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Our Economic Woes Need a Long-Term Fix, says OECD Secretary-General Gurría in the Wall Street Journal: Article Full implementation of reforms key to success of Greek programme says OECD Economic Surveys: Greece 2011: Press release | Book announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on OECD iLibrary Board Practices: Incentives and Governing Risks finds that governments' capacity to influence remuneration of executives is quite limited, and very few jurisdictions have legislated specific measures to control the level of executive and director remuneration. Policy makers have rightly focused more on measures that seek to improve the capacity of firm governance structures: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on OECD iLibrary International Energy Agency statistical annuals for 2011 now available! See listings below. These annuals always do well, and are priced high enough to make you some money!
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Information Note on 2012 Renewals: Information Note New OECD iLibrary release. During the summer break, a new version of the iLibrary was released with the following changes:
OECD Subscription Prices for 2012: Price list Printed version of price list will be available in time for Frankfurt. OECD Key Publications Catalogue, May 2011: Catalogue New catalogue coming for Frankfurt! OECD iLibrary: Brochure OECD publications will be on
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Farm Level Analysis of Risk and Risk Management Strategies and Policies: Working paper Agricultural Progress and Poverty Reduction: Working paper Forthcoming
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Board Practices: Incentives and Governing Risks finds that governments' capacity to influence remuneration of executives is quite limited, and very few jurisdictions have legislated specific measures to control the level of executive and director remuneration. Policy makers have rightly focused more on measures that seek to improve the capacity of firm governance structures: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on OECD iLibrary Risk Awareness, Capital Markets and Catastrophic Risks says that focus should be redirected from response to preparedness, risk reduction and insurance: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on OECD iLibrary Mutual Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting Terrorist Financing Activities of the Sultanate of Oman: Summary | Full Report (PDF - 3.05 mb) Opening Japan: Comparisons with Other G20 Countries and Lessons Learned from International Experience: Working paper Bank competition and Financial Stability examines the interplay between banking competition and financial stability, taking into account the experiences of the recent global crisis and the policy response to date: Report (PDF - 984 kb) Laundering the Proceeds of Corruption: Report (PDF - 900 kb) Forthcoming
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Toward sustainable recovery: The Horn of Africa: Webpage West African Futures: Economic Concentration and Settlement: Sahel and West Africa Club Newsletter Forthcoming
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Our Economic Woes Need a Long-Term Fix, says OECD Secretary-General Gurría in the Wall Street Journal: Article Full implementation of reforms key to success of Greek programme says OECD Economic Surveys: Greece 2011: Press release | Book announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on OECD iLibrary OECD's Gurría welcomes Spain's draft debt deficit law: Press release OECD's Gurría welcomes Italy's fiscal plan: Press release OECD Economics Department
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National Accounts of OECD Countries, Volume 2011 Issue 2: Detailed Tables: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on OECD iLibrary National Accounts of OECD Countries, General Government Accounts 2011: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on OECD iLibrary OECD composite leading indicators continue to point to slowdown in economic activity: Press release OECD annual inflation rate eases slightly to 3.1% in June 2011: Press release OECD GDP growth continues to slow in the second quarter of 2011: Press release Gross domestic product (GDP) in the OECD area slowed to 0.2% in the second quarter of 2011, down from 0.3% in the previous quarter: Press release Merchandise trade growth slows in second quarter of 2011: Press release See the new videos on the Better Life Index: Videos
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Education Policy Advice for Greece: S-G's speech | Report (PDF - 2.38 mb) Higher Education in Regional and City Development: State of Paraná, Brazil: Book on OECD iLibrary Improving Access and Quality in the Indian Education System: Working paper Call for Papers for the IMHE General Conference, 17-19 September 2012. The OECD’s Programme on Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE) has launched a call for contributions for its next General Conference, Attaining and Sustaining Mass Higher Education, 17-19 September 2012. Deadline: Thursday, 1 December 2012. Contact: imhe@oecd.org. Educationtoday: OECD's collaborative space to help shape the post-crisis economy and society: Educationtoday Forthcoming
