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25-Sep-2008
Good corporate governance is one of the keys to healthy financial markets in today’s globalised economy. Amid current market turmoil, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría has called for a new drive to raise standards and performance in this area.
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05-Sep-2008
Public policies are more legitimate, credible and effective if they meet the expectations and needs of the people for whom they are intended. Well-designed public engagement helps design and deliver effective public policy and services while strengthening trust in government. Part of the OECD's work on public governance involves looking at how governments can ensure more transparency, consultation and participation in the design and implementation of public policies and services.
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05-Sep-2008
This report is the first OECD study to analyse the successes and challenges of both administrative simplification and e-government in a national context. The report analyses Portugal's simplification programme, the Simplex initiative, assesses its implications for the public sector and service delivery, and makes proposals for action that can help countries improve their simplification efforts.
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04-Sep-2008
This new working paper identifies core data for the forthcoming publication Government at a Glance and presents existing data that help assess the efficiency of government. Part of the OECD Working Paper on Public Governance series, this is the second in a series of three annual papers published in preparation for the publication Government at a Glance.
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Portugal on track with its public sector simplification programme, says OECD report
18-Jun-2008
Portugal has made good progress in simplifying its public sector functions and processes through administrative simplification and e-government since 2006, according to a new OECD report.
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17-Jun-2008
The debate about how to achieve value for money in the delivery of government services is important and ongoing. Increasingly, public services are being delivered to citizens in a variety of ways. Public-private partnerships are one option. This book highlights ten good practices, summarising what countries should consider before entering into public-private partnerships.
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11-Jun-2008
Good boardroom practice requires more than law and regulation: judgement, diplomacy and integrity. This book provides practical help for boards that navigate their way from principles to practice. It aims to describe how boards can practice good corporate governance in reality. This initiative reflects the importance that the OECD attaches to the private sector as a force in implementing good corporate governance.
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22-May-2008
On 16 April 2008, the OECD Steering Group on Corporate Governance invited representatives from the activist hedge fund industry and other activist investors to discuss potential policy issues including their use of shareholders rights (such as board nomination), the impact of their activism on market abuses prevention, the scope for shareholder cooperation into the light of “acting in concert” regulations, as well as the use of derivatives instruments to boost investors’ voting power.
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21-Feb-2008
Opening the 100th meeting of the competition committee, Mr. Gurría reminded that competition is vital for economic growth. It stimulates efficiency and higher productivity, it disciplines managers, it reinforces incentives for innovation, and it speeds up the adjustment to change. He also mentioned OECD countries that have implemented pro-competition reforms have seen higher growth rates and lower unemployment than those who failed to reform. They have also proved to be more flexible and resilient to economic shocks.
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07-Feb-2008
At its meeting on 14 November 2007, the Steering Group on Corporate Governance agreed on a common position based on the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance about the issue of whether there should be proportionality between ownership and control (also known as one-share-one-vote) in listed companies.
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