The OECD welcomes the Czech Republic to the Development Assistance Committee

The Czech Republic is now the 26th member of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC).

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Smart industrial policies for development

To sustain future growth, many developing countries are exploring new opportunities through industrial policies to move up value chains, attract foreign direct investment (FDI), increase South-South trade, and tap new markets created by the emerging middle class, said OECD Secretary-General.

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Development Centre Newsletter - May

Industrial policies for a sustainable and inclusive growth - Empowering adolescent girls by tackling social norms - LAC FORUM 2013: What are the challenges ahead for Latin America and its SMEs? - Foundations: innovation and risk-taking as key features of the post 2015 agenda

International Economic Forum on Latin America and the Caribbean, 31 May

The fifth edition of the Forum, on 31 May. How can governments engage reforms in favour of higher productivity by more adequately addressing the needs of SMEs and by better including them in the production structure?

Australie : augmenter le budget consacré à l'aide au développement pour une meilleure efficacité

L’Australie a consacré l’an dernier quelque 5,44 milliards USD à l’aide publique au développement (APD), soit 0,36 % du revenu national brut. Elle se classe au 8e rang des donneurs les plus généreux du Comité d’aide au développement (CAD) de l’OCDE, qui rassemble les principaux donneurs d’aide dans le monde.

DEV Working Paper No. 317: Opening the black box of contract renegotiations: An analysis of road concessions in Chile, Colombia and Peru

This paper reviews road concession programmes in Chile, Colombia and Peru over the period 1993-2010 and analyses how their shortcomings have resulted in large extra fiscal costs. Weak State institutions, unclear legislation and deficient contract design have allowed for frequent and costly renegotiation of road concessions.

DEV Working Paper No. 316: The politics of transport infrastructure policies in Colombia

This joint work by the OECD Development Centre and Fedesarrollo focuses on the policy making process of transport infrastructure in Colombia for the period 2002-10. It identifies the main bottlenecks to be improved in the implementation of public policies in the main phases of the transport infrastructure policy cycle, namely planning, budgeting, execution (i.e. new investment and maintenance), and monitoring and evaluation.

La croissance ne suffit pas

Les leaders syndicaux au Brésil affirment depuis longtemps que la croissance économique ne doit pas être une fin en soi. Selon eux, l’important n’est pas tant la taille du « gâteau » économique, mais la manière dont il est partagé. Depuis quelques années, les appels à la justice sociale ont de plus en plus influencé les politiques publiques, donnant lieu à une véritable « révolution » de l’économie au Brésil.

Les défis de l’Asie

Les moteurs de la croissance rapide de l’Asie – nouvelles technologies, mondialisation et réformes favorisant les mécanismes de marché – accroissent également les inégalités. Un essor économique rapide s’accompagne inévitablement de certaines disparités de revenus, mais l’on ne saurait s’en accommoder. Surtout lorsque ces disparités reflètent l’inégalité des chances d’améliorer son capital humain et ses revenus.

Workshop on Evaluating Support to Private Sector Development

This day-long workshop will bring together the World Bank Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) and the OECD DAC Network on Development Evaluation, along with other key actors and development finance institutions, to share experiences on evaluating private sector-oriented development co-operation.