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Every country needs competitive, dynamic regions if it is to achieve its economic and social objectives at the national level. Regional development is an indispensable complement to national macroeconomic and structural policies. Moreover, globalisation poses new challenges to regions and to current regional development policies. The OECD provides policy analysis and exchange of information on regional development, regional competitiveness, urban development, rural development, multi-level governance and regional statistics and indicators. More...
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17-Jul-2008
At the conference on urban challenges hosted by "La Conférence Olivaint" in Paris, France, on 12 July 2008, Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, underscored the emerging challenges in economic development, social exclusion, and sustainable urbanism that confront cities in OECD Member countries.
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03-Jun-2008
How does one meet the challenges of rural development in a country that is arguably one of the least "rural" among the OECD? Faced with high population density, close proximity of urban areas and urban-rural linkages, rural areas in the Netherlands have witnessed a gradual disappearance of characteristically rural landscapes and a deterioration of biodiversity. The OECD Rural Policy Review of the Netherlands explores these issues.
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06-Dec-2007
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has successfully undertaken an in-depth transformation of its economy in the space of a few decades but, in order to ensure its economic future, it needs to reconcile various imperatives in the fields of transport and the environment, according to a new OECD study.
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