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Changing School Architecture in Zurich - PEB Exchange, February 2008

08-Feb-2008

The City of Zurich has revised its guidelines for designing school buildings, both new and old. The authors explain what makes up a good school building and provide a set of design recommendations.

Creditor Reporting System (CRS) Profile for Switzerland

03-Jan-2008

A CRS profile details the information the OECD holds on the DAC members' Official Development Assistance commitments and briefly describes the CRS codes used to proxy aid-for-trade categories. The CRS codes record the sector of destination of an activity and not the nature of the activity per se

Transfers an Arbeitslose in der Schweiz über dem OECD-Schnitt

13-Dec-2007

Benefits and Wages: die Schweiz bietet sowohl für Kurzzeit- wie für Langzeitarbeitslose eine im OECD-Vergleich großzügige finanzielle Absicherung. Gleichzeitig ist nach Verlust der Arbeit auch die Annahme ...

PISA 2006: Schweiz mit unverändert guten PISA-Ergebnissen

04-Dec-2007

Schülerinnen und Schüler an schweizerischen Schulen haben in der PISA-Studie im Vergleich zur letzten Untersuchung 2003 weitgehend unveränderte Ergebnisse erreicht. Im Bereich Naturwissenschaften, dem ...

Babies and Bosses - Key Outcomes of Switzerland compared to OECD average

21-Nov-2007

Key indicators on fertility, female and sole parent employment, childcare participation, child poverty and gender pay gap.

Aid for Trade at a Glance 2007 - Country chapter for Switzerland

15-Nov-2007

This country chapter is extracted from the report "Aid for Trade at a Glance 2007" which provides the first comprehensive global picture of aid for trade and will enable the international community to assess what is being achieved, what is not, and where improvements are needed.

Economic survey of Switzerland 2007: Deficiencies in the regulation of goods and services markets remain

06-Nov-2007

Competition law and enforcement are still weaker than in other OECD countries. Recent reforms in the regulation of network industries need to be followed up. Progress in lowering the degree of protection of agriculture is modest.

Economic survey of Switzerland 2007

06-Nov-2007

To turn the current economic upswing into a lasting pickup in growth, further reforms in fiscal policy and in the regulation of product markets, notably in the network industries, are needed. The positive ...

Switzerland - Agricultural Policies in OECD Countries: Monitoring and Evaluation 2007

06-Nov-2007

This document contains extracts from the publication "Agricultural Policies in OECD Countries: Monitoring and Evaluation 2007" which provide a consistent snapshot of support to agriculture in Switzerland.