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What's New@OECD
June 2007
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| Topics Highlights | 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 OECD to work with G8 on Summit Commitments: At their Summit on 6-8 June, G8 leaders asked the OECD, together with the IEA, to act as a platform for dialogue between G8 countries and the major emerging economies of Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa on issues including innovation, freedom of investment, corporate social responsibility and development in Africa, and energy efficiency: Announcement People Will Need to Save More as Reforms Cut Pension Promises, says OECD in new edition of Pensions at a Glance: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Rebalancing of world growth continues, says OECD Economic Outlook: Announcement | Subscribe on Online Bookshop | Access on SourceOECD OECD Regions at a Glance presents a set of regional indicators – mainly in the form of graphs and maps – that identify those regions that outperform their country as a whole or the OECD area and those that lag behind: Announcement | OECD Observer Article | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Governments Must Do More to Help Workers Adapt to New Global Economy, according to OECD Employment Outlook 2007: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD * Regions at a Glance, a new web book, has been added to the collection of web books on SourceOECD: Regions web book A new release of the Beyond 20/20™ statistical browser is expected to go live on SourceOECD on 4 July. See the web page outlining the new features: New Browser Features OECD will attend the following events in the coming months:
See List of Forthcoming Books: Below AGRICULTURE / FOOD / FISHERIES Agricultural Policies in Non-OECD Countries: Monitoring and Evaluation 2007: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD South Africa to join the OECD’s Anti-Bribery Convention: Announcement OECD Examines the Role of Hedge Funds and Private Equity Firms in Financial Market Trends No. 92: Announcement | Subscription on Online Bookshop | Article on SourceOECD Integrity in Public Procurement: Good Practice from A to Z: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Fighting Corruption in Transition Economies Kazakhstan: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Competition Law and Policy in Sweden: Policy Brief (190 kb) Competition Policy and Concessions: Policy Brief (159 kb) Prosecuting
Cartels without Direct Evidence of Agreement:
Policy
Brief (169 kb) Business for Development: Fostering the Private Sector: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Trade-Related Assistance: What Do Recent Evaluations Tell Us? Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Integrating Science & Technology into Development Policies: An International Perspective: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD to work with G8 on Summit Commitments. At the G8 Summit on 6-8 June, G8 leaders asked the OECD, together with the IEA, to act as a platform for dialogue between G8 countries and the major emerging economies of Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa on issues including innovation, freedom of investment, corporate social responsibility and development in Africa, and energy efficiency: Announcement Rebalancing of world growth continues, says OECD Economic Outlook: Announcement | Subscribe on Online Bookshop | Access on SourceOECD Property Values: OECD Observer Article The following OECD Economic Surveys were 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:
The Second OECD World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy, "Measuring and Fostering the Progress of Societies," will be held in Istanbul 27-30 June 2007. For agenda, speakers, and other information, see: Website Latest OECD Consumer Prices: Inflation drops to 2.2% in OECD area: More Latest Purchasing Power Parities: More Latest OECD Composite Leading Indicators: Mixed Outlook Signaled for Major Global Economies: More Latest Standardised Unemployment Rates. Unemployment in the OECD area falls to 5.5%: More (40 kb) Quarterly GDP Growth: Quarterly Release | Spreadsheet Downward Trend in G7 Merchandise Trade Volume Growth Continues in 4th Quarter 2006: More Main Economic Indicators for Non-Member Countries: More (183 kb) IEA Monthly Oil Market Report: More OECD Statistics Portal: Website Giving Knowledge for Free: The Emergence of Open Educational Resources: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Reviews
of National Policies for Education Higher Education in Kazakhstan:
Book
on Online Bookshop | Book
on SourceOECD Register
for the OECD international conference “Globally Competitive,
Locally Engaged – Higher Education and Regions”,
19-21 September 2007, Valencia, Spain: Announcement
Governments
Must Do More to Help Workers Adapt to New Global Economy,
according to OECD Employment Outlook 2007: Press
Release | Book
Announcement | Book
on Online Bookshop | Book
on SourceOECD *Policy Coherence for Development
