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		      <title>Regional, Rural and Urban Development</title>
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		      <description><![CDATA[Territorial economy examines local communities, social mix, political expression, institutions, entrepreneurship and natural resources. It aims for a deeper understanding of the factors that determine economic performance to reach beyond the global perspective.]]></description>
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		      <pubDate>Wed Aug 12 15:02:54 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Developing Rural Policies to Meet the Needs of a Changing World]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[The Annual OECD Rural Development Conference was this year held in Quebec, Canada. Combining a series of workshops, exhibits and field visits, this broad ranging conference looked at rural policy in relation to a vast array of sectors including forestry, energy, climate change, tourism and more.  It focused on responding to the financial crisis and recession in rural areas.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Mon Oct 26 14:56:32 CET 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[OECD recommends strengthening Chilean regions to boost the economy]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[Chile’s economy has strengthened over the last 20 years. Yet, to date Chilean regions have not been able to fully utilise their assets and reach their growth potential, limiting national capacity for growth. An OECD Territorial Review of Chile recommends that Chile adopt a stronger regional approach to economic development in order to better exploit opportunities and improve the country’s overall performance.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Mon Jul 27 23:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Re-launching the Economy after the L'Aquila Earthquake]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[The earthquake in L’Aquila, Italy, killed almost 300 people and destroyed a large part of the built environment, as well as essential infrastructure networks.   International experts and policy practitioners from around the world discussed and assessed policy options to restore and re-launch the regional economy which was severely hit by the earthquake.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Fri Jul 31 17:30:21 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[OECD launches Review of 15 Mexican States]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[The launch of OECD Review of Regional Innovation: 15 Mexican States was held in Mexico city on 16th June 2009.  The Secretary-General as well as national and state public officials participated in the presentation and discussion which had record attendance.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Workshop on Innovative Rural Public Service Design and Delivery]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[This interactive workshop explored and identified emerging thoughts and approaches to innovation in public service design and delivery.  Practitioners from a wide range of countries, sectors and levels of government had the opportunity to share their experiences.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Thu Jun 18 14:31:06 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Sustainable Development and Planning in Metropolitan Regions]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[This workshop was organised by the OECD, METREX, l'IAU Île-de-France and Région Île-de-France. It brought together strategic planning experts from more than 40 European metropolitan areas and they shared their experiences and discussed the challenges of sustainable development and planning.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Thu Jun 11 17:26:01 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[Regional action: What governments are doing ]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[With regions bearing the brunt of the global economic crisis, affecting businesses, jobs and people generally, regional policies are very much part of the solution. Ministers responsible for regional and territorial development from around the world gathered at the OECD on 30-31 March to discuss the issues.]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Fri Apr 10 00:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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							         <title><![CDATA[OECD Ministers call for Regional Responses to Global Crisis]]></title>
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							         <description><![CDATA[Ministers responsible for regional development met at OECD to discuss the serious impact of the financial crisis on urban and rural regions and suggest ways to stimulate the economy. ]]></description>
							         <pubDate>Tue Mar 31 00:00:00 CEST 2009</pubDate>
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