECD ; Wirtschaftskrise ; Rezession ; Entwicklungsländer ; Armut ; Bekämpfung
    Abstract: The balance of economic power is shifting. Countries that were once poor are becoming economic powerhouses. Yet poverty persists worldwide, depriving billions of people of basic necessities and the prospects of creating a better life. How are we responding to this challenge? This book explores the multi-faceted world of aid and development co-operation – a range of global, and sometimes contested, efforts aimed at reducing the impact of poverty. It traces the history of these efforts, explains where they come from and where they are going, and asks whether they are achieving as much as they could. It also examines some of the ways in which development efforts can be made more effective in achieving lasting benefits through good governance and the creation of a deeper partnership between developed and developing countries. And it looks at how the economic emergence of countries like China and India is bringing a new dynamic to development co-operation.
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  • 7
    ISBN: 9789264173248
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (84 p.)
    Series Statement: Development Centre Studies
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Pouvons-nous encore atteindre les Objectifs du Millénaire pour le développement ? ; Des coûts aux politiques
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Stijns, Jean-Philippe Can we still achieve the Millennium Development Goals?
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    Keywords: Vereinte Nationen ; UN-Entwicklungsziele ; Millenniumsziele ; Aufwendung ; Kosten ; Finanzierung ; Entwicklungsfinanzierung ; Messung/Maßsystem ; Measurement/measurement systems ; Development ; Entwicklungsländer
    Abstract: This study contributes to the current debate on achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), their relevance and what can be done after 2015, by looking at estimates of the cost of reaching the goals in 2015. In particular, it sizes the additional resources needed in developing countries to attain the goals.
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  • 8
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264112902
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (192 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Agricultural policies for poverty reduction
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    Keywords: Agrarpolitik ; Ländliches Einkommen ; Armut ; Ernährungssicherung ; Entwicklungsländer ; Armut ; Bekämpfung ; Agrarpolitik ; Agriculture and Food ; Development ; Entwicklungsländer ; Entwicklungsländer ; Armut ; Bekämpfung ; Agrarpolitik
    Abstract: With more than two-thirds of the world’s poor living in rural areas, higher rural incomes are a pre-requisite for sustained poverty reduction and reduced hunger. This volume sets out a strategy for raising rural incomes which emphasises the creation of diversified rural economies with opportunities within and outside agriculture. Agricultural policies need to be integrated within an overall mix of policies and institutional reforms that facilitate, rather than impede, structural change. By investing in public goods, such as infrastructure and agricultural research, and by building effective social safety nets, governments can limit the role of less efficient policies such as price controls and input subsidies.
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  • 9
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264179370
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (352 Seiten) , 21 x 28cm
    DDC: 305.42
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    Keywords: Education ; Employment ; Governance ; Social Issues/Migration/Health
    Abstract: Gender gaps are pervasive in all walks of economic life and imply large losses in terms of foregone productivity and living standards to the individuals concerned and the economy. This new OECD report focuses on how best to close these gender gaps under four broad headings: 1) Gender equality, social norms and public policies; and gender equality in 2) education; 3) employment and 4) entrepreneurship. Key policy messages are as follows:-Greater gender equality in educational attainment has a strong positive effect on economic growth;-Stereotyping needs to be addressed in educational choices at school from a young age. For example, adapt teaching strategies and material to increase engagement of boys in reading and of girls in maths and science; encourage more girls to follow science, engineering and maths courses in higher education and seek employment in these fields;-Good and affordable childcare is a key factor for better gender equality in employment. But change also has to happen at home as the bulk of housework and caring is left to women in many countries. Policy can support such change, for example, through parental leave policies that explicitly include fathers.-Support policies for women-owned enterprises need to target all existing firms, not just start-ups and small enterprises. Equal access to finance for male and female entrepreneurs needs to be assured
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  • 10
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264178014
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (92 p.)
    Series Statement: Better Aid
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. L'efficacité de l'aide dans le secteur de la santé ; Progrès et enseignements
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Aid effectiveness in the health sector
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    Keywords: Gesundheitswesen ; Entwicklungshilfe ; Entwicklungsländer ; Entwicklungszusammenarbeit ; Internationale Kooperation ; Entwicklungshilfe ; Gesundheitsfürsorge ; Effektivität ; Wirkung ; Auswirkung ; Nachhaltigkeit ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Development ; Entwicklungsländer
    Abstract: Aid plays an important role in reducing poverty and inequality, stimulating growth, building capacity, promoting human development and accelerating the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. Effective aid is critical both to maximise the impact of aid and to achieve long-term, sustainable development. Aid to the health sector has increased substantially over the last 20 years from USD 5 billion in 1990 to USD 21.8 billion in 2007. Consisting of a growing and diverse range of actors, aid to the health sector faces complex governance and management challenges: for example, donors inadvertedly invest in duplicate and fragmented efforts, while partners are unable to take full responsibility and leadership. By reviewing these challenges against the aid effectiveness principles outlined in the landmark 2005 Paris Declaration and 2008 Accra Agenda for Action, this report provides insight and expounds lessons from the health sector to the broader challenges of aid effectiveness. Health, then, is used as a “tracer” sector to help assess the risks and benefits of the diverse range of actors, and promote co-ordination and coherence among development programmes. This work is the result of a collaboration between the Working Party on Aid Effectiveness – an inclusive, international forum with the aim of improving aid delivery – through its Task Team on Health as a Tracer Sector and the World Trade Organization.
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  • 11
    ISBN: 9789264096523
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (88 p)
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. The Mutual Review of Development Effectiveness in Africa 2010; Promise and Performance
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. The Mutual Review of Development Effectiveness in Africa 2010: Promise and Performance
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    Keywords: Development
    Abstract: L’Examen mutuel de l’efficacité du développement en Afrique : Promesses et Résultats, réalisé par la CEA-ONU et l’OCDE, apporte des réponses claires et précises aux quatre questions suivantes : Quels sont les principaux engagements souscrits par les pays africains et par leurs partenaires au développement ? Ces engagements ont-ils été respectés ? Quels sont les résultats obtenus à ce jour ? Quelles sont à présent les priorités pour l’avenir ?
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  • 12
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    ISBN: 9789264094796
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (64 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Conflits et fragilité
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. International Engagement in Fragile States; Can't We Do Better?
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    Keywords: Development
    Abstract: Ce rapport expose les résultats de la seconde Enquête de suivi de la mise en oeuvre des Principes d'engagement international deans les États fragiles et les situations précaires. Il est basé sur des consultations nationales menées dans les 13 pays (contre 6 pays en 2009) ayant répondu à l'appel concernant le suivi de la mise en oeuvre des PEF par les partenaires au développement, consultations qui ont reçu le soutien de la communauté internationale, au sein de laquelle le PNUD a joué un rôle central.
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  • 13
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264086395
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (256 p.)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Equal opportunities?
    DDC: 331.62083
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    Keywords: Migranten ; Kinder ; Arbeitsmarkt ; OECD-Staaten ; Education ; Employment ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Konferenzschrift ; Einwanderer ; Generation 2 ; Arbeitsmarkt ; Internationaler Vergleich
    Abstract: The integration of the children of immigrants – both those born in the host country (the “second generation”) and those who arrived young enough to be educated in the host country – is of growing policy relevance for OECD countries. This group is entering the labour market in ever larger numbers, and their outcomes are often seen as the benchmark for successful integration policy. The labour market integration of the children of immigrants is an area where comparative international knowledge is gradually evolving, but still underdeveloped. Recent work by the OECD has shown that the children of immigrants tend to have lower employment outcomes than the children of natives in most countries. This technical seminar proceedings sheds light on the issues involved in the labour market integration of the children of immigrants, and discusses policy answers and good practices. The seminar was organised jointly by the the EU Commission and the OECD Secretariat in Brussels on 1 and 2 October 2009.
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  • 14
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264096882
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (75 p)
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. The Mutual Review of Development Effectiveness in Africa 2009; Promise and Performance
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Valutazione reciproca dell'efficacia dello sviluppo in Africa 2009; Promesse e risultati
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. The Mutual Review of Development Effectiveness in Africa 2009: Promise and Performance
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Valutazione reciproca dell'efficacia dello sviluppo in Africa 2009: Promesse e risultati
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    Keywords: Development
    Abstract: L’Examen mutuel de l’efficacité du développement en Afrique 2009 : Promesses et résultats,réalisé par la CEA-ONU et l’OCDE, apporte des réponses claires et précises aux quatre questions suivantes : Quels sont les principaux engagements souscrits par les pays africains et par leurs partenaires au développement ? Ces engagements ont-ils été respectés ? Quels sont les résultats obtenus à ce jour ? Quelles sont à présent les priorités pour l’avenir ?
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  • 15
    ISBN: 9789264095687
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (148 p.)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Innovative workplaces
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    Keywords: Lernende Organisation ; EU-Staaten ; Education ; Unternehmen ; Humankapital ; Personalpolitik ; Unternehmenskultur ; Innovationsbereitschaft ; Lernbereitschaft ; Europäische Union ; Organisatorisches Lernen ; Weiterbildung ; Organisationswandel
    Abstract: As human capital is the source of innovation, one of the policy principles of the OECD Innovation Strategy is to "foster innovative workplaces". Education and training systems must rise to the challenge of providing people with the means to learn and re-train throughout their life. Companies and organisations need to maximise the human resources they have at their disposal. Do employers make the best use of people’s skills for innovation? Are some work organisations more associated with innovation than others? If so, are these organisations more widespread in some countries than in others? Are they associated with particular labour market policies, managerial practices, learning cultures or certain levels of education? What are the challenges for innovation within organisations?This volume shows that interaction within organisations - as well as individual and organisational learning and training - are important for innovation. The analytical tools and empirical results this study provides show how some work organisations may foster innovation through the use of employee autonomy and discretion, supported by learning and training opportunities. Innovative Workplaces will be of interest to policy makers in the fields of education, employment and innovation as well as business leaders, academics and all readers interested in social issues.
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  • 16
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    ISBN: 9789264095311
    Language: Italian
    Pages: Online-Ressource (68 p)
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. The Mutual Review of Development Effectiveness in Africa 2009; Promise and Performance
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Examen mutuel de l'efficacité du développement en Afrique 2009 ; Promesses et résultats
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. The Mutual Review of Development Effectiveness in Africa 2009: Promise and Performance
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Examen mutuel de l'efficacité du développement en Afrique 2009 : Promesses et résultats
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    Abstract: La Valutazione reciproca dell’efficacia dello sviluppo in Africa: promesse e risultati, elaborata dall’UNECA/OCSE nel 2009 intende fornire delle risposte chiare e precise ai principali impegni assunti dai paesi africani e dai loro partner allo sviluppo, analizzare gli impegni portati a termine e i risultati ottenuti fino ad oggi e determinare le priorità delle politiche future.
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  • 17
    ISBN: 9789264083530
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (496 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED)
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Clark, Greg, - 1962- Organising local economic development
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    Keywords: Wirtschaftsförderung ; Regionalentwicklung ; OECD-Staaten ; Urban, Rural and Regional Development ; Development ; OECD ; Regionale Wirtschaftsentwicklung
    Abstract: Development processes occur within a wider geographical area than local government, and in some cases encompass a broader scope than provincial or national governments. Thus substantial inter-governmental co-operation and public-private partnership are needed. This book identifies how development agencies and companies work, what they do and what constitutes success and value added. It explores international practices in a variety of locations and contexts, and defines both the success factors and the challenges associated with economic development agencies and companies.
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  • 18
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    ISBN: 9789264059474
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (128 p.)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Mesurer l'innovation ; Un nouveau regard
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Measuring innovation
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    Keywords: Innovation ; Innovationsmanagement ; Education ; Agriculture and Food ; Environment ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Science and Technology ; Industry and Services ; OECD*Innovation*Messverfahren*Indikator*Forschungsbericht*Globalisierung*Bildungsabschluss*Mobilität*Bildungspolitik*Neue Technologien*Kooperation*Regierung*Interdisziplinarität*öffentliche Trägerschaft*Private Trägerschaft*Welt*Europa*Asien*Australien*Afrika*Nordamerika*Südamerika ; Electronic books ; OECD ; Innovation ; Unternehmen ; Innovationsmanagement
    Abstract: Measuring Innovation: A New Perspective presents new measures and new ways of looking at traditional indicators. It builds on 50 years of indicator development by OECD and goes beyond R&D to describe the broader context in which innovation occurs. It includes some experimental indicators that provide insight into new areas of policy interest. It highlights measurement gaps and proposes directions for advancing the measurement agenda. This publication begins by describing innovation today. It looks at what is driving innovation in firms, and how the scientific and research landscape is being reconfigured by convergence, interdisciplinarity and the new geography of innovation hot spots. It presents broader measures of innovation, for example using new indicators of investment in intangible assets and trademarks. Human capital is the basic input of innovation, and a series of indicators looks at how well education systems are contributing to the knowledge and research bases. Further series examine how firms transform skills and knowledge, and shed light on the different roles of public and private investment in fostering innovation and reaping its rewards, with concrete examples from major global challenges such as health and climate change. Measuring Innovation is a major step towards evidence-based innovation policy making. It complements traditional “positioning”-type indicators with ones that show how innovation is, or could be, linked to policy. It also recognises that much more remains to be done, and points to the measurement challenges statisticians, researchers and policy makers alike need to address.
