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What's New@OECD
Librarians' Edition December 2007/January 2008
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Happy New Year! Topics Highlights | Secretary-General's Activities | OECD Publishing News | Agriculture/Food/Fisheries | Business & Markets | Development | Economic Developments | Economic Statistics | Education | Employment and Social Affairs | Energy | Entrepreneurship/SMEs/Local Development | Environment and Sustainable Development | Health | Information/Communications Technology | Nuclear Energy | Public Management/Governance | Science/Innovation/Industry | Taxation | Trade | Transportation | Urban, Rural, and Regional Affairs | FORTHCOMING Cost of Tackling Climate Change Should be Shared More Fairly, says OECD Secretary-General: Press Release Housing Weakness to Drag Down US Growth but Will Not Trigger Recession, says OECD Economic Outlook: Announcement | Podcast | OECD Observer Article | Subscribe on Online Bookshop | Publication on SourceOECD OECD’s PISA 2006 Survey Shows Some Countries Making Significant Gains in Learning Outcomes: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Finland Takes Number One spot in OECD's latest PISA Survey, advance figures show: Press Release SECRETARY-GENERAL GURRÍA'S ACTIVITIES Secretary-General to Speak at World Economic Forum at Davos: Announcement Cost of Tackling Climate Change Should be Shared More Fairly, says OECD Secretary-General: Press Release Presentation of the Latin American Economic Outlook: Podcast Official Visit to Japan: Announcement | Speech More Political Commitment Needed to Fight International Corruption, says OECD Secretary-General on 10th Anniversary of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention: Announcement Speech at Launch of PISA Report: Speech Global Capital: Threat or Salvation: Speech at the European Banking Congress: Speech Aid for Trade: Making Globalisation Work for All: Speech at the First Aid for Trade Global Review in Geneva: Speech Good Governance for Development in Arab Countries Initiative: Speech Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Activities:
OECD Launches Beta Version of OECD Statistics on SourceOECD. This beta version will be enhanced in over the next year in conjunction with the launch of a new version of SourceOECD: Announcement OECD Will Attend the Following Events in the Coming Months:
See List of Forthcoming Books: Below AGRICULTURE / FOOD / FISHERIES Sugar Policy Reform in the European Union and in World Sugar Markets: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Globalisation and Fisheries: Proceedings of an OECD-FAO Workshop : Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD * Biofuels for Transport: Policies and Possibilities: OECD Policy Brief OECD Anti-Corruption Work Honoured by International Awards: Announcement Financial Market Trends No. 93, November 2007. In addition to current financial markets highlights, this issue features structured products and their financial market implications, with a focus on collateralised debt obligations and structured investment vehicles; it also contains articles on institutional investors, including hedge funds, and emerging markets; Indian financial system reform; and the evolving market for (ultra-)long government bonds: Announcement | Subscribe on Online Bookshop | Issue on SourceOECD Pension Markets in Focus No. 4. Newsletter includes articles on financial wealth accumulated under financial vehicles used by funded pension arrangements, autonomous pension asset allocation in OECD countries, pension markets for selected non-OECD economies, and sovereign and public pension reserve funds: Newsletter Investment Compact for Southeast Europe to Hold 6th Ministerial Conference. Focusing on ‘Increasing Investment and Competitiveness in Southeast Europe’, it will take place in Belgrade on 11 & 12 February 2008 and will be attended by ministers of economy of all SEE countries and of OECD member countries: Announcement OECD, Arab Countries to Enter New Phase of Co-operation on Investment, Governance: Announcement More Political Commitment Needed to Fight International Corruption, says OECD Secretary-General on 10th Anniversary of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention: Announcement Annual Report on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises 2007: Corporate Responsibility in the Financial Sector: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Enforcement of Corporate Governance in Asia: The Unfinished Agenda: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD Journal of Competition Law and Policy: Volume 9 - Issue 2 includes articles on competition law and policy in Switzerland, competition and regulation in agriculture, and environmental regulation and competition: Subscribe to Journal | Issue on SourceOECD Total Official Development Assistance (ODA) from Member Countries of the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) fell by 4.5% in 2006 to US$ 104.4 billion: Report (331 kb) Statistical Annex from OECD Development Co-operation Report 2007: Statistical Annex Promoting Pro-Poor Growth in Ghana: Implementation Challenges and Issues for Donors: Report DAC