Towards a stronger, cleaner, fairer economy: key publications

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	OECD Economic Outlook, Volume 2009 Issue 1 This June 2009 issue of OECD's twice-yearly OECD Economic Outlook provides analysis of recent economic developments and economic projections for OECD and major non-OECD countries through the end of 2009. Its comprehensive statistical annex is a useful reference tool for international economic comparisons. ...
	OECD Insights: International Trade: Free, Fair and Open? Argues that prosperity has rarely, if ever, been achieved or sustained without trade. Trade alone, however, is not enough; policies targeting employment, education, health and other issues are also needed to promote well-being and tackle the challenges of a globalised economy. ...
	OECD Investment Policy Perspectives 2008 A new annual from the OECD that includes articles covering recent issues in international investment policy. This edition includes articles on FDI spillovers, regulation, guarantees and insurance, liberalisation, and OECD's Global Forum. ...
	The Bioeconomy to 2030: Designing a Policy Agenda Describes the current status of biotechnologies and, using quantitative analyses of data, it estimates biotechnological developments to 2015. Using other inputs, it creates scenarios to 2030. ...
	Recession, Recovery and Reinvestment: The role of local economic leadership in a global crisis This publication identifies some of the most interesting local economic development practices that have been taken to respond to the financial crisis and presents them for wider discussion amongst practitioners and policy makers. ...
	Policy Framework for Investment: A Review of Good Practices This Review of Good Practices is published as a companion volume to the OECD Policy Framework for Investment and provides analytical background material on each of the ten chapters of the Framework. ...
	Corporate Governance: A Survey of OECD Countries Corporate scandals and failures as well as broader economic concerns have driven OECD countries to devote increased attention to corporate governance which is now recognised as a vital factor in economic growth and financial stability. ...
	Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises: A Survey of OECD Countries Presents the OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises as well as a comparative overview of main practices and issues related to corporate governance of state-owned enterprises in the OECD area. ...
	OECD Principles of Corporate Governance Since they were issued in 1999, the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance have gained worldwide recognition as an international benchmark for good corporate governance. They are actively used by governments, regulators, investors, corporations and ...

Cleaner

Economic Aspects of Adaptation to Climate Change: Costs, Benefits and Policy Instruments

This report provides a critical assessment of adaptation costs and benefits in key climate sensitive sectors, as well as at national and global levels. ...

Tax Co-operation 2009: Towards a Level Playing Field - 2009 Assessment by the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information

OECD's fourth annual review of the legal and administrative frameworks for transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes in OECD and non-OECD Countries. This 2009 edition adds information for Estonia, India, Israel and Slovenia. ...

Specialised Anti-Corruption Institutions: Review of Models

International anti-corruption treaties, including the UN Convention against Corruption, require member states to establish two types of anti-corruption institutions – one to prevent corruption and the other to combat corruption through law ...

Instrument Mixes for Environmental Policy

This report presents case studies analysing instrument mixes applied in OECD countries to address household waste, non-point sources of water pollution in agriculture, residential energy efficiency, regional air pollution and emissions to air of mercury. ...

OECD Insights: Sustainable Development - Linking economy, society, environment

This book presents a succinct examination of the concept of sustainable development: what it means; how it is impacted by globalisation, production and consumption; how it can be measured; and what can be done to promote it. ...

OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030

The OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030 provides analyses of economic and environmental trends to 2030, and simulations of policy actions to address the key challenges ...

Costs of Inaction on Key Environmental Challenges

This report provides introductory perspectives on the costs of inaction on key environmental challenges and discusses some of the future problems likely to be encountered in this very complex area ...

Business and the Environment: Policy Incentives and Corporate Responses

This book summarises the results of an OECD project which collected and analysed data from the business sector on their motivations and decision-making processes relating to the environment ...

OECD Studies on Environmental Innovation: Environmental Policy, Technological Innovation and Patents

This report presents three case studies to illustrate the relationship between environmental policy and technological innovation ...

Fighting Corruption and Promoting Integrity in Public Procurement

This volume comprises papers presented at the OECD Global Forum on Governance: Fighting Corruption and Promoting Integrity in Public Procurement held in Paris in November 2004 ...

Bribery in Public Procurement: Methods, Actors and Counter-Measures

A ground-breaking report that throws new light on the shadowy mechanisms and patterns of bribery in public procurement, and offers insider expertise that governments and international organisations can use to improve their anti-corruption policies. ...

Fairer

	Growing Unequal?: Income Distribution and Poverty in OECD Countries This report provides evidence of a fairly generalised increase in income inequality over the past two decades across OECD countries, but the timing, intensity and causes of the increase differ from what is typically suggested in the media. ...
	Society at a Glance 2009: OECD Social Indicators Society at a Glance provides a concise quantitative overview of social trends across OECD countries. This 2009 edition includes coverage for demography and family characteristics, employment and unemployment, poverty and inequality, social and health care expenditure, and work and life satisfaction. ...
	Education Today: The OECD Perspective Presents OECD's current main messages regarding the state education, covering early childhood, schooling, transitions beyond initial education, higher education, adult education, lifelong learning, outcomes and returns, equity and innovation. ...
	Development Aid at a Glance 2008: Statistics by Region Development Aid at a Glance 2008 is a comprehensive publication that provides data on foreign aid by region, donor, recipient, and sector. ...
	International Migration Outlook: SOPEMI 2009 This publication examines the economic crisis and its impact on international migration, describes how flows and migration policy have been recently affected by the crisis, and analyses the forecast medium and long-term impact. ...
	Gaining from Migration: Towards a New Mobility System This report presents a summary of recommendations on how we can all gain from migration. New ideas, based on an exhaustive review of past policy experiences in Europe and elsewhere, are offered for policies related to labour markets, integration, development co-operation and the engagement of diasporas. ...
	The Global Competition for Talent: Mobility of the Highly Skilled Drawing on analytical literature, the most recent data available, and policy inventories, this publication discusses the dimensions, significance, and policy implications of international flows of human resources in science and technology. ...