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  • 19
    ISBN: 9789264088924
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (152 p.)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Innovation and the development agenda
    DDC: 338/.064091724
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    Keywords: Entwicklung ; Innovation ; Entwicklungsländer ; Development ; Science and Technology ; Entwicklungsländer ; Afrika ; Innovationsförderung ; Technologiepolitik ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung
    Abstract: Innovation drives long-term economic growth. It has a crucial role to play as global economies recover from the current financial crisis. This book examines the role of innovation in developing countries, with a focus on Africa. It investigates innovation systems and their application; the key role of knowledge in innovation for development; and the importance of comparable country studies and official statistics on innovation. It stresses the need for innovation to become part of a comprehensive development agenda, and makes recommendations for promoting activities in both the formal and informal sectors, with the aim of transforming agriculture into a knowledge-based industry capable of stimulating economic growth. Innovation and the Development Agenda is an important component of the overall OECD Innovation Strategy, which seeks to create stronger and more sustainable growth, while addressing the key global challenges of the 21st century. It is also part of the Innovation, Technology, and Society programme of IDRC. For more information on IDRC programmes see www.idrc.ca.
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    ISBN: 9789264050877
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (176 p.)
    Series Statement: Better Aid
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Efficacité de l'aide ; Rapport d'étape sur la mise en oeuvre de la Déclaration de Paris
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Aid effectiveness
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    Keywords: Entwicklungshilfe ; Entwicklungsstrategie ; Entwicklungsländer ; Entwicklungsfinanzierung ; Entwicklungszusammenarbeit ; Internationale Kooperation ; Effektivität ; Development ; OECD ; Entwicklungshilfe ; Effizienz
    Abstract: The 2005 Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness defines the principles and commitments by which donors and developing countries intend to ensure that aid is as effective as possible in contributing to the Millennium Development Goals and other internationally agreed development objectives. This report is a mid-term review of progress towards these commitments, drawing on the 2008 Paris Declaration Monitoring Survey and the Evaluation Synthesis Report among many other sources. Part I highlights the main actionable lessons and messages emerging from the analysis of progress to date. Part II covers the commitments under the five Partnership Principles related to ownership, alignment, harmonisation, development results and mutual accountability, together with four subjects of critical relevance: sector perspectives, the role of civil society organisations, situations of fragility and conflict, and the changing aid architecture.
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  • 21
    ISBN: 9789264059245
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (164 p.)
    Series Statement: Development Centre Studies
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    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. L'emploi informel dans les pays en développement ; Une normalité indépassable ?
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Is informal normal?
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    Keywords: Informelle Wirtschaft ; Erwerbstätigkeit ; Entwicklungsländer ; Employment ; Development ; Entwicklungsländer ; Schattenwirtschaft ; Beschäftigung
    Abstract: The informal sector deprives states of revenues and workers of social protection. It also, however, frequently constitutes the most dynamic part of the economy and creates massive employment. Informal employment is ubiquitous and growing. The financial crisis that began in 2008 has made the management of informal employment even more challenging. Responding to this emerging challenge is critical, not only for the well being of millions of workers but also for social development. Is Informal Normal? provides evidence for policy makers on how to deal with this issue of crucial importance for developing and developed countries alike. This book includes StatLinks, URLs linking charts and graphs to Excel files containing the data. “In countries such as China, the exceptional scale of rural to urban migration amplifies the challenges from informality. This work provides valuable analytical results for understanding this major transformation, its problems and impacts.” -Professor Li Shi, Beijing Normal University “This volume is an important contribution to the current policy debates on the informal economy. It recommends providing support to the working poor in the informal economy, making formal structures more efficient and flexible and creating more formal jobs.” -Professor Marty Chen, Harvard Kennedy School and WIEGO “The strengths of this volume are many: evidence that “Informal Is Normal;” references to many newer studies and ways of thinking; the consistent three-pronged strategy; accessibility. Is Informal Normal? will serve as a reference in the literature on informality for years to come.” -Professor Gary Fields, Cornell University
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    ISBN: 9789264059788
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (68 p.) , ill.
    Edition: First Edition
    Series Statement: Better Aid
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Améliorer les dispositifs d'incitation dans les organismes donneurs (Première édition) ; Bonnes pratiques et outil d'auto-évaluation
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Improving incentives in donor agencies
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    Keywords: Entwicklungshilfe ; Entwicklungsorganisation ; Leistungsanreiz ; Development ; Ratgeber ; Entwicklungsorganisation ; Selbstevaluation ; Entwicklungshilfe ; Effizienz
    Abstract: Under the Paris Declaration, donors and partner countries commit to “reform procedures and strengthen incentives - including for recruitment, appraisal and training - for management and staff to work towards harmonisation, alignment and results”. This commitment was based on the recognition that the needed changes to behaviour will not happen automatically as there are a number of up-front and long-term costs - institutional, financial and political. The importance of appropriate incentives in influencing managers and officials - and even more importantly political leaders - to bring about the necessary changes has been emphasised in a number of partner countries included in the Evaluation of the Paris Declaration. If incentives are to shift across the board, determined leadership, reinforced by pressure from well-informed stakeholders in partner and donor countries, will be needed. This publication adddresses this need and aims to provide donor agencies with guidance on how to improve aid effectiveness, and to assist them in identifying their strengths, weaknesses and gaps in incentives for promoting aid effectiveness.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264060098
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (190 p.)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Promoting consumer education
    DDC: 381.33
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    Keywords: Verbraucherpolitik ; OECD-Staaten ; Education ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Verbrauchererziehung ; Verbraucherschutz ; Internationaler Vergleich ; OECD
    Abstract: Consumers today are challenged by growing amounts of information and wider choices of products, requiring them to develop skills and knowledge for making good choices in complex markets. This publication examines the approaches that governments use to promote consumer education in OECD and some non-OECD countries, highlighting the policies and measures that have been particularly effective. It also analyses recent trends, the role of stakeholders, steps being taken to evaluate the effectiveness of current programmes and the principal challenges.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264062689
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (196 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Better Aid
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. La gestion de l'aide ; Pratiques des pays membres du CAD
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Thioléron, Elisabeth Managing aid
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    Keywords: Development ; OECD ; OECD Development Assistance Committee ; Entwicklungshilfe
    Abstract: Development co-operation donors are held accountable for the way they manage aid and the development results they achieve. They want to see more partner country ownership, greater use of partner country systems, and work better together. This involves decentralising responsibility, concentrating efforts, managing for results, creating new systems, changing staff profiles, and building capacity in donor and partner countries. This book outlines what individual donors are doing to fulfil their development co-operation ambitions and their part of the international agreements – reached in Paris in 2005 (Paris Declaration) and Accra in 2008 (Accra Agenda for Action) – to make aid more effective.
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  • 25
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264056169
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (92 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Better Aid
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Gérer les ressources pour le développement ; L'utilisation des systèmes nationaux de gestion des finances publiques
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Managing development resources
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    Keywords: Entwicklungshilfe ; Entwicklungsfinanzierung ; Development ; Entwicklungshilfe ; Entwicklungsfinanzierung
    Abstract: Successful development depends in large part on the efficiency, integrity and effectiveness with which the state raises, manages and expends public resources. Improving the rules and institutions governing these activities should be a major component, therefore, of any development approach. Given that strengthening Public Financial Management (PFM) is at the heart of the Millennium Development Goals, and good governance more generally, the Paris Declaration (2005) seeks to promote joint efforts in this area between donors and partner countries. This report takes stock of progress in strengthening public financial management systems and provides recommendations on how best to facilitate achieving the 2010 targets set out in the Paris Declaration. It sets out the benefits of and rationale for using country systems, assesses progress in meeting the Paris Declaration targets, reviews the landscape of PFM reforms in partner countries, looks at drivers of successful PFM reforms, examines the factors that influence decisions to use country PFM systems, focusing on the perceived risks and their assessment and management, and describes the PEFA (Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability) assessment, which provides information on the quality of a country’s PFM system. This report shows that now, as perhaps never before, partner countries and donors must strive to build mutual trust and work together in a true partnership for results.
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    ISBN: 9789264059221
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (132 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: OECD Studies on Water
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Infrastructures en eau et secteur privé ; Guide de l'OCDE pour l'action publique
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Private sector participation in water infrastructure
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    Keywords: Wasserwirtschaft ; Privatwirtschaft ; Welt ; Environment ; Finance and Investment ; Development ; Wasserwirtschaft ; Public Private Partnership ; Wasserwirtschaft ; Public Private Partnership ; Internationaler Vergleich
    Abstract: Many countries have sought the involvement of the private sector to upgrade and develop their water and sanitation infrastructure and improve the efficiency of water systems. This book provides a coherent catalogue of policy directions, including appropriate allocation of roles, risks and responsibilities, framework conditions and contractual arrangements necessary to make the best of private sector participation and to harness more effectively the capacities of all stakeholders.
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  • 27
    ISBN: 9789264060258
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (168 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: DAC Guidelines and Reference Series
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Ressources naturelles et croissance pro-pauvres ; Enjeux économiques et politiques
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Ressources naturelles et croissance pro-pauvres : Enjeux économiques et politiques
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Natural resources and pro-poor growth
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    Keywords: Natürliche Ressourcen ; Armut ; Wirtschaftswachstum ; Entwicklungsländer ; Agriculture and Food ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Development ; Entwicklungsländer ; Natürliche Ressourcen ; Nachhaltigkeit ; Wirtschaftswachstum
    Abstract: This publication demonstrates that natural resources can contribute to growth, employment, exports and fiscal revenues in low-income countries, where natural capital constitutes a quarter of total wealth. It highlights the importance of policies encouraging the sustainable management of these resources. Moreover, it emphasises the need to address the political challenges of natural-resource management for long-term pro-poor economic growth. Part I provides an overview of the economics and politics of natural resources. It describes the unique features of natural resources and resulting management challenges, the role of sustainable natural resource management in supporting pro-poor growth, and the politics and governance of natural resources. It then offers recommendations for policy makers on how to support the approaches advocated in the paper. Part II examines these issues with respect to seven specific natural-resource sectors: fisheries, forests, wildlife and ecotourism, soil productivity, water security, minerals and renewable energy.
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  • 28
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264056312
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (110 p.)
    Series Statement: The Development Dimension
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Internet access for development
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    Keywords: Informationstechnik ; Internet ; Welt ; Entwicklungsländer ; Governance ; Development ; Science and Technology ; Entwicklungsländer ; Telekommunikationsnetz ; Internet ; Entwicklungszusammenarbeit ; Kohärenz ; OECD ; Telekommunikationsmarkt ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung
    Abstract: The Internet has been remarkably successful in developing greater opportunities for communication access - and economic growth and social development - for the first billion users. The majority of the next several billion users will be mainly from developing countries and will connect to the Internet principally via wireless networks. But there are substantial discrepancies in access to ICTs between developed and developing countries and also within countries, depending on factors such as gender, rural coverage, skills and educational levels. This book examines how the market for internet traffic exchange has evolved and explores the coherence of policies pursued by developed and developing countries. It notes the increasing innovation occurring in a number of developing countries with competitive markets and discusses how liberalisation has helped to expand of access networks and make ICT services increasingly affordable and available to the poor. The report also highlights the employment, micro-entrepreneurial and social development opportunities which have emerged as access levels have risen among low-income users. The study notes that gateway service monopolies - still in 70 countries - raise the prices for accessing international capacity and reduce the affordability of Internet access to business and end users.
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  • 29
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264066649
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (278 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Designing local skills strategies
    DDC: 338.9
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    Keywords: Wirtschaftsförderung ; Qualifikation ; Humankapital ; Berufsbildungspolitik ; OECD-Staaten ; Education ; Employment ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Urban, Rural and Regional Development ; Fallstudiensammlung ; Electronic books ; Fallstudiensammlung ; Ungelernter Arbeiter ; Berufliche Qualifikation ; Weiterbildung ; Angelernter Arbeiter ; Berufliche Qualifikation ; Berufliche Fortbildung
    Abstract: Higher-level skills are increasingly demanded by the knowledge-based economy. But with rising mobility and demographic change, it is no longer so simple to invest in a skilled workforce for the future. Actions are needed on a variety of fronts, including attracting and retaining talent, better integrating disadvantaged groups into the labour force, and upgrading the skills of low-paid workers. Much of the responsibility for these actions falls squarely on the shoulders of local policy makers. Drawing from a wide array of case studies, this book analyses best-practice local strategies for increasing workforce skills. And it also takes a close look at the opportunities and challenges presented by international migration. The in-depth case studies in this report range from Shanghai’s “Highland of Talent Strategy” to new “career ladders” which help immigrants escape low-skilled, low-paid employment in New York. National and local-level recommendations on local skills development are provided, for both OECD and non-OECD countries.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264075375
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (356 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Educational Research and Innovation
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. L'enseignement supérieur à l'horizon 2030 -- Volume 2 ; Mondialisation
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Higher education to 2030 ; Vol. 2: Globalisation
    DDC: 378.00112
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    Keywords: Hochschule ; Globalisierung ; Studium ; Auslandsaufenthalt ; Forschungskooperation ; Hochschulpolitik ; OECD-Staaten ; Education ; Hochschule ; Globalisierung ; Studium ; Auslandsaufenthalt ; OECD
    Abstract: Growing flows of knowledge, people and financing cross national borders and feed both worldwide collaboration and competition. These effects of globalisation increasingly impact higher education. How then might the future higher education scene look at the global level? What are the challenges and opportunities brought by globalisation? How can countries and institutions best cope with and benefit from future changes? Through both quantitative and qualitative analysis, this book provides a comprehensive and structured look at these essential questions. It explores the topic of cross-border higher education in terms of student, faculty and institutional mobility, providing a specific focus on academic research. Other issues addressed include higher education provision, financing, governance and quality assurance, with an emphasis on the use of market-like mechanisms. The book covers most OECD countries as well as many non-OECD countries and offers the reader specific reflections on China, India and European co-operation.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264044708
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (122 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Entreprendre pour le développement 2008 ; Promouvoir les échanges commerciaux agricoles en Afrique
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Business for development [2008]
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    Keywords: Landwirtschaft ; Agraraußenhandel ; Agroindustrie ; Afrika ; Agriculture and Food ; Development ; Trade ; Afrika ; Landwirtschaft ; Afrika ; Agraraußenhandel ; Agrobusiness
    Abstract: The changing pattern of international agricultural trade has profound implications for Africa. The book’s authors discuss these trade flows, map the corporate landscape of agro-food, (including the emergent indigenous sector), and assess trends in international development co-operation in the corporate sector. Particular focus is given to “aid for trade” programmes that try to foster private-sector development and trade-capacity building. A final chapter, drawing lessons from five country case studies, provides evidence of the (in)effectiveness of government intervention and donor programmes to promote the marketing of African agriculture.