Peer Review of Finland: Announcement (Full Report to appear in future issue of the OECD Journal on Development) DAC Peer Review of Spain: Announcement (Full Report to appear in future issue of the OECD Journal on Development) Aid for Trade at a Glance 2007 (joint OECD/WTO Report): Announcement Banking on Development: Working Paper New Actors in Health Financing: OECD Development Centre Policy Brief (1 mb) Housing Weakness to Drag Down US Growth but Will Not Trigger Recession, says OECD Economic Outlook: Announcement | Podcast | OECD Observer Article | Subscribe on Online Bookshop | Publication on SourceOECD OECD Countries Launch Accession Talks with Five Prospective New Members: Announcement The following OECD Economic Survey was released during the past month. Policy Briefs summarising the findings of Surveys released during the past year are available. OECD Economics Department Working Papers released during the past month:
OECD Launches Beta Version of OECD Statistics on SourceOECD: Announcement Quarterly National Accounts Data for Non-Member Economies (Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russian Federation, South Africa) available in the OECD Main Economic Indicators has been split into four datasets to enable easier navigation of the data by users: Announcement and Data New Comparison of GDP and Consumption based on Purchasing Power Parities for the year 2005: Announcement (Book forthcoming) New Tables on International Trade in Services in the OECD Main Economic Indicators: Announcement Latest OECD Consumer Prices: Inflation surges to 3.3% in OECD area: More Latest OECD Composite Leading Indicators: Downswing Signaled for Major Global Economies: More Latest Standardised Unemployment Rates. Unemployment in the OECD area falls to 5.5%: More Unit Labour Costs on the rise in most OECD countries: More Quarterly GDP Growth: Quarterly Release | Spreadsheet Slower growth in G7 merchandise trade continues in second quarter 2007: More Main Economic Indicators for Non-member Countries: More (183 kb) IEA Monthly Oil Market Report: More OECD Statistics Portal: Website OECD’s PISA 2006 Survey Shows Some Countries Making Significant Gains in Learning Outcomes: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Finland Takes Number One spot in OECD's latest PISA Survey, advance figures show: Press Release Higher Education Management and Policy: Volume 19 Issue 3 features articles on revenue generation and its consequences for academic capital, values and autonomy; liability of researchers in the case of scientific fraud; academic and professional standards in UK higher education; academic performance, students’ background and affirmative action at a Brazilian university; changing patterns of university governance in Sweden and beyond; and values, ethics and teacher education: Subscribe on Online Bookshop | Issue on SourceOECD No More Failures: Ten Steps to Equity in Education: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Quality and Equity of Schooling in Scotland: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECDTertiary Education in Portugal: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Education
and Civic Engagement: Working Paper Bâtiments verts en service : évaluation de leur fonctionnalité (Only Available in French): Working Paper (456 kb) Informal OECD Ministerial Meeting on evaluating the outcomes of Higher Education, Tokyo, 11-12 January 2008: Chair's Summary Education Global Forum 2008: Announcement Korea "Could Do More" to Enhance Job Prospects for its Young Generation, says the OECD in Jobs for Youth: Korea: Press Release | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD Says Governments Must Help People with Reduced Work Capacity to Get Jobs in Sickness, Disability and Work: Breaking the Barriers (Vol.2): Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Improved Childcare Policies Needed to Achieve Better Work/Life Balance, says Babies and Bosses: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Modernising Social Policy for the New Life Course: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Benefits
and Wages 2007: OECD Indicators: Book
on Online Bookshop |
Book on SourceOECD ENERGY (Also see Nuclear Energy) IEA Statement on High Oil Prices: Statement IEA Reacts to OPEC Decision: Press Release The IEA at COP13 in Bali: Website Ministries with energy responsibilities
must step up now to climate change mitigation and realise huge
potential of energy efficiency:
