Lancement de l’Examen des politiques rurales du Québec

La politique de développement rural adoptée par le gouvernement provincial du Québec compte parmi les plus innovantes de la zone OCDE, a déclaré Angel Gurría lors de la présentation de cette publication. Représentant 20 % du PIB du Québec, les zones rurales ont également connu le plus fort accroissement du revenu des ménages à l’intérieur de la province entre 2000 et 2005, démontrant ainsi que ruralité ne rime pas avec déclin

Fiscal consolidation

Governments and central banks have implemented wide-ranging support packages in response to the global crisis. Discretionary fiscal measures, coupled with cyclical revenue losses and expenditure hikes, have resulted in a sharp increase in budget deficits, which are projected to peak at 8¼ per cent of GDP in the OECD area as a whole in 2010. How to get out of this dangerous spiral? How can we address this challenge while at the same

Labour market strategies in a time of crisis: OECD countries’ experience

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The role of the OECD in providing independent analysis

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Signing ceremony of the protocol amending the convention of mutual administrative assistance in tax matters

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3rd annual meeting of the OECD urban roundtable for mayors and ministers, “Cities and Green Growth”

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