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  • 32
    ISBN: 9789264040823
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (274 p.)
    Series Statement: Reviews of National Policies for Education
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Informe sobre las Políticas Nacionales de Educación; República Dominicana
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Informe sobre las Políticas Nacionales de Educación: República Dominicana
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Dominican Republic
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    Keywords: Bildungswesen ; Bildungspolitik ; Bildungsreform ; Dominikanische Republik ; Education ; Dominican Republic ; Dominikanische Republik ; Bildungsreform
    Abstract: Gives a brief overview of regional issues and the history of education in the Dominican Republic and describes the development of education in the country over the past 15 years. It presents an analysis of the education system, identifying key directions for the reinforcement of the reforms in light of the challenges encountered by officials, communities, enterprises, educators, parents and students under very dynamic conditions. It concludes with a set of key recommendations concerning the structure of the system and its labour market relevance; access and equity; financing; governance and management; internationalisation; and research, development and innovation.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264047303
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (150 p.)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Mer Noire et Asie centrale ; Promouvoir le travail et le bien-être
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Mer Noire et Asie centrale : Promouvoir le travail et le bien-être
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Black Sea and Central Asia
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    Keywords: Wirtschaftslage ; Sozialpolitik ; Schwarzes Meer ; Zentralasien ; Manpower policy Asia, Central ; Manpower policy Black Sea region ; Development ; Asia, Central Economic conditions ; 1991- ; Asia, Central Social conditions ; 1991- ; Black Sea region Economic conditions ; 1991- ; Black Sea region Social conditions ; 1991- ; Zentralasien ; Schwarzes Meer ; Wirtschaftliche Lage ; Sozialpolitik
    Abstract: This book analyses the opportunities and conditions of employment throughout the Black Sea region and Central Asia. It examines how different countries deal with social issues affecting well-being. It presents, thus, both a country-based view and a whole-region analysis that will be useful for policy makers and civil society in responding to the challenges ahead. Countries covered include Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
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    ISBN: 9789264027862
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (256 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Manuel de l'OCDE-CAD sur la réforme des systèmes de sécurité ; Soutenir la sécurité et la justice
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Manual del CAD/OCDE Sobre la Reforma del Sistema de Seguridad (RSS) ; Apoyo a la Seguridad y a la Justicia
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Manuel de l'OCDE-CAD sur la réforme des systèmes de sécurité : Soutenir la sécurité et la justice
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Manual del CAD/OCDE Sobre la Reforma del Sistema de Seguridad (RSS) : Apoyo a la Seguridad y a la Justicia
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als OECD. Development Assistance Committee The OECD DAC handbook on security system reform (SSR)
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    Keywords: Governance ; Development ; Konferenzschrift ; Innere Sicherheit ; Zivilschutz ; Friedenssicherung
    Abstract: The OECD DAC Handbook on Security System Reform: Supporting Security and Justice provides guidance to operationalise the 2005 DAC Guidelines, Security System Reform and Governance, and closes the gap between policy and practice. It largely follows the external assistance programme cycle and contains valuable tools to help encourage a dialogue on security and justice issues and to support a security system reform (SSR) process through the assessment, design and implementation phases. It also provides new guidance on monitoring, review and evaluation of SSR programmes, and highlights how to ensure greater coherence across the different actors and departments engaged in SSR.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264046399
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (158 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Améliorer l'éducation financière et la sensibilisation aux questions d'assurance et de pensions privées
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Improving financial education and awareness on insurance and private pensions
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    Keywords: Private Altersvorsorge ; Versicherung ; Bildung ; Wissen ; Finanzwissen ; Privater Haushalt ; OECD-Staaten ; Education ; Finance and Investment ; Versicherung ; Rentenalter ; OECD-Länder ; Altersversorgung ; Finanzplanung ; Finanzierung ; Ökonomische Bildung ; Private Altersversorgung ; Risikobewusstsein ; Rentenversicherung ; Finanzdienstleistung ; Versicherung ; Private Altersversorgung ; Wissen ; Informationsbedarf ; Verbrauchererziehung
    Abstract: Individuals face an increasing variety of financial risks, including those linked to their retirement. At the same time, public funding has been reduced or is strictly limited in most countries. Private insurance and pensions products therefore play an essential role in social and financial protection. Yet the public might have a low level of awareness of the risks they are exposed to, and lack literacy, knowledge and skills in insurance and private pensions questions and products. This volume addresses these topical and unexplored issues as part of the ongoing OECD project on financial education. After a comprehensive analysis of the main challenges and presentation of practical solutions, the book highlights good practices, endorsed by OECD governments, to enhance awareness and education on risk, insurance and private pensions issues.
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  • 36
    ISBN: 9789264040595
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (124 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: The Development Dimension
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Cohérence des politiques en matière de développement dans le secteur des pêches en Afrique de l'Ouest
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Fishing for coherence in West Africa
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    Keywords: Fischerei ; Fischereipolitik ; Westafrika ; Agriculture and Food ; Development ; Westafrika ; Fischereipolitik ; Nachhaltigkeit
    Abstract: Fisheries represent up to 30% of state budget revenues in West African countries and employ 7 million people in West and Central Africa. If the sector is to develop, or simply continue to exist at present levels, a number of policy challenges will have to be addressed. The number of issues is vast, ranging from illiteracy to EU trade policy. The Sahel and West Africa Club (SWAC) and the OECD Fisheries Division are working with regional organisations to help them address the question of policy coherence. This book provides not only an analytical framework adapted to the local context, but also an action framework based on the facts and realities in the field in order to improve the coherence of fisheries policies.
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    ISBN: 9789264044104
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (336 p.)
    Series Statement: Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Entrepreneurship and higher education
    DDC: 338.04071
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    Keywords: Entrepreneurship ; Hochschule ; Wissenstransfer ; OECD-Staaten ; Education ; Industry and Services ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Hochschule ; Entrepreneurship ; Innovationsförderung ; Universität ; Entrepreneurship ; Ausbildung ; Wissenschaftstransfer ; Internationaler Vergleich
    Abstract: Stimulating innovative and growth-oriented entrepreneurship is a key economic and societal challenge to which universities and colleges have much to contribute. This book examines the role that higher education institutions are currently playing through teaching entrepreneurship and transferring knowledge and innovation to enterprises and discusses how they should develop this role in the future. The key issues, approaches and trends are analysed and compared across a range of countries, from the experiences of the most entrepreneurial universities in North America to advanced European models and emerging practices in Central and Eastern Europe. It is clear that entrepreneurship engagement is a rapidly expanding and evolving aspect of higher education that requires proper support and development. The book stresses the need to expand existing entrepreneurship efforts and introduce more creative and effective approaches, building on the best practices highlighted from around the world. It will provide inspiration for those in higher education seeking to expand and improve their entrepreneurship teaching and knowledge-transfer activities, and for policy makers who wish to provide appropriate support initiatives and frameworks.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264050839
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (153 p.)
    Series Statement: Better Aid
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Enquête 2008 de suivi de la mise en œuvre de la Déclaration de Paris ; Rendre l'aide plus efficace d'ici 2010
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als 2008 survey on monitoring the Paris Declaration
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    Keywords: Entwicklungshilfe ; Entwicklung ; Entwicklungsländer ; Development ; Konferenzschrift 2008 ; Entwicklungshilfe ; Effizienz
    Abstract: This survey report which presents the results from the second, follow-up survey on monitoring the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, assesses progress in 55 developing countries and helps us understand the challenges in making aid more effective in advancing development. The findings are clear: progress is being made, but not fast enough. Unless they seriously gear up their efforts, developing countries and their external partners will not meet their international commitments and targets for effective aid by 2010. Action is needed now. This report makes three high-level policy recommendations that will help accelerate progress and transform the aid relationship into a full partnership.
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  • 39
    ISBN: 9789264050099
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (122 p.)
    Series Statement: The Development Dimension
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Reconciling development and environmental goals
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    Keywords: Nachhaltige Entwicklung ; OECD-Staaten ; Economic development Environmental aspects ; Economic development Government policy ; Environmental policy Economic aspects ; Environment ; Development ; Amtsdruckschrift ; Graue Literatur ; Umweltpolitik ; Wirtschaftswachstum ; Nachhaltigkeit
    Abstract: Policy coherence is increasingly in the interest of OECD countries and developing countries alike, given their growing economic, social and environmental interdependence. This report presents scenarios showing numerical results of changes to individual policies as well as policy packages implemented simultaneously by OECD and developing countries. The results can be used to anticipate the outcomes of decisions and implement the appropriate set of policies. The scenarios also show how policy combinations could substantially improve both economic and environmental outcomes together, confirming the need for policy coherence.
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  • 40
    ISBN: 9789264037632
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (196 p.) , ill.
    Edition: Second Edition, Revised and Updated
    Series Statement: Development Centre Studies
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. L'économie chinoise; Une perspective historique, 960-2030 AD, Deuxième édition, révisée et mise à jour
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Maddison, Angus, 1926 - 2010 Chinese economic performance in the long run
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    Keywords: Wirtschaftsgeschichte ; Wirtschaftswachstum ; Wirtschaftsprognose ; China ; Development ; Economics ; China, People’s Republic ; China ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung
    Abstract: The study provides a major reassessment of the scale and scope of China’s resurgence over the past half century, employing quantitative measurement techniques which are standard practice in OECD countries. It uses a comparative approach to explain why China’s role in the world economy has changed so dramatically in the last thousand years. It concludes that China is likely to resume its natural role as the world’s largest economy by the year 2015, thus regaining the position it had held until 1890. A dynamic link (StatLink) is provided for each table and graph, which directs the user to a web page where the corresponding data are available in Excel® format. Except for Appendix A, this edition has been revised and updated and Chapter 4 is completely new. "..ambitious in scope and packed with facts. Highly recommended." -Choice "The book is a must for anyone who wants to understand the past and the future of the Chinese economy." -Justin Yifu Lin, Founding Director, China Center for Economic Research, Peking University. "This second edition is a very impressive and important contribution to a subject that has deep significance for the world economy." -Professor Lawrence Klein, Nobel Laureate. "A welcome update to a dazzling essay." -Nicholas Eberstadt, American Enterprise Institute. "This review of a millenium of Chinese economic history and its implications for the future of China and the World is a remarkable achievement. A must read for anyone interested in China." -Dwight H. Perkins, Harvard University. "A great masterpiece in the field of economic history, the shoulders of a giant on which new generations of scholars from all over the world will stand. We Chinese scholars will benefit as greatly from this second edition as we have from the first." -Li Bozhong, Professor of History, Tsinghua University, Beijing. Angus Maddison is Emeritus Professor of Economic Growth and Development at the University of Groningen. He held a number of senior posts at OEEC and OECD between 1953 and 1978, and has been a policy advisor to governments in Brazil, Ghana, Greece, Mexico and Pakistan. He is the author of 20 books on the long run performance of nations, and their interactions within the world economy. He has built up an international network of scholars working in this field. He is a fellow of the British Academy, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Science, and an honorary fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264028388
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (160 p.)
    Series Statement: Development Centre Studies
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. La mano visible de China en América Latina
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. The Visible Hand of China in Latin America; (Chinese version)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The visible hand of China in Latin America
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    Keywords: Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen ; Auslandsinvestition ; Lateinamerika ; China ; Außenhandel ; Emerging Market ; Integration ; Weltordnung ; Finance and Investment ; Development ; Trade ; China, People’s Republic ; China ; Lateinamerika ; Aufsatzsammlung ; China ; Lateinamerika ; Außenhandel ; Internationaler Wettbewerb ; Emerging Market ; Wirtschaftswachstum
    Abstract: Latin America is looking towards China and Asia -- and China and Asia are looking right back. This is a major shift: for the first time in its history, Latin America can benefit from not one but three major engines of world growth. Until the 1980s, the United States was the region’s major trade partner. In the 1990s, a second growth engine emerged with the European investment boom in Latin America. Now, at the dawn of the new century, the increasing global economic importance of Asia, and in particular China, potentially provides a third engine of growth. This book describes the opportunities and challenges that Latin American economies will face as Chinese importance in the world economy -- and in Latin America's traditional markets -- continues to grow.