Statement of IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka at Bali Energy Prices and Taxes: Third Quarter 2007: Subscribe on Online Bookshop | Issue on SourceOECD IEA Sees More Room for Higher Energy Efficiency and Use of Renewable Energy in Energy Policies of IEA Countries: Switzerland 2007: Press Release | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Oil Supply Security: Emergency Response of IEA Countries 2007: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD ENTREPRENEURSHIP / SMEs / LOCAL DEVELOPMENT Fourth Forum Meeting ‘Partnerships for Skills and Competitiveness: Announcement Financing Local Development: OECD Policy Brief (170 kb) ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OECD, World Bank to Step Up Co-operation on Sustainable Growth, Climate Change, Innovation and Other Topics: Announcement Cost of Tackling Climate Change Should be Shared More Fairly, says OECD Secretary-General: Press Release OECD Event at Bali: Summary of Participation Climate Change: Affordable Action Now (Speech by the Secretary-General): OECD Observer Article Climate Change Could Triple Population at Risk from Coastal flooding by 2070, finds OECD in Ranking Port Cities with High Exposure and Vulnerability to Climate Extremes: Announcement | Full Report (1.49 mb) Two New Reports from the OECD Project on Valuation of Environment-Related Health Impacts for Children (VERHI): Reports Market Power: Can Clean Development Mechanisms Work? OECD Observer Article Eco-Innovation, Policy and Globalisation: Making a World of Difference: OECD Observer Article OECD-UNEP Conference on Resource Efficiency: Announcement Climate Change: Meeting the Challenge to 2050: OECD Policy Brief (236 kb) Internet update for OECD Health Data 2007 now available on SourceOECD. Announcement INFORMATION / COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY The Internet Economy: Towards a Better Future: OECD Observer Article Measuring the Impacts of ICT using Official Statistics: Report (450 kb) High-Speed Broadband is Changing People’s Use of the Internet: Report (746 kb) Changing Television Markets: Report (408 kb) Engineered Barrier Systems (EBS) in the Safety Case: Design Confirmation and Demonstration - Workshop Proceedings, Tokyo, Japan, 12-15 September 2006: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Transparency of Nuclear Regulatory Activities: Workshop Proceedings - Tokyo and Tokai-Mura, Japan, 22-24 May 2007: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Nuclear Law Bulletin: December No. 80 Volume 2007 Issue 2:
Subscribe to Periodical | Access Issue on SourceOECD PUBLIC MANAGEMENT / GOVERNANCE / URBAN, RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS OECD, Arab Countries to Enter New Phase of Co-operation on Investment, Governance: Announcement Luxembourg Has Transport and Environmental Challenges to Address according to OECD Territorial Reviews, Luxembourg: Press Release | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD * (French Only) OECD Territorial Reviews Yucatan, Mexico: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Financing Local Development :OECD Policy Brief (170 kb) SCIENCE / INNOVATION / INDUSTRY Mapping Careers and Mobility of Doctorate Holders: Draft Guidelines, Model Questionnaire and Indicators: Report (793 kb) OECD Steel Committee Says Market Remains Strong but Growing Risks Cloud Outlook: Statement OECD Input-Output Tables: 2006 Edition - Revision 1: Announcement Main Science and Technology Indicators (MSTI): 2007/2: Announcement | Subscribe on Online Bookshop | Issue on SourceOECD Innovation and Growth: OECD Policy Brief Tax Effects on Foreign Direct Investment: Recent Evidence and Policy Analysis: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD Publishes Consultation Paper on Fundamental Approaches to the Application of Value Added Taxes to Cross-Border Supplies of Services and Intangibles: Announcement 4th OECD Forum on Tax Administration in Capetown, South Africa: Webcast of Closing Press Conference | Communique Fundamental Reform of Corporate Income Tax Reviews Options for Reform: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD Welcomes Tax Information Exchange Arrangement between Bermuda and the United Kingdom: Announcement 2008 Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits: Text Transport, Urban Form and Economic Growth:
Book on Online Bookshop |
Book on SourceOECD OECD Review of Agricultural Policies: Chile: Book Listing CO2 Capture and Storage: Book Listing Economic Policy Reforms - Going for Growth, 2008 Edition: Book Listing OECD Economic Surveys: Chile 2007: Book Listing OECD Economic Surveys: The Netherlands 2007: Book Listing OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030: Book Listing OECD Environmental Performance Reviews Australia Book Listing OECD Environmental Performance Reviews Denmark Book Listing Fishing for Coherence in West Africa: Book Listing OECD Framework for the Evaluation of SME and Entrepreneurship Policies and Programmes: Book Listing Jobs for Youth: Netherlands: Book Listing OECD Journal on Development, Volume 9 Issue 1: Development Co-operation, 2007 Report: Book Listing Labour Force Statistics 1986-2006: Book Listing National Accounts of OECD Countries: Volume I - Main Aggregates, 1995-2006: Book Listing National Accounts of OECD Countries: Volume IV - General Government Accounts, 1995-2006: Book Listing Opportunities and Challenges of Fisheries Globalisation A Profile of Immigrant Populations in the 21st Century: Book Listing OECD Statistics on International Trade in Services: Volume II - Detailed Tables by Partner Country, 2002-2005: Book Listing Students with Disabilities, Learning Difficulties and Disadvantages, 2007 Edition: Book Listing Tourism in OECD Countries 2008: Trends and
Policies: Book Listing * For a few books, SourceOECD links may not yet be live. They should be active within a few days |
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