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Maria van der Hoeven begins term as IEA Executive Director: Press release Marker crude prices have lost $12-$15/bbl since early-August says Oil Market Report: Newsletter Energy Efficiency Policy and Carbon Pricing identifies several areas which are not addressed by carbon pricing: Report (PDF - 1.2 mb) Coal Information 2011 provides a comprehensive review of historical and current market trends in the world coal sector, including 2010 preliminary data: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on OECD iLibrary | Database on OECD iLibrary Electricity Information 2011 provides a comprehensive review of historical and current market trends in the OECD electricity sector, including 2010 preliminary data: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on OECD iLibrary | Database on OECD iLibrary Natural Gas Information 2011 is a detailed reference work on gas supply and demand covering not only the OECD countries but also the rest of the world. It contains essential information on LNG and pipeline trade, gas reserves, storage capacity and prices: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on OECD iLibrary | Database on OECD iLibrary Oil Information 2011 is a comprehensive reference book on current developments in oil supply and demand along with data on world production, trade, prices and consumption of major oil product groups: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on OECD iLibrary | Database on OECD iLibrary Renewables Information 2011 provides a comprehensive review of historical and current market trends in OECD countries, including 2010 preliminary data: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on OECD iLibrary | Database on OECD iLibrary Energy Statistics of OECD Countries 2011 contains data on energy supply and consumption in original units for coal, oil, natural gas, electricity, heat, renewables and waste. Complete data are available for 2008 and 2009 and supply estimates are available for 2010: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on OECD iLibrary | Database on OECD iLibrary Energy Balances of OECD Countries 2011 contains data on the supply and consumption of coal, oil, natural gas, electricity, heat, renewables and waste presented as comprehensive energy balances expressed in million tonnes of oil equivalent: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on OECD iLibrary | Database on OECD iLibrary Energy Statistics of Non-OECD Countries 2011 contains data for 2008 and 2009 on energy supply and consumption in original units for coal, oil, natural gas, electricity, heat, renewables and waste for over 100 non-OECD countries: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on OECD iLibrary | Database on OECD iLibrary Energy Balances of Non-OECD Countries 2011 contains data for 2008 and 2009 on the supply and consumption of coal, oil, natural gas, electricity, heat, renewables and waste presented as comprehensive energy balances. Data are expressed in thousand tonnes of oil equivalent for over 100 non-OECD countries: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on OECD iLibrary | Database on OECD iLibrary Forthcoming
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Cool, clean water: Web article Five new Chemical Test Guidelines have been adopted by the OECD Council on 28 July 2011: Climate Change Policy in the United Kingdom: Working paper The Trade Effects of Phasing Out Fossil-Fuel Consumption Subsidies: Working paper Forthcoming
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Impact of Pay Increases on Nurses' Labour Market: Working Paper Forthcoming:
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OECD Guide to Measuring the Information Society 2011 provides a standard reference for statisticians, analysts and policy-makers in the field: Book on Online Bookshop |
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Nuclear Law Bulletin, Volume 2011 Issue 1 features articles on operation of nuclear power plants in Japan, nuclear law since Chernobyl, and long-term operation of nuclear power plants in OECD countries: Subscribe on Online Bookshop | View issue on OECD iLibrary Register for course on International Nuclear Law Essentials: Announcement
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Board Practices: Incentives and Governing Risks finds that governments' capacity to influence remuneration of executives is quite limited, and very few jurisdictions have legislated specific measures to control the level of executive and director remuneration. Policy makers have rightly focused more on measures that seek to improve the capacity of firm governance structures: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on OECD iLibrary OECD Public Governance Reviews Estonia: Towards a Single Government Approach: Book announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on OECD iLibrary OECD Journal on Budgeting, Volume 2011 Issue 2 includes an article with country notes on fiscal consolidation: Subscribe to OECD Journal | Issue on OECD iLibrary OECD Extended Regional Typology: Working paper
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Opening Japan: Comparisons with Other G20 Countries and Lessons Learned from International Experience: Working paper
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OECD Appoints New Head of Transfer Pricing Unit: Announcement Forthcoming:
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Trade in Tasks: Working paper Trade-Related Measures Based on Processes and Production Methods in the Context of Climate-Change Mitigation: Working paper Trade Facilitation Indicators: The Impact on Trade Costs: Working paper Opening Japan: Comparisons with Other G20 Countries and Lessons Learned from International Experience: Working paper The Trade Effects of Phasing Out Fossil-Fuel Consumption Subsidies: Working paper Latest export credits news: Webpage Forthcoming:
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Trends in the Transport Sector 2011: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on OECD iLibrary Carol Coune assumes leadership of the International Transport Forum: Announcement
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FROM THE OECD INSIGHTS BLOG In praise of the Luddites Climate Finance – Lessons from Aid Effectiveness The Horn of Africa: Relearning crucial development lessons Famine in East Africa: Solutions exist in Africa Please feed the animals Aid: Should the OECD hand over to the UN? Now more than a third of Scottish 12-year-olds are considered to be overweight, a fifth to be obese and over one in ten severely obese. The statistics for adults are even worse, with almost two-thirds of men and more than half of women. The situation is better in the other OECD countries, apart from the United States, but overweight is a concern almost everywhere. Obesity is one of the few cases where the popular perception that things were better in the old days is supported by a range of objective evidence. The facts also suggest that people are right in blaming the problem on changes in lifestyle and diet. Read more |
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