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    ISBN: 9789264028845
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (82 p.)
    Series Statement: Development Centre Studies
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Dialogue public-privé dans les pays en développement ; Opportunités et risques
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Dialogue public-privé dans les pays en développement : Opportunités et risques
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Pinaud, Nicolas Public-private dialogue in developing countries: opportunities and risks
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    Keywords: Öffentlich-private Partnerschaft ; Frühindikator ; Politische Kultur ; Entwicklungsländer ; Public-private sector cooperation Developing countries ; Governance ; Development ; Entwicklungsländer ; Public Private Partnership
    Abstract: Putting aside the euphoria of supporters of public-private dialogue (PPD) and the doom prophecies of its detractors, this analysis identifies the advantages that it can bring, while cautioning against the very real dangers it can present to fragile states and relatively recent democracies. The type of state involved, the level of organisation within the national private sector and the kind of support offered by donors all have an influence on the potential and real success of PPD. "Nicolas Pinaud does a masterful job of surveying the state of our knowledge -- both in theory and practice around the world -- and offers a thorough and balanced review of the potential benefits as well as risks of closer relations between business and government." -Ben Ross Schneider, Professor of Political Science, Northwestern University.
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    ISBN: 9789264031203
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (88 p.)
    Series Statement: The Development Dimension
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Assistance technique liée au commerce ; Que nous apprennent les évaluations récentes ?
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Lesser, Caroline Trade-related assistance
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    Keywords: Internationale Finanzhilfe ; Entwicklungsländer ; Development ; Trade ; OECD ; Entwicklungspolitik ; Exportförderung ; Entwicklungsländer
    Abstract: This report draws on key findings and recommendations emerging from available donor evaluation reports, assesses factors that have contributed to the success (or failure) of past programmes, and provides guidance for enhancing the effectiveness and impact of future trade-related assistance. It provides a timely input to the ongoing discussions amongst the aid and trade communities on effectively designing and delivering “aid for trade” as a complement to the Doha Development Agenda.
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  • 44
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    ISBN: 9789264034228
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (176 p.)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Entreprendre pour le développement ; Promouvoir le secteur privé
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Business for development
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    Keywords: Privatwirtschaft ; Entwicklungsländer ; Afrika ; Governance ; Development ; Industry and Services ; Entwicklungsländer ; Klein- und Mittelbetrieb ; Privatwirtschaft ; Wirtschaftsförderung ; Afrika ; Mittelstandspolitik ; Entwicklungspolitik
    Abstract: The days when it was thought that the development process could and should be managed by governments alone are long past. The challenge today is how to involve other parts of society such as the private sector and NGOs. This book details the activities of the private sector in developing and emerging economies and demonstrates how these activities are inter-related with government policies. Understanding these activities and public-private interactions is indispensable for the private sector to play its full role in a nation's development process. To this end, several case studies provide concrete examples from Africa, Asia and elsewhere.
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  • 45
    ISBN: 9789264030206
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (128 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Reviews of National Policies for Education
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Basic education in Turkey
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    Keywords: Bildungspolitik ; Türkei ; Education ; Turkey ; Türkei ; Bildungssystem ; Grundschule ; Sekundarstufe
    Abstract: This review of education policies in Turkey takes place at a critical point in the nation’s history. An improving economy, greater governmental continuity and a more stable social environment, coupled with the extraordinary challenge of Turkey’s candidacy for EU accession, provide an unprecedented opportunity for a new phase of education reform. Over the past decade, Turkey has pursued a striking education reform agenda focused on implementing eight-year basic and compulsory education and increasing the participation of girls at the primary education level. The nation must now complement the drive for increasing enrolments and participation with efforts to improve quality. To reach the levels of education attainment and performance of the most advanced countries in Europe and OECD, Turkey must undertake sustained, multi-year, systemic reforms of its education system.
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  • 46
    ISBN: 9789264024786
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (319 p.)
    Series Statement: DAC Guidelines and Reference Series
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Vers une croissance pro-pauvres ; Orientations à l'intention des donneurs
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Vers une croissance pro-pauvres : Orientations à l'intention des donneurs
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Promoting pro-poor growth
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    Keywords: Armut ; Entwicklungshilfe ; Entwicklungspolitik ; Wirtschaftswachstum ; Privatwirtschaft ; Landwirtschaft ; Infrastruktur ; Entwicklungsländer ; Agriculture and Food ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Development ; Entwicklungsländer ; Entwicklungshilfe ; Entwicklungspolitik ; Wirtschaftswachstum
    Abstract: For aid donors, the pro-poor growth agenda is not business as usual and more of the same will not be sufficient. Focusing on pro-poor growth and income poverty, Promoting Pro-Poor Growth: Policy Guidance for Donors identifies binding constraints and offers policies and strategies to address them. Policy recommendations aim to help change donor behaviour and pave the way for more effective development co-operation in these areas. This compendium pays special attention to the role of private sector development, agriculture and infrastructure in pro-poor growth – areas that were neglected by many donors during the 1990s but are currently receiving renewed attention in the international development agenda. It also presents a methodology for conducting ex-ante poverty impact assessment, a valuable tool for those whose aim is to maximise the poverty reducing impacts of development interventions.
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  • 47
    ISBN: 9789264009769
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (172 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Reviews of National Policies for Education
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Examens des politiques nationales d'éducation ; L'enseignement supérieur au Portugal 2007
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Examens des politiques nationales d'éducation : L'enseignement supérieur au Portugal 2007
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Tertiary education in Portugal
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    Keywords: Hochschule ; Hochschulpolitik ; Hochschulfinanzierung ; Portugal ; Education ; Portugal ; Portugal ; Tertiärbereich
    Abstract: Portugal’s tertiary education sector has expanded significantly over the last 20 years, but participation and overall educational attainment levels remain below European standards and enrolment rates have begun to decline. The OECD review recommends that Portugal’s national government should focus on strategic direction and leave higher education institutions wider latitude for accomplishing public priorities consistent with their mission. Among its proposals for reform, the review calls for the creation of a National Council on Higher Education to oversee Portugal’s higher education strategy. The review also calls for major changes in the governance and management of higher education institutions to bring them into line with national goals, encourage their responsiveness and efficiency, and improve their quality. Improving research and innovation is a key strategic objective of the Portuguese government, and the OECD review suggests a number of qualitative changes in Portugal’s tertiary education system to enhance performance in this area.
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  • 48
    ISBN: 9789264032101
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (292 p.)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Workshop on International Science and Technology Co-operation for Sustainable Development (2005) Integrating science and technology into development policies
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    Keywords: Technologietransfer ; Wissenstransfer ; Nachhaltige Entwicklung ; OECD-Staaten ; Entwicklungsländer ; Energy ; Environment ; Development ; Science and Technology ; Konferenzschrift ; Entwicklungsländer ; OECD ; Technologietransfer
    Abstract: Science and Technology is a key driver of economic growth, and it may also help provide answers for managing resources and reducing pollution, addressing climate change and preserving biodiversity, as well as reducing disease and safeguarding health and well-being, while maintaining the general quality of life. This publication provides the proceedings of an international workshop, held in South Africa, intended to address how international co-operation in science and technology can further the three inter-related aspects (economic, social and environmental) of the development process. The workshop focused on good practices in international S&T partnerships, specifically in the areas of water and energy.
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  • 49
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    ISBN: 9789264107014 , 9789264029095 , 9789264048669
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (150 p.)
    Series Statement: OECD Insights
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Le capital humain ; Comment le savoir détermine notre vie
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Humankapital; Wie Wissen unser Leben bestimmt
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Capital humano ; Cómo influye en su vida lo que usted sabe
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Human Capital; How what you know shapes your life (Croatian version)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Keeley, Brian Human capital
    DDC: 338.4737
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    Keywords: Humankapital ; OECD-Staaten ; Education ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Economics ; Humankapital
    Abstract: This first book in the new OECD Insights Series examines the increasing economic and social importance of human capital - our education, skills, competencies, and knowledge. As economies in developed countries shift away from manufacturing, economic success for individuals and national economies is increasingly reliant on the quality of human capital. Raising human capital has emerged as a key policy priority, particularly for low-skilled individuals, who are at risk of being left even further behind. Policy in this area is focusing on early childhood development, improving quality and choice in schooling, creating excellence in tertiary education, and widening access to adult learning. Drawing on the research and analysis of the OECD, this dynamic new book uses straightforward language to explain how countries across the OECD area are responding to the challenge of raising their levels of human capital. This book includes Statlinks, URLs linking statistical tables and graphs in the text of the book to Excel spreadsheets showing the underlying data.
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  • 50
    ISBN: 9789264037410
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (89 p.)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Faire des migrations un atout ; Pour un nouveau système de mobilité
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Gaining from migration
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    Keywords: Arbeitsmigranten ; Welt ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Development ; Internationale Migration ; Migration
    Abstract: This report presents a summary of recommendations on how we can all gain from migration. They are the result of a multi-faceted project undertaken in partnership with the European Commission to rethink the management of the emerging mobility system. New ideas, based on an exhaustive review of past policy experiences in Europe and elsewhere, are offered for policies related to labour markets, integration, development co-operation and the engagement of diasporas.
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    ISBN: 9789264034181
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (132 p.)
    Series Statement: CERI collection
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Comprendre l'impact social de l'éducation
    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Schuller, Tom Understanding the social outcomes of learning
    DDC: 306.432
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    Keywords: Bildungsinvestition ; Bildungsertrag ; Soziale Folgen ; Education Social aspects ; OECD countries ; Education ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Lebenslanges Lernen ; Humankapital ; Gesundheit ; Fähigkeit ; Soziales Engagement
    Abstract: Education is vital for economic success, both at the national and the individual level. But education also has significant social effects. This report is OECD’s first attempt to gather and synthesise developments in measuring these social effects. The report focuses on two broad areas: health, and civic and social engagement. In general, better educated people are healthier, and take more part in civic activities. Why should this be so? This publication draws on findings from 13 OECD countries (Austria, Flemish Belgium, Canada, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom [England and Scotland] and the United States) to provide new models and insights into these important contemporary issues.
    Note: Franz. Ausg. u.d.T.: Comprendre l'impact social de l'éducation
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  • 52
    ISBN: 9789264025875
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (258 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Cadre d'action pour l'investissement ; Panorama des bonnes pratiques
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Cadre d'action pour l'investissement : Panorama des bonnes pratiques
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Policy framework for investment
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    Keywords: Investitionspolitik ; OECD-Staaten ; Economic development ; Investments Government policy ; Finance and Investment ; Development ; OECD ; Wirtschaftspolitik ; Investitionsförderung ; Transparenz ; Investitionsförderung ; Wirtschaftspolitik ; Transparenz
    Abstract: OECD's Policy Framework for Investment is designed to encourage policy makers to ask appropriate questions about their economy, their institutions and their policy settings in order to identify their priorities, to develop an effective set of policies and to evaluate progress. This Review of Good Practices in OECD and non-OECD economies is published as a companion volume to the Framework and provides analytical background material on each of the ten chapters of the Framework.
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    ISBN: 9789264014329
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (262 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Reviews of National Policies for Education
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Examens des politiques nationales d'éducation ; L'enseignement supérieur en Irlande 2006
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Higher education in Ireland
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    Keywords: Bildungswesen ; Hochschule ; Irland ; Education ; Ireland ; Irland ; Hochschulbildung ; Tertiärbereich ; Forschungsförderung ; Innovationsförderung
    Abstract: Ireland was one of the first European countries to grasp the economic importance of education. But higher education in Ireland is now at a crossroads, with significant challenges to overcome. High levels of investment are needed for a major expansion of postgraduate studies and capacity for research, development and innovation. Mechanisms should be established to achieve the right balance between different components of the tertiary education system, which includes universities, institutes of technology and colleges that provide post-secondary level instruction. Further, there is a need to meet the demands of specialisation, competition and complementarities within the system. This report addresses the full range of higher education issues, offers recommendations for action within the framework of the government’s ambitions for the sector and suggests policy approaches to developing required additional sources of funding.
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  • 54
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    ISBN: 9789264025066
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (127 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: The Development Dimension
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Le coton en Afrique de l'Ouest ; Un enjeu économique et social
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Cotton in West Africa
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    Keywords: Baumwollanbau ; Baumwollindustrie ; Baumwolle ; Außenhandel ; Westafrika ; Agriculture and Food ; Development ; Trade ; Westafrika ; Baumwollanbau ; Baumwollhandel
    Abstract: In West Africa, approximately 16 million people depend directly or indirectly on cotton cultivation. But subsidies in the developed world have suppressed cotton prices and have made it difficult for West African producers to compete. Compounding the problem, WTO negotiations on the problem have been suspended. This publication contends that the dialogue between developed and developing countries on this topic must continue. It sets out the regional stakes linked to the economic and social importance of cotton in West Africa. It retraces the consultation process on the West African cotton crisis with the aim of finding a negotiated solution acceptable to all parties. Also discussed are the challenges and the measures that need to be taken over the medium and long term in order to prevent this sub-sector’s sudden collapse.
