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November 2009
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Recovery still too timid to halt rising unemployment, says OECD Economic Outlook: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Issue on SourceOECD
The time has come to make the hard choices needed to combat climate change and enhance global energy security, says the latest IEA World Energy Outlook: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Debt crunch will force governments to improve efficiency, OECD predicts in Government at a Glance 2009, a new biennial. It provides over 30 indicators describing key elements underlying government performance: Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
SECRETARY-GENERAL GURRÍA'S ACTIVITIES
Gurría calls for ‘new generation’ of statistics to reinforce public confidence in government at OECD World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy: Announcement
OECD’s Gurría welcomes UK government climate change map: Announcement
Border taxes on carbon are inefficient and costly, says OECD Secretary-General in the Financial Times: Op-Ed
OECD Secretary-General presents Conclusions and Recommendations of OECD Environmental Performance Review of Ireland (full report to be issued in 2010): Remarks
Towards Green Growth: How can the Environment Policy Committee Contribute? Remarks
Restoring growth in a post-bailout era: the crucial contribution of cities. Remarks by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, at the International Forum of the Americas Forum for Global Cities. Remarks
Financial institutions and instruments: tax challenges and solutions. Opening Remarks by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, delivered at the International Tax Dialogue Global Conference: Remarks
Climate Change: The Biggest Threat to Economic Recovery by Angel Gurría, OECD and James P. Leape, WWF: OECD Observer Article
George C. Marshall: A Tribute from the OECD: Remarks
The free OECD Factbook 2009 - iPhone App has now been downloaded more than 20,000 times! Get yours today: Factbook 2009 - iPhone App
The new OECD iLibrary has been opened up to SourceOECD subscribers in July via a link from SourceOECD. See a guided tour: OECD iLibrary Guided Tour | OECD iLibrary
In this time of economic crisis, OECD Publishing maintains 2009 pricing for 2010 subscriptions: Press Release | 2010 Subscriptions Price List
OECD
publications will be on exhibit at the Following Events in the Coming
Months:
- International Guadalajara Book Fair 2009, 28 November-6 December 2009, Guadalajara, Mexico
- Online Information 2009, 1-3 December 2009, London, UK
- American Economics Association, 3-5 January 2010, Atlanta, GA USA
- UKSG, 12-14 April 2010, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- European Business Schools Librarians' Group, 18-21 May 2010, Cologne, Germany
- American Library Association Annual Conference, 24-29 June 2010, Washington, DC
See List of Forthcoming Books: Below
AGRICULTURE / FOOD / FISHERIES
Strengthening Regional Fisheries Management Organisations: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Grappling with grain prices: OECD Observer Article
OECD Investment Policy Reviews: Vietnam 2009: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Expanded Guarantees for Banks: Benefits, Costs and Exit Issues: Financial Market Trends Article (PDF- 750 kb) Full Issue to appear soon.
Fixing Finance: Adrian Blundell-Wignall discusses the origins of the financial crisis and requirements for reform at the New America Foundation: Video
Insurance Companies and the Financial Crisis: Financial Market Trends Article(PDF - 1.02 mb)
African Investment: OECD Observer Article
West African Perspectives: Resources for Development: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Dakar Declaration on the Development of Statistics: Announcement
Switzerland's aid volume rises by 6% says OECD's review of Switzerland's Development Co-operation: Announcement (Full text to appear in future issue of OECD Journal on Development)
Disaster lessons: OECD Observer Article
Recovery still too timid to halt rising unemployment, says OECD Economic Outlook: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Issue on SourceOECD
Towards a new reserve currency system? OECD Observer Article
Follow OECD on Twitter! OECDtweet | OECD Observer Article and on Facebook! OECD on Facebook and on Youtube! OECD on YouTube
Tackling the financial and economic crisis: OECD updates the website with commentary, analysis and statistics on the crisis we are facing: Updated Website
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:
- Denmark: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
- Ireland: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
OECD Economics Department Working Papers released during the past month:
- No. 734: Keeping Slovenian Public Finances on a Sustainable Path (PDF - 1.06 mb)
- No. 733: Pedal to the Metal: Structural Reforms to Boost Long-Term Growth in Mexico and Spur Recovery from the Crisis (PDF - 313 kb)