2007: Migration and Developing Countries People Will Need to Save More as Reforms Cut Pension Promises, says OECD in new edition of Pensions at a Glance: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD International Migration Outlook 2007 will be released on 20 June 2007: Book on Online Bookshop The Minimum Wage: Making It Pay: OECD Observer Article Grey New World: OECD Observer Article ENERGY (Also see Nuclear Energy) The IEA and the G8 Summit: 12 Energy Efficiency Policy Recommendations | G8 Summit Declaration proposes New Tasks for the IEA Energy Policies of IEA Countries The Republic of Korea: 2006 Review: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Energy Policies of IEA Countries Germany: 2007: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Latest IEA Oil Market Report: Website IEA Monthly Surveys: Listing IEA Statistics: Web Page Key World Energy Statistics, 2006 Edition: PDF Version (2.15 mb) ENTREPRENEURSHIP / SMEs / LOCAL DEVELOPMENT OECD Reviews of Regional Innovation Competitive Regional Clusters: National Policy Approaches: Policy Brief | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OECD Key Environmental Indicators 2007: Report (1 mb) OECD Adopts Stronger Environmental Rules for Export Credits: OECD countries have agreed to a Recommendation that calls for stronger environment-related requirements for export deals to qualify for export credit backing from their governments’ Export Credit Agencies (ECAs): Announcement Instrument Mixes for Environmental Policy: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Environment and Regional Trade Agreements: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD * China’s clean choice: OECD Observer Article Sustainable Facts: Interview with Brice Lalonde new Chair of the Round Table on Sustainable Development: OECD Observer Article
Improving the Efficiency of Health Care Spending: Selected Evidence on Hospital Performance: Working Paper Cross-Country Analysis of Efficiency in OECD Health Care Sectors: Options for Research: Working Paper INFORMATION / COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY OECD Governments Agree on a Framework for Privacy Law Enforcement Co-operation: Announcement | Text of Recommendation Nuclear Energy Data: 2007 Edition: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD * PUBLIC MANAGEMENT / GOVERNANCE / URBAN, RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS OECD Regions at a Glance presents a set of regional indicators – mainly in the form of graphs and maps – that identify those regions that outperform their country as a whole or the OECD area and those that lag behind: Announcement | OECD Observer Article | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD E-Government Studies Hungary: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD E-Government Studies: Netherlands: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD E-Government Studies Turkey: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD Rural Policy Reviews Germany: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD * OECD Rural Policy Reviews Mexico: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Integrity in Public Procurement: Good Practice from A to Z: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD
Reviews of Regional Innovation Competitive Regional Clusters:
National Policy Approaches: Book
on Online Bookshop | Book
on SourceOECD SCIENCE / INNOVATION / INDUSTRY Staying Competitive in the Global Economy: Moving Up the Value Chain: Main Findings (318 kb) | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD New Patent Analysis Captures Nanotechnology's Current State of Development: Working Paper (551 kb) OECD Calls on Governments to Clamp Down on Counterfeiting in The Economic Impact of Counterfeiting and Piracy: Announcement | Report (153 kb) Measuring Globalisation: Activities of Multinationals, 2007 Edition: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy Luxembourg: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Globalisation and Innovation in the Business Services Sector: Report (314 kb) Open Innovation: OECD Observer Article Business Engages Top International Tax Officials at OECD Conference in Washington: Report Paul Gray Appointed New Chair of the OECD Forum on Tax Administration: Announcement UK signs Joint OECD - Council of Europe Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters: Announcement OECD Adopts Stronger Environmental Rules for Export Credits: OECD countries have agreed to a Recommendation that calls for stronger environment-related requirements for export deals to qualify for export credit backing from their governments’ Export Credit Agencies (ECAs): Announcement Staying Competitive in the Global Economy: Moving Up the Value Chain: Main Findings (318 kb) | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD The Impact of Pro-Competitive Reforms on Trade in Developing Countries: Working Paper (701 kb) Export Processing Zones: Past and Future Role in Trade and Development: Working Paper (627 kb) Expanding International Supply Chains: The Role of Emerging Economies in Providing IT and Business Process Services: Working Paper (607 kb) Managing Urban Traffic Congestion: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Market
Access, Trade in Transport Services and Trade Facilitation:
Book
on Online Bookshop
| Book on
SourceOECD OECD/FAO Agricultural Outlook 2007-2016: Book Listing Babies and Bosses: Synthesis Report OECD Communications Outlook 2007: Book Listing OECD Economic Surveys: India 2007: Book Listing OECD Environmental Performance Review: China Book Listing Infrastructure to 2030 (Vol.2) - Mapping Policy for Electricity, Water and Transport: Book Listing OECD
International Migration Outlook 2007: Book
Listing Performance Budgeting in OECD Countries: Book Listing The Space Economy at a Glance Tracking Industrial Energy Efficiency and CO2 Emissions: Book Listing Trusting the Internet Understanding the Brain, Volume 2: The Birth of a Learning Science: Book Listing Understanding the Social Outcomes of Learning: 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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