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    ISBN: 9789264022102
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (169 p.)
    Series Statement: The Development Dimension
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Integrating human rights into development
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    Keywords: Entwicklungsorganisation ; Entwicklungshilfe ; Bilateralität ; Menschenrecht ; Menschenrechtspolitik ; Schutz ; Governance ; Development ; Industriestaaten ; Entwicklungsländer ; Entwicklungshilfe ; Entwicklungspolitik ; Menschenrechtspolitik ; Entwicklungshilfe ; Menschenrecht
    Abstract: This book enhances understanding and consensus on why and how we need to work more strategically and coherently on the integration of human rights and development. It reviews the approaches of different donor agencies and their rationales for working on human rights, and identifies the current practice in this field. It illustrates how aid agencies are working on human rights issues at the programming level, and it draws together lessons that form the core of the current evidence around the added value of human rights for development. Lastly, it addresses both new opportunities and conceptual and practical challenges to human rights within the evolving development partnerships between donors and partner countries, as well as in relation to the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness as a new reference point of the international aid system. By giving numerous examples of practical approaches, this publication shows that there are various ways for donor agencies to take human rights more systematically into account – in accordance with their respective mandates, modes of engagement and comparative advantage.
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    ISBN: 9789264012516
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (314 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED)
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Améliorer les compétences ; Vers de nouvelles politiques
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Skills upgrading
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    Keywords: Qualifikation ; Berufsbildungspolitik ; OECD-Staaten ; Education ; Employment ; Urban, Rural and Regional Development ; Fallstudiensammlung ; OECD ; Arbeitsmarkt ; Berufsbildung ; OECD ; Arbeitsmarktpolitik ; Berufsbildung ; Qualifikation ; Angelernter Arbeiter ; OECD ; Betriebliche Fortbildung ; Mitarbeiterschulung
    Abstract: Skills are key to a better job and a better life. Yet acquiring them is often most difficult for the people who need them most: those trapped in low-paid jobs with hard working conditions. Innovative experiments throughout OECD member countries show that barriers to skills acquisition can be overcome. A wide range of actors from government, business and civil society have joined efforts and embarked on initiatives that indeed fill the gap between labour market policy and vocational training, and workers’ weaknesses and employers’ evolving needs. There are rich lessons to be learned from the experiences of Belgium (Flanders), Canada, Denmark, the United Kingdom and the United States, which are investigated in this book.
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    ISBN: 9789264035423
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (88 p.)
    Series Statement: The Development Dimension
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Miracle, crisis and beyond
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    Keywords: Wirtschaftswachstum ; Wirtschaftspolitik ; Wirtschaftskrise ; Ostasien ; Development ; Schwellenländer ; Ostasien ; OECD ; Entwicklungspolitik ; Wirtschaftspolitik ; Wirtschaftswachstum ; Nachhaltigkeit
    Abstract: What factors govern growth and sustainability? The remarkable recent development of several East Asian countries had brought this question to the fore. While other books have examined the impact of domestic policies and their interaction, this volume looks at the impact of OECD country policies on the region in a variety of areas: trade, investment, environment, agriculture, finance and aid, as well as macroeconomic policies and regional co-operation. Further, and most importantly, the book examines the coherence lessons of these OECD-country policies in the light of future challenges in East Asia and other developing regions. This publication is the synthesis and first chapter of Policy Coherence Towards East Asia: Development Challenges for OECD Countries, OECD (2005).
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    ISBN: 9789264025585
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (253 p.)
    Series Statement: OECD Trade Policy Studies
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Dynamiser les échanges ; Les enjeux du développement dans le système commercial multilatéral
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Trading up
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    Keywords: Weltwirtschaftsordnung ; Internationale Handelspolitik ; Welt ; Development ; Trade ; Entwicklungsländer ; Welthandel ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; Liberalisierung
    Abstract: The prospect of further trade liberalisation sometimes attracts a noisy public discourse, particularly with respect to the possible implications for developing countries. This volume considers trade and development from an economic perspective, aiming to examine these emotive issues using empirical approaches and dispassionate analysis. What are the potential welfare impacts on developing countries from further liberalisation? What economic adjustments would such liberalisation entail? What policy options exist for developing countries seeking to seize on new market opportunities while responding to the associated structural challenges? Trading Up: Economic Perspectives on Development Issues in the Multilateral Trading System delivers new insights from the latest OECD and World Bank research on these questions and related topics.
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  • 59
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    ISBN: 9789264013476
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (122 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: The Development Dimension
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. L'efficacité de l'aide alimentaire pour le développement ; Les effets de l'aide liée
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The development effectiveness of food aid
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    Keywords: Nahrungsmittelhilfe ; Entwicklung ; Entwicklungsländer ; Agriculture and Food ; Development ; Entwicklungsländer ; Effizienz ; Entwicklungspolitik ; Nahrungsmittelhilfe ; Entwicklungshilfe ; Nahrungsmittelhilfe
    Abstract: The Development Effectiveness of Food Aid: Does Tying Matter? provides a detailed look into two food aid issues. First, the study assesses the effectiveness of the various ways in which food aid can promote food security and poverty alleviation. Second, the study demonstrates that food aid in-kind carries substantial efficiency costs, conservatively estimated as at least 30% on average. In contrast, most local purchases or regionally sourced imports are relatively efficient ways of providing food aid. Thus, there is scope for considerable efficiency gains by switching to less restricted sourcing of food. The study therefore argues that, in most circumstances, financial aid (cash) is the preferable way to fund direct distribution of food or to provide budgetary support for general development or project assistance.
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  • 60
    ISBN: 9789264025301
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (253 p.)
    Series Statement: The Development Dimension
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Fishing for coherence
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    Keywords: Fischerei ; OECD-Staaten ; Agriculture and Food ; Development ; Konferenzschrift ; OECD ; Fischerei ; Fischereipolitik
    Abstract: Some 500 million USD are spent annually on fisheries development projects. But fisheries access agreements and trade policies are sometimes applied in ways that dampen developing countries' ability to benefit fully from their rich marine resources. Also, many development projects do not pay sufficient regard to the sustainability issues that are a key for the future of the fishing sector. This publication, a compilation of papers from the Workshop on Policy Coherence for Development in Fisheries, addresses these issues.
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  • 61
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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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  • 62
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    ISBN: 9789264010154
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    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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    ISBN: 9789264013353
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    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
    DDC: 338.1
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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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  • 64
    ISBN: 9789264007635
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (180 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: DAC Guidelines and Reference Series
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. La gestion de l'aide ; Pratiques des pays membres du CAD
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. La gestion de l'aide : Pratiques des pays membres du CAD
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Managing aid
    DDC: 338.91177
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    Keywords: Entwicklungshilfe ; OECD-Staaten ; Entwicklungsländer ; Development ; OECD ; Entwicklungshilfe ; Management ; Erfolgskontrolle
    Abstract: The member countries of OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) give almost USD 70 billion in foreign aid (development co-operation) annually. This study examines how to manage that aid for the best results. It is based on the organisational structures and practices of 22 of the world’s main donor countries, with a view to assisting countries who are becoming donors. The book covers issues such as legal frameworks; how donors organise their operations in partner developing countries; centralised versus decentralised management; relations with non-governmental organisations; and managing gender equality, environmental sustainability and humanitarian action.
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    ISBN: 9789264013896
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (364 p.)
    Series Statement: The Development Dimension
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Migrations, transferts de fonds et développement
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Migration, remittances and development
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    Keywords: Rücküberweisungen ; Entwicklung ; Finanzsektor ; Entwicklungsländer ; Wirkungsanalyse ; Finance and Investment ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Development ; Electronic books ; Konferenzschrift ; Migration ; Kapitalanlage ; Regionalentwicklung
    Abstract: This publication presents the current situation with regard to the magnitude and economic impact of migrants’ remittances to their countries of origin. In 2004, remittances exceeded official development aid in several emigration countries: they totalled USD 126 billion according to IMF estimates. The book surveys the channels used to collect these funds; the role of banking systems and other financial institutions; the introduction of new technologies and their impact on fund collection; how the funds are transferred; and how to reduce the costs. Focus is also placed on the different ways in which migrants themselves participate -- together with non-governmental organisations, host countries and sending countries -- to open up new avenues for policies on development aid and co-development. The direct role that migrants can play at the local level is highlighted. Several countries and regions are illustrated: Southern European countries, Mexico, Turkey, North African and sub-Saharan African countries, the Philippines and some Latin American countries.
    Description / Table of Contents: TABLE OF CONTENTS; Executive Summary; Introduction: International Migrant Remittances and their Role in Development; Part I. FINANCIAL FLOWS GENERATED BY EMIGRATION AND THEIR IMPACT ON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; Chapter 1. Migrant Remittances and their Impact on Development in the Home Economies: The Case of Africa; Chapter 2. The Remittances of Moroccan Emigrants and their Usage; Chapter 3. Mexico: International Migration, Remittances and Development; Chapter 4. Migration, Remittances and their Impact on Economic Development in Turkey
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 5. Migration Policies, Remittances and Economic Development in the Philippines; Part II. REMITTANCES AND FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS; Chapter 6. Principal Channels and Costs of Remittances: The Case of Turkey; Chapter 7. Western Union and the World Market for Remittances; Chapter 8. The MoneySend and MasterCard™ Services; Annex to Part II. Financial Infrastructures and Remittance via the Banking System and other Channels: The Cases of Portugal, Morocco, Latin America and the Caribbean; Part III. MACROECONOMIC IMPACT OF REMITTANCES
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 9. What is the Macroeconomic Impact of International Remittances on the Home Country?; Chapter 10. Macroeconomic Impact of Remittances; Chapter 11. Emigrants' Remittances - A Potentially Important Development Tool: The Case of Italy; Chapter 12. Remittances and Development: The Case of Greece; Chapter 13. Do International Migration and Remittances Reduce Poverty in Developing Countries?; Part IV. RECENT INITIATIVES TO CHANNEL REMITTANCES TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT; Chapter 14. Social Learning as a Productive Project: The Tres por Uno (Three for One) Experience at Zacatecas, Mexico
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 15. Migration, Remittances and Economic Initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa; Chapter 16. "Migration and Development": A Non-governmental Organisation Involved in Co-development; Part V. REMITTANCES AND PROMOTION OF DEVELOPMENT: SOME PROPOSALS; Chapter 17. Incorporating Insights from Migration Research into Policy on Remittances; Chapter 18. Turning Remittances into Investments; Chapter 19. Motivating Migrants for Social and Economic Development in Mali and Senegal; Chapter 20. The Support of Non-governmental Organisations in the Collection of Remittances
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 21. Some Lessons from the Agence Française de Développement in the Field of Co-development; Conclusions;
    Description / Table of Contents: TABLE OF CONTENTS; Executive Summary; Introduction: International Migrant Remittances and their Role in Development; Part I. FINANCIAL FLOWS GENERATED BY EMIGRATION AND THEIR IMPACT ON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; Chapter 1. Migrant Remittances and their Impact on Development in the Home Economies: The Case of Africa; Chapter 2. The Remittances of Moroccan Emigrants and their Usage; Chapter 3. Mexico: International Migration, Remittances and Development; Chapter 4. Migration, Remittances and their Impact on Economic Development in Turkey
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 5. Migration Policies, Remittances and Economic Development in the PhilippinesPart II. REMITTANCES AND FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS; Chapter 6. Principal Channels and Costs of Remittances: The Case of Turkey; Chapter 7. Western Union and the World Market for Remittances; Chapter 8. The MoneySend and MasterCard™ Services; Annex to Part II. Financial Infrastructures and Remittance via the Banking System and other Channels: The Cases of Portugal, Morocco, Latin America and the Caribbean; Part III. MACROECONOMIC IMPACT OF REMITTANCES
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 9. What is the Macroeconomic Impact of International Remittances on the Home Country?Chapter 10. Macroeconomic Impact of Remittances; Chapter 11. Emigrants' Remittances - A Potentially Important Development Tool: The Case of Italy; Chapter 12. Remittances and Development: The Case of Greece; Chapter 13. Do International Migration and Remittances Reduce Poverty in Developing Countries?; Part IV. RECENT INITIATIVES TO CHANNEL REMITTANCES TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT; Chapter 14. Social Learning as a Productive Project: The Tres por Uno (Three for One) Experience at Zacatecas, Mexico
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 15. Migration, Remittances and Economic Initiatives in Sub-Saharan AfricaChapter 16. "Migration and Development": A Non-governmental Organisation Involved in Co-development; Part V. REMITTANCES AND PROMOTION OF DEVELOPMENT: SOME PROPOSALS; Chapter 17. Incorporating Insights from Migration Research into Policy on Remittances; Chapter 18. Turning Remittances into Investments; Chapter 19. Motivating Migrants for Social and Economic Development in Mali and Senegal; Chapter 20. The Support of Non-governmental Organisations in the Collection of Remittances
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 21. Some Lessons from the Agence Française de Développement in the Field of Co-developmentConclusions;
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction: International Migrant Remittances and their Role in Development / Thomas Straubhaar and Florin P. Vădeanpt. 1. Financial flows generated by emigration and their impact on regional development -- 1. Migrant Remittances and their Impact on Development in the Home Economies : The Case of Africa / Flore Gubert -- 2. The Remittances of Moroccan Emigrants and their Usage / Bachir Hamdouch -- 3. Mexico : International Migration, Remittances and Development / Rodolfo Garcia Zamora -- 4. Migration, Remittances and their Impact on Economic Development in Turkey / Ahmet Içduygu -- 5. Migration Policies, Remittances and Economic Development in the Philippines / Carmelita Dimzon -- pt. 2. Remittances and financial infrastructure : challenges and prospects -- 6. Principal Channels and Costs of Remittances: The Case of Turkey / Elif Köksal and Thomas Liebig -- 7. Western Union and the World Market for Remittances / Khalid Fellahi and Susana de Lima -- 8. The MoneySend and MasterCard Services / Olivier Denis -- Annex to Part II. Financial Infrastructures and Remittance via the Banking System and other Channels: The Cases of Portugal, Morocco, Latin America and the Caribbean / José Nascimento Ribeiro ... [et al.] -- pt. 3. Macroeconomic impact of remittances -- 9. What is the Macroeconomic Impact of International Remittances on the Home Country? / Jackline Wahba -- 10. Macroeconomic Impact of Remittances / Sena Eken -- 11. Emigrants' Remittances-- A Potentially Important Development Tool : The Case of Italy / Ricardo Settimo -- 12. Remittances and Development: The Case of Greece / Nicholas Glytsos -- 13. Do International Migration and Remittances Reduce Poverty in Developing Countries? / Richard Adams and John Page -- pt. 4. Recent initiatives to channel remittances towards development -- 14. Social Learning as a Productive Project : The Tres por Uno (Three for One) Experience at Zacatecas, Mexico / Natasha Iskander -- 15. Migration, Remittances and Economic Initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa / Babacar Sall -- 16. "Migration and Development" : A Non-governmental Organisation Involved in Co-development / Nadia Bentaleb and Jamal Lahoussein -- pt. 5. Remittances and promotion of development : some proposals -- 17. Incorporating Insights from Migration Research into Policy on Remittances / Jorgen Carling -- 18. Turning Remittances into Investments / Daniela Bobeva -- 19. Motivating Migrants for Social and Economic Development in Mali and Senegal / Mireille Raunet -- 20. The Support of Non-governmental Organisations in the Collection of Remittances / Jacques Ould Aoudia -- 21. Some Lessons from the Agence Française de Développement in the Field of Co-development / Guillaume Cruse -- Conclusions / Berglind Asgeirsdottir.