- No. 732: Achieving Higher Performance: Enhancing Spending Efficiency in Health and Education in Mexico (PDF - 1.18 mb)
- No. 731: Russia’s Long and Winding Road to a more Efficient and Resilient Banking Sector (PDF - 427 kb)
- No. 730: How do Institutions Affect Structural Unemployment in Times of Crises? (PDF - 343 kb)
- No. 729: Understanding the World Trade Collapse (PDF - 476 kb)
Gurría calls for ‘new generation’ of statistics to reinforce public confidence in government at OECD World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy: Announcement
Statistics on International Trade in Services: Detailed Tables by Service Category, 2009 Edition: Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Central Government Debt: Statistical Yearbook, 2009 Edition: Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Measuring Entrepreneurship: A Digest of Indicators, 2009 Edition: Announcement | Report (PDF- 4 mb)
The OECD Statistics Newsletter, October 2009 includes articles on the Stiglitz-Sen Commission report on the measurement of economic performance and social progress; UNSD's role in coordinating a global statistical response to the economic and financial crisis; Paris 21: Towards a new commitment on statistical development; and Statistics Netherlands: Visual tools for statistical storytelling: Newsletter (PDF- 2.32 mb)
OECD World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy in Busan explored new ways to measure and foster progress: Website
How good is trust? Measuring trust and its role for the progress of societies: Working Paper
OECD Factbook 2009 - iPhone App now freely available to access the 100 top OECD indicators from anywhere: Factbook 2009 - iPhone App
Latest OECD Consumer Prices: Consumer prices fall 0.3% in OECD area: More
Latest OECD Composite Leading Indicators: OECD Composite Leading Indicators continue to show strong signs of recovery: More
Latest Harmonised Unemployment Rates. Unemployment in the OECD area stable at 8.6%: More
Unit Labour Costs rise strongly in OECD countries during 2nd quarter: More
Quarterly GDP Growth. GDP in OECD countries grew by 0.8% in third quarter: Quarterly Release | Spreadsheet
Trade flows stabilise in Q2 2009: More (PDF 326 kb)
Main Economic Indicators for Enhanced Engagement Countries: More (PDF - 183 kb)
Key World Energy Statistics 2009: Pocket Book (PDF - 4.76 mb)
IEA Monthly Oil Market Report: More
OECD Statistics Portal: Website
Action needed to improve quality and relevance of vocational education and training, says OECD in Learning for Jobs Announcement | Report (PDF - 1 mb)
Achieving Higher Performance: Enhancing Spending Efficiency in Health and Education in Mexico: Working Paper
Monitoring the Quality of School Buildings in Belgium’s Flemish Community: CELE Exchange Article (PDF - 1.24 mb)
Evaluating Quality in Educational Spaces: CELE Exchange Article (PDF - 658 kb)
Sustainability Innovation in United Kingdom Schools: CELE Exchange Article (PDF - 1.53 mb)
Doing Better for Children: OECD Observer Article | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Poland should act quickly to improve job prospects for young people, says OECD in Jobs for Youth: Poland: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD (to appear shortly)
Children of Immigrants in the Labour Markets of EU and OECD countries: An Overview: Working Paper (PDF 893 kb)
Giving Youth a Hand: OECD Observer Article
How Expensive is the Welfare State? Working Paper (PDF - 1.62 mb)
ENERGY (Also see Nuclear Energy)
The time has come to make the hard choices needed to combat climate change and enhance global energy security, says the latest IEA World Energy Outlook: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Chile Energy Policy Review 2009: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Transport Energy and CO2: Moving towards Sustainability: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
ENTREPRENEURSHIP / SMEs / LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
Making entrepreneurship and SMEs more innovative. Innovation and entrepreneurship performance of a locality are key in supporting long-term growth. How to design local policies which improve this performance is the focus of this upcoming conference: Announcement
Measuring Entrepreneurship: A Digest of Indicators, 2009 Edition: Announcement | Report (PDF - 4 mb)
ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Financing Climate Change Action, Supporting Technology Transfer and Development: Key messages and recommendations from recent OECD work: Webpage
OECD’s Gurría welcomes UK government climate change map: Announcement
Border taxes on carbon are inefficient and costly, says OECD Secretary-General in the Financial Times: Op-Ed
OECD side events at Barcelona Climate Change Talks, 2-6 November: Website
OECD Secretary-General presents Conclusions and Recommendations of OECD Environmental Performance Review of Ireland (full report to be issued in 2010): Remarks
Climate change: the biggest threat to economic recovery by Angel Gurría, OECD and James P. Leape, WWF: OECD Observer Article
Linkages between Environmental Policy and Competitiveness: Report (PDF 401 kb)
