Other Structural Issues

Other structural topics reviewed in the context of individual country examinations and in a cross-country mode have included education policies, corporate governance and financial sector reform. In coming years competition policies and public expenditure frameworks will be considered.

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Chile social policies

17-Jan-2012

Higher cash transfers for the poor combined with support for recipients to find employment and better education opportunities would contribute to reducing still high poverty and inequality in Chile.

Russia: progress in structural reform and framework conditions

02-Jan-2012

In the 16 years since the OECD began conducting Economic Surveys of the Russian Federation, a great many policy recommendations relating to structural reform and framework conditions have been made. This paper, expanding on Annex 1.A1 in the 2011 OECD Economic Survey of the Russian Federation, provides a summary tabulation of the state of implementation of a large number of these past Survey recommendations.

Russia: tackling corruption remains a high priority

12-Dec-2011

A critical factor undermining the business climate is corruption, which various indicators confirm to be a serious burden on business in Russia. Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index suggests that Russia is perceived to be more corrupt by far than any OECD country, and is both the most corrupt BRIICS country and the most corrupt country in Europe.

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