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    ISBN: 9789264012578
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (178 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Pour une meilleure éducation financière ; Enjeux et initiatives
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Improving financial literacy
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    Keywords: Finanzmarkt ; Konsumentenverhalten ; Education ; Finance and Investment ; Haushalt ; Finanzlage
    Abstract: This book, the first major study of financial education at the international level, contributes to the development of consumer financial literacy by providing information to policy makers on effective financial education programmes and by promoting the exchange of views and the sharing of experience in the field of financial education and awareness. It identifies and analyses financial literacy surveys in member countries, highlights the economic, demographic and policy changes that make financial education increasingly important, and describes the different types of financial education programmes currently being offered in OECD countries. Finally, this book evaluates the effectiveness of financial education programmes and introduces the OECD Council Recommendation on Principals and Good Practices for Financial Education and Awareness.
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    ISBN: 9789264012769
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (154 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Contre vents et marées; Les politiques de développement face au changement climatique
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Bridge over troubled waters
    DDC: 338.927
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    Keywords: Klimawandel ; Entwicklungsplanung ; Entwicklungshilfe ; Entwicklungsländer ; Environment ; Development ; Klimaänderung
    Abstract: This book is the product of a collaborative effort between the OECD Environment and Development Co-operation directorates on mainstreaming responses to climate change in development planning and assistance. This volume synthesises insights from six country case studies that review climate change impacts and vulnerabilities, analyse relevant national plans and aid investments in terms of their exposure and attention to climate risks, and examine in-depth key systems where climate change is closely intertwined with development and natural resource management. The case studies cover the Nepal Himalayas, Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, the Nile in Egypt, the Bangladesh Sundarbans, coastal mangroves in Fiji, and agriculture and forestry sectors in Uruguay. Overall, the volume suggests a rich agenda for research and policy action which should be of considerable interest to donor agencies, sectoral planners and development practioners, as well as climate change experts and policy makers.
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    ISBN: 9789264014022
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (204 p.)
    Series Statement: Development Centre Studies
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Grandes, Martín Reducing capital cost in Southern Africa
    DDC: 338.740968
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    Keywords: Kapitalkosten ; Finanzmarkt ; Länderrisiko ; Südafrika ; Development ; South Africa ; Südafrika ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; Kapitalkosten ; Südafrika ; Kapital ; Wirtschaft
    Abstract: Southern Africa suffers from disproportionately expensive capital and this is denying the region its full growth potential. This book presents the ideas and proposals of a group of experts and practitioners from the state and business environments, brought together by the OECD Development Centre with public and private sector partners, on reducing the cost of capital in the region. It thus provides a unique insight into the nature of the problem of the cost of capital in Southern Africa and the effects it has on business activity and infrastructure development. In addition, the authors set out to define strategies for reducing capital cost, outlining measures suitable for government and private actors. "This collection makes a very worthwhile and stimulating contribution to the important question of reducing capital costs in Southern Africa." -Ian Plenderleith, Southern African Reserve Bank
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    ISBN: 9789264009332
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (184 p.)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Les régimes préférentiels dans les domaines agricole et alimentaire ; Les cas de l'Union européenne et des États-Unis
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Gallezot, Jacques Preferential trading arrangements in agricultural and food markets
    DDC: 382.7
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    Keywords: Handelspräferenzen ; Agraraußenhandel ; EU-Staaten ; USA ; Agriculture and Food ; Development ; Trade ; European Union ; United States ; Europäische Union ; Handelsabkommen ; Agrarmarkt ; Lebensmittelmarkt ; Entwicklungsländer ; USA ; Handelsabkommen ; Agrarmarkt ; Lebensmittelmarkt ; Entwicklungsländer
    Abstract: Developing countries are concerned that multilateral tariff reductions will harm their agricultural sectors because of preference erosion. The findings in this report suggest that although this may indeed be a problem for some countries in some sectors, factors other than preferential schemes may be limiting developing country exports. The report provides information on the extent to which developing countries have used selected, non-reciprocal preferential trading schemes provided by the EU and the US. Secondary data are complemented by interviews with market operators further clarifying the empirical findings. A special section has been devoted to the preferences granted to African countries highlighting the conditions for this set of developing countries.
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    ISBN: 9789264010970
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (339 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Les échanges et l'ajustement structurel ; Les enjeux de la mondialisation
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Trade and structural adjustment
    DDC: 382
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    Keywords: Strukturwandel ; Wirtschaftliche Anpassung ; Internationaler Wettbewerb ; Globalisierung ; Landwirtschaft ; Fischerei ; Textilindustrie ; Stahlindustrie ; Schiffbau ; Kfz-Industrie ; Gesundheitswesen ; Informationstechnik ; OECD-Staaten ; Welt ; Development ; Trade ; Industry and Services ; Außenhandel ; Strukturwandel ; Internationaler Vergleich
    Abstract: Trade and Structural Adjustment: Embracing Globalisation identifies the requirements for successful reallocation of labour and capital to more efficient uses in response to the emergence of new sources of competition, technological change and shifting consumer preferences. At the same time, it focuses on limiting adjustment costs for individuals, communities and society as a whole. Based on specific sectoral case studies, this volume includes analysis of the adjustment challenge and policy framework in both developed and developing countries, together with practical recommendations for good practice.
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    ISBN: 9789264014435
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (620 p.)
    Series Statement: Development Centre Studies
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Policy coherence towards East Asia
    DDC: 330.95
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    Keywords: Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen ; Wirtschaftskrise ; Internationale Wirtschaft ; Wirtschaftspolitik ; OECD-Staaten ; Ostasien ; Development ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Ostasien ; OECD ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; Wirtschaftslenkung ; Wirtschaftspolitik ; OECD ; Mitgliedsstaaten ; Entwicklungspolitik ; Wirtschaftskooperation ; Asiatisch-Pazifischer Raum
    Abstract: This book looks at the impact of OECD-country policies on East Asia in a variety of areas: trade, investment, agriculture, finance and aid, as well as macroeconomic policies and regional co-operation. Further, and most importantly, the book examines the interaction of these OECD-country policies and their coherence with each other. This book is part of an attempt by the OECD to establish guidelines for defining and adopting coherent policies conducive to development outside the OECD area, thus contributing to the world-wide search for answers to questions of poverty reduction and growth with equity. It is also part of an attempt to provide policy makers in both developing and OECD countries with the tools to formulate policies in harmony with each other to foster the integration of poorer countries into the international economy. "This is an indispensable source of insight for all scholars seeking fresh and authoritative information and analysis of the still unfinished job to improve the coherence of OECD countries' policies toward East Asia after the crisis." --Professor Rolf J. LanghammerVice-President of the Kiel Institute of World Economics, Germany "This is a must read volume for anyone who would like to learn seriously about relevant policy coherence for development and actual practices for East Asia's outward-oriented growth within an increasingly integrated world." --Professor Suthiphand ChirathivatChairman, Economics Research Center and Center for International Economics, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
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    ISBN: 9789264015104
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (206 p.)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Qualité et reconnaissance des diplômes de l'enseignement supérieur ; Un défi international
    DDC: 378.2
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    Keywords: Education ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Electronic books ; OECD ; Mitgliedsstaaten ; Qualitätssicherung ; Qualifikation ; Ausbildung ; Anerkennung ; Grenzüberschreitende Kooperation ; Hochschulbildung ; Grenzüberschreitende Kooperation
    Abstract: With rapid growth in cross-border education and developments such as e-learning, for-profit providers, and remote campuses challenging accreditation frameworks, this book examines the situation in Canada, the United States, Europe, Australia, and Japan with a view towards working with UNESCO on a set of guidelines on quality provision in cross-border higher education.
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    ISBN: 9789264018129
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (146 p)
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    DDC: 338.47374
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    Keywords: Education ; Finance and Investment ; Electronic books ; Lebenslanges Lernen ; Bildungsfinanzierung
    Abstract: This book identifies important economic barriers to expanded investment in lifelong learning, describes outlines financial strategies for addressing them, and reviews recent experience with various co-financing schemes. It includes country-by-country reports on innovative co-financing arrangements for lifelong learning.
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    ISBN: 9789264100350
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (184 p.) , Ill.
    Series Statement: Schooling for Tomorrow
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Réseaux d'innovation ; Vers de nouveaux modèles de gestion des écoles et des systèmes
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Networks of Innovation; Towards New Models for Managing Schools and Systems (Hungarian version)
    DDC: 370.7
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    Keywords: Education ; Governance
    Abstract: What are the gains and risks of modern alternatives to current education systems? This new report explores the practical implications of the profound changes underway in education. OECD countries are increasingly characterised as "network societies", raising the possibility that educational networks could progressively supplant cumbersome bureaucracies both for management functions and as sources of innovation and professionalism. As schools become more autonomous and the world more complex, what forms of organisation and governance will ensure that education does not just fragment into chaos? Such questions inspired seminars organised in Hungary, the Netherlands and Portugal with the OECD's Center for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI). The resulting analysis is published in this latest report in CERI's Schooling for Tomorrow series, useful for both shapers and students of educational change.
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    ISBN: 9789264102958
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (132 p.)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Combattre le travail des enfants ; un bilan des politiques
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Combattre le travail des enfants : un bilan des politiques
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    Keywords: Employment ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Development ; Kinderarbeit
    Abstract: Despite progressive ratification of international conventions on that issue, 23% of the world’s children aged 10-14 are at work. This important book seeks to answer fundamental questions about the phenomenon’s economic causes, the working conditions children endure, and implications of their labour for the economic outlook of the countries concerned. It moreover examines the effectiveness of various policies implemented to combat child labour and the beneficial effects such policies can have on economic development.
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    ISBN: 9789264101852
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (136 p.)
    Series Statement: Development Centre Seminars
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Mondialisation, pauvreté et inégalité
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    Keywords: Development ; Entwicklungsländer ; Globalisierung ; Auswirkung ; Globalisierung ; Soziale Ungleichheit ; Einkommensunterschied
    Abstract: This book is based on an exceptional event in December 2000 which brought together civil society from the poor countries and OECD experts. It emerges that globalisation can have a positive impact in poor countries, but only if policies encouraging a more equitable distribution of human and physical resources are adopted. Furthermore, countries in which infrastructures and skills are underdeveloped will need to continue protecting vulnerable sectors and communities, but will have to accept that such protection can only be transitional.
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    ISBN: 9789264174979
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (332 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    DDC: 331.763
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    Keywords: Agriculture and Food ; Development ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Konferenzschrift 2002 ; Electronic books ; Agrarhandel ; Armut ; Agrarpolitik ; Agrarwelthandel ; Armut
    Abstract: How do trade liberalisation and rich-country farming policies affect the world’s poor? This publication focuses on that crucial question and underscores its urgency. One in five people worldwide live in extreme poverty with per capita income under a dollar a day. Two in three live in rural areas with farming the dominant source of income. Moreover, the poorest non-farm households spend a relatively large share of their budgets on food. Agricultural policy developments are thus vitally important to all poor people. How can agricultural trade reform serve their needs? What are the potential benefits and dangers of agricultural trade liberalisation? Deriving from the OECD’s on-going co-operation with non-member economies worldwide, this publication tackles various aspects of those fundamental questions on the linkage between farming and poverty.