Achieving Better Value for Money in Health Care: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
OECD Health Data 2009 Internet Update: Announcement
Pharmacogenetics: Opportunities and Challenges for Health Innovation: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD (To appear soon)
Achieving Higher Performance: Enhancing Spending Efficiency in Health and Education in Mexico: Working Paper
INFORMATION / COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Update on the Magnitude of Counterfeiting and Piracy of Tangible Products: Update
Workshop on Global ICT Services Sourcing Post-Crisis: Trends and Development: Announcement
Employment in the ICT sector continues dropping says The Impact of the Crisis on ICT and ICT-Related Employment: Announcement | Report (PDF - 924 kb)
International Experiences in Safety Cases for Geological Repositories: Report (PDF - 1.17 mb)
Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities: Brochure (PDF - 2.16 mb)
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT / GOVERNANCE / URBAN, RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS
Debt crunch will force governments to improve efficiency, OECD predicts in Government at a Glance 2009, a new biennial. It provides over 30 indicators describing key elements underlying government performance: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
OECD Review of Budgeting in Mexico (Special issue of OECD Journal on Budgeting): Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Restoring growth in a post-bailout era: the crucial contribution of cities, remarks by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, at the International Forum of the Americas Forum for Global Cities: Remarks
Toronto must be more competitive, says OECD in OECD Territorial Review of Toronto: Press Release (Book to be released in January)
Bridging the Gaps between Levels of Government: OECD Policy Brief (PDF - 274 kb)
SCIENCE / INNOVATION / INDUSTRY
Pharmacogenetics: Opportunities and Challenges for Health Innovation: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD (To appear soon)
An updated version of STAN Bilateral Trade Database (BTD) is now available: Announcement | Database on iLibrary
OECD Guidelines on Human Biobanks and Genetic Research Databases (HBGRD): Announcement
Tax burdens falling in OECD economies as crisis takes its toll says Revenue Statistics 2009: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Singapore signs its 12th tax agreement meeting the OECD standard: Announcement
Liechtenstein implements internationally agreed tax standard: Announcement
Spain joins OECD/Council of Europe Convention on tax co-operation: Announcement
Border taxes on carbon are inefficient and costly, says OECD Secretary-General in the Financial Times: Op-Ed
African Tax Administration Forum Launched: Announcement
Border taxes on carbon are inefficient and costly, says OECD Secretary-General in the Financial Times: Op-Ed
Statistics on International Trade in Services: Detailed Tables by Service Category, 2009 Edition: Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Competitive Interaction between Airports, Airlines and High-Speed Rail: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Decline in road and rail freight slowing down in the second quarter of 2009: Announcement | Quarterly Transport Statistics
An Appraisal of the Chilean Fisheries Sector: Book Listing
Beyond Textbooks: Digital Learning Resources as Systemic Innovation in the Nordic Countries: Book Listing
Civil Society and Aid Effectiveness: Findings, Recommendations and Good Practice: Book Listing
Community Capacity Building: Creating a Better Future Together: Book Listing
Designing Local Skills Strategies: Book Listing
Evaluating and Rewarding the Quality of Teachers: International Practices: Book Listing
The Financing of Nuclear Power Plants: Book Listing
Health at a Glance 2009: OECD Indicators: Book Listing
Higher Education to 2030, Volume 2, Globalisation: Book Listing
Innovation and Growth: Chasing a Moving Frontier: Book Listing
Innovation in Firms: A Microeconomic Perspective: Book Listing
Innovation in the Software Sector: Book Listing
Jobs for Youth: United States 2009: Book Listing
Latin American Economic Outlook 2010: Book Listing
Lobbyists, Government and Public Trust, Volume 1: Increasing Transparency through Legislation: Book Listing
OECD Environmental Performance Reviews, Greece: Book Listing
OECD Reviews of Regulatory Reform: Italy 2009: Better Regulation to Strengthen Market Dynamics: Book Listing
OECD Territorial Review of Chile: Book Listing
OECD Territorial Reviews: Trans-Border Urban Co-operation in the Pan Yellow Sea Region, 2009: Book Listing
OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2009: Book Listing
Regions Matter: Economic Recovery, Innovation and Sustainable Growth: Book Listing
Post-Public Employment: Good Practices for Preventing Conflict of Interest: Book Listing
Working Out Change: Systemic Innovation in Vocational Education and Training: Book Listing
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