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06-Feb-2006
The OECD represents the governments of its 30 member countries, but it does not work for them in a vacuum. The major stakeholders of democratic societies – business, trade unions and other members of civil society – also have an important role in OECD work.
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20-Jan-2006
Fish piracy, or illegal fishing activity, depletes global fish stocks and undermines efforts to ensure continued, renewable stocks for the future. It also damages the economic and social welfare of those involved in legal fishing, and reduces incentives to play by the rules. But despite national and international efforts, illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing continues to thrive worldwide.
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17-Jan-2006
E-learning is becoming increasingly prominent in tertiary education, with universities increasing provision and more students signing up. But is it actually changing the way universities teach and students learn, or is it simply a case of students typing up their essays on computers and professors sending them course reading lists or work assignments by e-mail?
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17-Jan-2006
The OECD is inviting public comment on the draft text of the Policy Framework for Investment (PFI), a new initiative to help countries, especially transition and developing economies, attract more investment to boost economic growth and development.
The deadline for comments is Friday 10 February 2006.
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06-Dec-2005
Governments pay out some USD 6 billion a year to support the fisheries sector in OECD countries. This money, variously called subsidies, support or financial transfers, is used to help manage fish stocks, to modernise fishing fleets, and to help communities and regions that can no longer make a living out of fishing to develop other economic activity. The money is also intended to assist in resolving problems of over-fishing and over-capacity that affect many parts of the OECD fishing industry.
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19-Dec-2005
Predatory pricing is the practice of offering goods or services at exceptionally low prices, thereby forfeiting some profit in order to drive competitors out of the market, discipline them, and/or deter entry. It is among the most frequently discussed topics in competition law and economics.
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06-Jan-2006
While Switzerland is still a prosperous country, growth of per capita income has been weak and considerably below the OECD average for a number of years, mainly because of lacklustre productivity gains. In the absence of a significant pick-up in productivity, trend output growth will diminish further due to population ageing, falling to as little as ½ % by 2020. At the same time, the dynamics of social spending are not sustainable in the long run. In this context, the authorities face two key policy challenges: raising growth performance and restoring better control over public spending.
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15-Dec-2005
After five years of sluggishness, an economic recovery finally appears in the offing in the Netherlands. The financial imbalances that contributed to the downturn at the start of the decade have been corrected, thanks to well-tailored policies for the most part, and exports have already rebounded. The severity of the downturn – the output gap stands at –3% in 2005 – partly reflects an unusual succession of adverse shocks. Even so, other OECD economies have rebounded more quickly in similar conditions, suggesting an intrinsic difficulty to return to trend – a lack of resilience.
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31-Oct-2005
Brazil is a major player in the global economy, one of the world’s 10 largest economies, with a population of 180 million and vast natural resources. Brazil’s agricultural land is exceeded only by China, Australia and the United States, and agriculture plays an important role in the country’s economy. Primary agriculture accounts for 8% of GDP, while agricultural products account for about 30% of exports.
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06-Dec-2005
Are pupils learning enough, and learning it well in secondary school classrooms – and how can you tell? Can schools and teachers not only measure the progress made by pupils, but also identify their learning needs and respond to them? Effective assessment is needed to provide effective answers to all these critical questions.
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This Annual Report highlights some of the OECD's achievements in 2008 and describes how it is helping its member countries respond to new challenges ahead.
2008 Edition
An easy-to-read series to help understand the economic and social issues high on everyone's agenda, from economic growth to health, pensions, trade and development.
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