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    ISBN: 9789264199286
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (232 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. L'investissement direct étranger au service du développement ; Optimiser les avantages, minimiser les coûts
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    Keywords: Finance and Investment ; Development ; Direktinvestition ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung
    Abstract: Foreign direct investment (FDI) is an integral part of an open and effective international economic system and a major catalyst to development. Yet, the benefits of FDI do not accrue automatically and evenly across countries, sectors and local communities. National policies and the international investment architecture play an important part in attracting FDI to a larger number of developing countries. It is the responsibility of the host countries to put in place a transparent, broad and enabling investment policy environment and to reinforce the human and institutional potentials necessary for such an environment. With most FDI flows originating in OECD countries, developed countries can contribute to advancing this agenda. They can facilitate the access of developing countries to international markets and technology, and ensure policy coherence for development more generally; encourage non-OECD countries to integrate further into rules-based international frameworks for investment; actively promote the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, together with other elements of the OECD Declaration on International Investment; and share with non-members the peer review-based approach to building investment capacity. This publication provides a comprehensive review of the issues related to the impact of FDI on development as well as to the policies needed to maximise the benefits.
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    ISBN: 9789264176171
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (225 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Development Centre Seminars
    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Technology and poverty reduction in Asia and the Pacific
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Technologie et lutte contre la pauvreté en Asie et dans le Pacifique
    DDC: 339.46095
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    Keywords: Armutsbekämpfung ; Entwicklungspolitik ; Technischer Fortschritt ; Biotechnologie ; Informationstechnik ; Asiatisch-pazifischer Raum ; Armut ; Bekämpfung ; Technischer Fortschritt ; Entwicklungspolitik ; Technologiepolitik ; Development ; Science and Technology ; Asien ; Pazifischer Raum ; Irland ; Portugal ; Thailand ; China ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Konferenzschrift ; Electronic books ; Asiatisch-Pazifischer Raum ; Armut ; Bekämpfung ; Technologie
    Abstract: Poverty reduction remains a major development challenge in much of Asia and the Pacific. Historically, technology has played a central role in raising living standards across the region, including those of the poor. The Green Revolution and various innovations of modern medicine and public health have been instrumental in improving nutrition, health, and livelihoods of millions of poor people. Yet, the pace of improvement from these sources appears to have slowed, and new technological impetus — as well as improved policies and institutions — are needed to address the persistent poverty problem in some regions and among some social groups. Agricultural and medical biotechnology hold tremendous promise but also bring with them new risks and concerns that need to be addressed before their full potential can be realised. New information technologies are only beginning to diffuse widely in developing Asia and the Pacific, but ultimately these too can have profound impacts on the lives of the poor, empowering them with access to information that once was the preserve of the privileged few.
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    ISBN: 9789264194427
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (216 p)
    Series Statement: Development Centre Seminars
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. L'intégration régionale en Afrique
    DDC: 337.1
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    Keywords: Governance ; Development ; Electronic books ; Afrika ; Regionalwirtschaft ; Wirtschaftliche Integration
    Abstract: Regional integration and co-ordination are not a panacea but they could hold the key to African countries' long-awaited participation in the world economy. This was one of the conclusions of the second International Forum on African Perspectives, jointly organised by the African Development Bank and the OECD Development Centre in February 2001, at which OECD and African economists discussed the prospects for regional initiatives in Africa. While many other factors need to be taken into consideration, regional approaches -- provided they are accompanied by domestic reforms -- can present an effective response to globalisation. Indeed, given the isolation of the African countries from the world economy, regional initiatives may be the only sustainable solution to the economic, political and social challenges raised by globalisation.
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    ISBN: 9789264195868
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (176 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. L'apprentissage tout au long de la vie ; aspects économiques et financiers
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    Keywords: Education ; Employment ; Humankapital ; Lebenslanges Lernen ; Bildungsfinanzierung
    Abstract: Learning is an essential basis for progress in the 'knowledge society'; it is critical for economic growth and social welfare. OECD Member countries have committed themselves to making lifelong learning a reality for all. But the resources required to meet that goal are potentially large and countries differ in their capacity to generate them. Can OECD Member countries rise to this challenge? This report seeks to provide some answers by identifying and examining the economic and financial issues that arise in implementing the goal, and the strategies that the public and private sectors are pursuing to achieve it. It deals with issues such as individual learning accounts, recognition of non-formal learning, and measures to raise rates of return to lifelong learning. The report is intended to provide a basis for continued in-depth discussion by public authorities and the social partners. It aims to inspire future actions that ensure that lifelong learning serves as a sustainable and equitable strategy for human development.
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    ISBN: 9789264195875
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (80 p.) , ill.
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    Keywords: Computers Economic aspects ; Brazil ; Economic development Effect of education on ; Education Economic aspects ; Brazil ; Telecommunication Economic aspects ; Brazil ; Development ; Science and Technology ; Brasilien ; Bildungspolitik ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; Einkommensentwicklung ; Wissenserwerb
    Abstract: This book looks at Brazil’s recent experience in using knowledge for development. It examines the major barriers confronting the country in its transition towards a knowledge-based economy, and presents elements of a viable strategy which would allow it to step confidently into the future. However, while Brazil has tremendous strengths and the ability to take immense strides forward in the medium term, there are formidable challenges which need to be faced. The country continues to be plagued by a number of weaknesses, hampering its potential for economic, technological and social development. The report argues that Brazil needs to put in place a more comprehensive policy framework for the broad diffusion of knowledge.The Brazilian innovation system and the productivity of research need to be strengthened, while the policy frameworks which are key for disseminating the outcomes of research throughout society as a whole need reinforcing. These reforms should be carried out in such a way that they help build effective links to industrial activity and lead to the creation of marketable products.
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  • 83
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    ISBN: 9789264195837
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (154 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Échanges et développement ; Les enjeux
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Échanges et développement : Les enjeux
    DDC: 330
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    Keywords: Free trade Developing countries ; International economic integration ; International trade ; Development ; Trade ; Developing countries Commerce ; Developing countries Commercial policy ; Developing countries Economic conditions ; Developing countries Economic policy ; Welthandel ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung
    Abstract: The multilateral trading system has delivered successive rounds of trade liberalisation and established mechanisms to protect the interests of trading nations. The result has been growth for those nations that have recognised the importance of openness and established a domestic policy framework that complements the opportunities presented by trade liberalisation. How have some developing countries been able to turn globalisation to their advantage? What trade issues will need to be addressed if development is to be promoted more broadly? How can the multilateral trading system facilitate the development process? This publication provides an in-depth analysis of the development dimensions of trade, with particular emphasis on the integration of non-OECD countries into the global economy.
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  • 84
    ISBN: 9789264193772
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (144 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Development Centre Seminars
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Promouvoir la compétitivité manufacturière en Afrique subsaharienne
    DDC: 338.967
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    Keywords: Development ; Industry and Services ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Primary commodities dominate African exports, yet these products are extremely vulnerable to variations in weather conditions, world demand and prices. If the continent is to obtain optimum benefit from the integration and opening of the world economy, this heavy reliance on primary products must be reduced. There is, thus, a new and important role for African countries’ manufacturing industries. The papers in this volume address three important issues: the role of exchange-rate policy in enhancing the competitiveness of African manufactured exports; the steps that can be taken to improve production efficiency; and the role of institutional and structural reforms in promoting competitiveness in manufacturing and in improving Africa’s attractiveness to foreign direct investment. An Epilogue evaluates progress and developments since the conference which gave rise to this volume was held.
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  • 85
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    ISBN: 9789264173354
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (312 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Trouver des problèmes aux solutions ; Vingt ans d'aide au Sahel
    DDC: 330
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    Keywords: Development ; Sahel ; Entwicklungshilfe
    Abstract: International development cooperation is in crisis. Questions abound: is it effective? Is it even useful? After ten years of "aid fatigue", here is a lucid, constructive book that sheds new light on the problems, and makes proposals for reform that are both thoughtful and innovative. Jean-David Naudet's analysis is a genuine contribution to the literature on aid. He combines the insight of the sociologist and the experience of the practitioner, with a few enlightening incursions into organization theory. The book is both pragmatic and concrete, and is based on papers and workshops organized by the Club du Sahel as part of a detailed study of international development cooperation. It is direct in style and easy to read, with a wealth of quotations and examples. Although it mainly covers the Sahel region, the analysis and proposals for reform are relevant to all of Africa and even other parts of the world. Similarly, the vivid picture it draws of the cooperation and aid relationship is reminiscent of the situation in many countries. "Mr. Naudet is to be congratulated for producing this provocative and hard-hitting book". Elliot Berg. Jean-David Naudet is at present working as an economist at DIAL (Développement et insertion internationale), a scientific interest grouping.
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  • 86
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    ISBN: 9789264181625
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (240 p)
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    Keywords: Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Development ; Pensionskasse ; Altersversorgung ; Kapitalmarkt ; Portfoliomanagement
    Abstract: This books explores the international aspects of pension reform, private savings and volatile capital markets and clarifies how they relate to each other. Building the case for the pension-improving benefits of global asset diversification, analysing the implications of financial reform for stimulating savings, and exploring both the benefits and risks of global capital flows to emerging markets, Pensions, Savings and Capital Flows will inform policy and academic debates on financial globalisation.
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  • 87
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    ISBN: 9789264180550
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (152 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Les établissements d'enseignement supérieur face aux besoins régionaux
    DDC: 378
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    Keywords: Education
    Abstract: The agenda of universities has moved on from a desire to simply increase the general education level of the population and the output of scientific research; there is now a greater concern to harness university education and research to specific economic and social objectives. Nowhere is this demand for specificity more clear than in the field of regional development. What contribution do universities make to the development of the regions they are located in? They certainly have passive impacts in terms of direct and indirect employment; yet, how can the resources of universities be mobilised to actively contribute to the development process? The challenge addressed in this book is how should higher education institutions respond to demands which are emanating from a set of actors and agencies concerned with regional development and thus help reach national objectives. This book is based on case studies presented at various conferences focusing on Australia, the Baltic States and Scandinavia, continental Europe, the United States and the United Kingdom. The case study material is supplemented by other sources of information about national higher education policy, including major national surveys of higher education in Australia, Finland and the United Kingdom each of which embrace the regional agenda.
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  • 88
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    ISBN: 9789264181816
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (204 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. De la formation initiale à la vie active ; Faciliter les transitions
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    Keywords: Education ; Employment ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Schulabgänger ; Arbeitswelt ; Integration ; Schulabgänger ; Berufliche Integration ; Lebenslanges Lernen
    Abstract: How did the transition from compulsory education to work change during the 1990s and which types of transition policies worked best? The experiences of 14 OECD countries are examined in this volume to address these two key questions, for as requirements for knowledge and qualifications and skills rise and populations age, few countries can afford to have their young people enter the labour force unequipped for longer term participation in changing career patterns. Taking a broader view of transition outcomes than many previous comparative studies, this study reveals the complex and many-faceted national institutional arrangements that can result in successful transitions to working life. It argues not for single solutions or models, such as the adoption of apprenticeship, but for coherent national policy packages that draw from a limited number of key success ingredients: a healthy economy and labour market, well organised pathways from initial education to work and further study, opportunities to combine study and workplace experience, safety nets for those at risk, effective information and guidance systems, and policy processes involving both governments and other stakeholders. It also looks at the ways that countries are trying to lay solid foundations for lifelong learning during the transition phase through changes to educational pathways and institutions and through adopting more learner-centred approaches to teaching and learning.
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  • 89
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    ISBN: 9789264187719
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (132 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: China in the Global Economy
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    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Réussir la réforme des entreprises en Chine
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    Keywords: Finance and Investment ; Development ; China, People’s Republic ; China ; Unternehmen ; Reform
    Abstract: Reforms to China’s enterprises are central to the effort to complete the transformation to a market economy that has been underway since 1978. Reforms have become all the more urgent with the severe financial problems now being suffered by a large portion of China’s businesses, and with China’s prospective entry into the World Trade Organisation. Enterprise reforms involve both state owned and non-state businesses, and encompass a wide range of individual policies to bolster financial performances, improve behaviour, and provide supporting institutions and infrastructure essential to a modern enterprise economy. The study in this volume describes the main reforms that are being undertaken in each of these areas, the progress that is being made, the problems that are being encountered, and the challenges that remain to be overcome. The overall message is that the enterprise reforms are now at a critical juncture. Important progress is being made; but much more remains to be done and rapid advances are needed in several key areas if the overall reform process is to be sustained and China is to realise its growth potential. Topics covered: the current situation of China’s enterprises; economic restructuring and SOE reorganisation; establishing effective corporate governance mechanisms; the role of the financial system; developing social security programmes.
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  • 90
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    ISBN: 9789164180322
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (248 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    DDC: 331.6/2/095
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    Keywords: Employment ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Development ; Konferenzschrift 1999 ; Asien ; Finanzwirtschaft ; Krise ; Asien ; Arbeitnehmer ; Migration ; Asien ; Arbeitsmarkt
    Abstract: Accompanying a sustained period of economic growth, the flows of labour migrants between the economies of East and South-east Asia grew considerably prior to the recent crisis. These flows have become more diverse and complex rendering necessary the improved monitoring of migration trends and policies in each country as well as bringing forth the need to extend the exchange of expertise and experience between the region's experts and policy makers. What has been the impact of the crisis on national labour markets? How have the different countries modified their approach to the employment of foreign workers? To what extent have foreign workers been affected? These questions are examined in this publication, which identifies the impact of the Asian financial crisis on labour migration and the conditions of migrant workers in the region. In addition to keynote reports on the origins of the crisis and its policy implications, individual case studies on China, Hong Kong (China), Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand present detailed analyses of labour migration, the employment of foreign workers and the recent changes in migration policies.
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  • 91
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    ISBN: 9789264181076
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (96 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Development Centre Studies
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Ouverture économique et croissance en Chine
    DDC: 330
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    Keywords: Finance and Investment ; Development ; China, People’s Republic ; China ; Wirtschaftswachstum ; Investitionsförderung ; Direktinvestition
    Abstract: China’s remarkable growth in recent years has been often rather arbitrarily ascribed to a number of politico-economic factors. In this volume, the specific effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows is measured quantitatively and estimated on a regional basis. The authors find that there is a much more complex relationship between such flows and growth overall than had hitherto been supposed. While growth associated with FDI flows and a consequent foreign technology input is clearly highest in the coastal, open provinces, geographical dispersion effects can also be identified. In order to avoid widening wealth inequalities, these dispersion effects should be encouraged. Large differences, however, in physical and human capital terms, exist between provinces located on the coast and in the interior of the country and these hinder redistribution of the growth effects of FDI inflows on a national scale. In addition, if China is to continue to benefit substantially from technological progress, domestic research and development capacity will need to be expanded to offset diminishing returns from foreign technology transfers. This implies the adoption of policies designed to increase human capacity development through education and training on a national scale.
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  • 92
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    ISBN: 9789264180567
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (120 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Development Co-operation Reviews no.36
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    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Examens en matière de coopération pour le développement ; Norvège 1999
    DDC: 338.91481
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    Keywords: Development ; Norway ; Norwegen ; Entwicklungshilfe ; Entwicklungspolitik
    Abstract: The Development Assistance Committee's 1999 review of Norway's aid policies and programmes. It finds that Norway’s aid effort ranks second among DAC Members in terms of ODA to GNP ratio. Broad national consensus towards Norway’s development assistance is based on strong support by churches and NGOs and on effective development education. In particular, 40% of the bilateral programme administered by Norway is channelled through Norwegian NGOs. There is a strong poverty focus in Norway’s long-term development assistance, with aid flowing predominantly to poor countries with good policies. Norway adopts a three-pronged approach: help the countries to foster economic growth; contribute to social development programmes; and target aid on vulnerable groups. Norway’s operational approaches and budget allocations for poverty reduction can nevertheless be further strengthened, as part of the overall international effort to reduce half the proportion of poor by the year 2015. Norway’s ambitions to contribute to human rights, democracy and peace, have created new policies as well as pressing challenges at the strategic and organisational level. Furthermore, while Norway has been keen on concentrating its bilateral assistance in twelve priority countries, political and humanitarian priorities have emerged as a second element of Norwegian aid, leading to increased geographic dispersion.
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  • 93
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    ISBN: 9789264181090
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (136 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Development Centre Seminars
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Mondialisation financière ; Le point de vue de l'Amérique latine
    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Global finance from a Latin American viewpoint
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    Keywords: Internationaler Finanzmarkt ; Welt ; Lateinamerika ; Development ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Internationaler Kapitalmarkt
    Abstract: The Inter-American Development Bank and the OECD Development Centre created the International Forum on Latin American Perspectives as an annual meeting place of ideas and strategies from Latin America and from the OECD region. The tenth meeting of the Forum was held in Paris in November 1999 and this book contains contributions from that meeting. Its broad conclusion is that reform of the international financial system must take place in the context of partnership between the private and the public international sectors in order to provide the conditions for stability and growth. The Forum debated whether the current reforms of the global financial markets were succeeding in identifying and addressing major distortions to international capital flows between developed and developing countries, essentially, the moral hazard versus sovereign risk question. Particular attention was devoted to: bailing the private sector into crisis prevention and resolution, including under the Paris Club framework; the recently proposed revisions to the Basel Accord on bank capital requirements; and the appropriate exchange rate regime in Latin America.
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  • 94
    ISBN: 9789264182240
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (140 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Development Centre Studies
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Intégration régionale et réformes intérieures en Méditerranée
    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Regional integration and internal reforms in the Mediterranean Area
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    Keywords: Handelsliberalisierung ; Wirtschaftliche Anpassung ; Strukturwandel ; Mittelmeerraum ; Ägypten ; Tunesien ; Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen ; Internationaler Wettbewerb ; EU-Staaten ; Mittelmeerraum ; Development ; Trade ; Europäische Union ; Maghreb ; Wirtschaftsbeziehungen
    Abstract: The trade liberalisation agreements signed between the European Union and the southern Mediterranean countries carry risks as well as benefits. They reveal structural weaknesses in the partner countries, including continued rent seeking, market segmentation, a weak modern private sector and inadequate fiscal systems. In the short term, since the agreements only cover industrial goods and not agriculture or services, there is a risk of job losses in the domestic industrial sector due to competition from the EU. The authors of this study highlight the opportunities the agreements offer for supporting reforms to encourage industrial restructuring through financial transfers, providing incentives for producers to diversify, and securing new markets. Achieving the reforms, however, will require political will in the southern Mediterranean countries and complementary reforms in the European Union to open its markets further to include those sectors currently excluded from the agreements. Moreover, as demonstrated by the authors' detailed analysis of the Egyptian and Tunisian cases, a regional response to the challenges posed by the agreements is likely to bring more benefits than a purely national response.
    Note: Franz. Ausg. u.d.T.: Intégration régionale et réformes intérieures en méditerranée
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  • 95
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    ISBN: 9789264188181
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (192 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Development Centre Seminars
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Pour une relance durable en Asie ; Mobiliser des ressources pour le développement
    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Sustainable recovery in Asia
    DDC: 330
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    Keywords: Entwicklung ; Entwicklungsfinanzierung ; Ostasien ; Asien ; Development ; Konferenzschrift 2000 ; Asien ; Nachhaltigkeit ; Ressourcenökonomie
    Abstract: Two-thirds of the world's poor live in Asia. The major objective for the region, therefore, must be to reduce poverty. It has become clear in the wake of the crisis that the public sector can no longer shoulder the burden of financing pro-poor growth alone. At the same time, it is also clear that official aid flows throughout the world, and particularly in Asia, have been declining since the middle of the 1990s. Therefore, the private sector must be encouraged to provide at least part of the financing. This is the major message of the book. Two ways of achieving this are proposed. One is to attract more foreign direct investment and portfolio investment, rather than to rely on borrowing, to reduce financial vulnerability. The other is to promote partnerships between the state and the private sector, rather than simply to privatise the more lucrative branches of publicly owned and operated services. This book, co-edited by the OECD Development Centre and the Asian Development Bank, presents an original and comprehensive approach to the problem of obtaining support for maintaining development projects in the wake of the global financial crisis. The book brings together varied and complementary opinions from participants -- from the worlds of business, finance, government, academia and the media -- in the sixth annual International Forum on Asian Perspectives, held in Paris in July 2000. Sustainable Recovery in Asia: Mobilising Resources for Development constitutes a reference work on Asia and provides an excellent basis for policy advice for governments and policy makers.
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    ISBN: 9789264180383
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (376 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. L'insertion scolaire des handicapés ; Des établissements pour tous
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. L'insertion scolaire des handicapés
    DDC: 371.9/046
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    Keywords: Education ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; OECD ; Schüler ; Behinderung ; Integrative Schule
    Abstract: The rights of students with disabilities to be educated in their local mainstream school is becoming more and more accepted in most countries, and many reforms are being put in place to achieve this goal. Further, there is no reason to segregate disabled students in public education systems; instead, education systems need to be reconsidered to meet the needs of all students. Based on in-depth analysis of inclusive practice in eight countries, this book addresses the issues that arise for such practices to be successful. The most detailed international comparative study ever carried out, this book shows that all students, whatever the type and extent of their disability, can be successfully included in mainstream schools, as long as certain safeguards are ensured. Nine areas emerge as being of crucial importance: funding models, systems of public accountability for schools, pupil assessment, curriculum development, adult-to-student ratios, the role of classroom assistants, the functioning of support services, the training of teachers and other professionals and community and parental involvement. The country case studies are complemented by comprehensive annexes describing how teachers can be most efficiently prepared for special education, and developing a procedure for cost-effectiveness analysis of special education.
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  • 97
    ISBN: 9789264181083
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (132 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Development Centre Studies
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Quelles politiques pour attirer les investissements directs étrangers ? ; Une étude de la concurrence entre gouvernements
    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Oman, Charles P. Policy competition for foreign direct investment
    DDC: 330
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    Keywords: Auslandsinvestition ; Investitionspolitik ; Umweltstandard ; Sozialstandards ; Sonderwirtschaftszone ; OECD-Staaten ; Entwicklungsländer ; Finance and Investment ; Development ; Entwicklungsländer ; Investitionsförderung ; Direktinvestition
    Abstract: Competition for foreign direct investment has been neglected as a subject of research. Yet many claim that such competition is having deleterious effects, such as lowering governments’ standards of protection of the environment and workers’ rights.This book looks at the evidence and assesses the impact of competition among governments to attract FDI. It finds little evidence directly to support fears of a "global race to the bottom" in labour and environmental standards. The widespread use of investment incentives, however, in OECD and developing countries alike, tends to be bad for government transparency and accountability. This is highly detrimental both to economic policy making and to the construction of democratic institutions in developing countries. The author proposes a shift away from incentive-based policies for attracting FDI towards a rules-based approach on both a national and international level.
    Note: Franz. Ausg. u.d.T.: Quelles politiques pour attirer les investissements directs étrangers?
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  • 98
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    ISBN: 9789264182233
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (252 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Inversionistas Institucionales en América Latina
    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Institutional investors in Latin America
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    Keywords: Institutioneller Investor ; Finanzmarkt ; Institutioneller Wandel ; Lateinamerika ; Institutional investments Latin America ; Insurance companies Investments ; Latin America ; Pension trusts Latin America ; Finance and Investment ; Development ; Konferenzschrift 1999 ; Lateinamerika ; Institutioneller Anleger ; Lateinamerika ; Institutioneller Anleger
    Abstract: What is the current state of development of institutional investors in Latin America? What are the requirements of the financial infrastructure and the regulatory framework to encourage the growth of the institutional sector in Latin America? What policy expertise can Latin America and OECD countries share to benefit from each other’s experience in broadening the role of institutional investors? These questions were addressed during the Santiago workshop on "Institutional Investors in Latin America", organised in September 1999 by the OECD through its Centre for Co-operation with Non-Members and the Commission of the European Union in co-operation with the Chilean Government. This set of texts can constitute a reference work on institutional investment for policy makers and experts in the public sector, actors in the private sector, and academics in both emerging market economies and OECD countries.
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  • 99
    ISBN: 9789264188105
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (160 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Besoins éducatifs particuliers ; Statistiques et indicateurs
    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Special needs education
    DDC: 370
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    Keywords: Schüler ; Behinderte ; Statistische Grunddaten ; Lehrplan ; Lehrmaterial ; OECD-Staaten ; Education ; Ausbildungsziel ; Internationaler Vergleich ; Datenerhebung ; Kennzahl
    Abstract: This book provides a full account of a totally new approach to making international comparisons in the field of special needs education. It makes comparisons of students with disabilities, learning or behaviour difficulties and disadvantages on the basis of the additional resources made available to them to access the curriculum, which in some countries covers some 35% of school-age students. To improve the quality of the comparisons made countries re-classified their own classification schemes and data into a new tri-partite cross-national classification system:-Category A covers those students whose disabilities have clear biological causes.-Category B covers those students who are experiencing learning and behaviour difficulties for no particular reason. -Category C covers those students who have difficulties arising from disadvantages.Among the many analyses provided, the book highlights the numbers of students involved, where they are educated (special schools, special classes and regular schools), and a breakdown by gender. Data has been provided by 23 countries: Austria, Belgium (Flemish Community), Canada (New Brunswick), the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States.
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  • 100
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    ISBN: 9789264187849
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (96 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Development Centre Studies
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Les ONG européennes actives dans le domaine du développement ; État des lieux
    DDC: 330
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    Keywords: Development ; Nichtstaatliche Organisation ; Entwicklungshilfe
    Abstract: NGOs have moved out of the "amateur" world in which they were once confined into, in many cases, highly professional activities. This statistical analysis demonstrates that there are thousands of development NGOs in European countries with as much as $7.3 billion at their disposal. Supported by a large number of tables and graphs, as well as detailed, individual country surveys, the author provides the first-ever such study of what has become a late-twentieth, early twenty-first century phenomenon. When the results of the study are extrapolated to OECD Development Assistance Committee members as a whole, they suggest that the total income of NGOs would amount to almost $16 billion, a figure three times that estimated by organisations such as the World Bank. Depending on the country, up to half of this income comes from official sources, implying that NGOs have become major partners for governments in the development field.
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