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Doing Better for Children: Highlights for the United States

01-Sep-2009

The United States should spend more on young children and disadvantaged teenagers to improve poor child health, poor basic education and high rates of child poverty, according to the OECD’s first report on child well-being "Doing Better for Children ".

Spend early on children, says OECD

01-Sep-2009

Governments should invest more money on children in the first six years of their lives to reduce social inequality and help all children, especially the most vulnerable, have happier lives, according to the OECD’s first ever report on child well-being in its 30 member countries.

Agreement between US and Monaco for the exchange of information relating to tax matters

28-Aug-2009

Agreement between US and Monaco for the exchange of information relating to tax matters

Outcome-focused Management in the United States

18-Aug-2009

The Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA, the Results Act) established a performance management framework for federal departments and agencies. The framework consists of agency Strategic ...

Countering Uncertainty in Budget Forecasts

13-Aug-2009

Federal budget procedures in the United States require forecasts and projections over several distinct periods of time: short term (18-24 months ahead), medium term (both 5- and 10-year horizons), and ...

Accountability Institutions and the Policy Process: The United States Experience

11-Aug-2009

Accountability is now acknowledged as an important element in good governance in the public sector. The term itself is complex, covering many aspects including: the move from accounting to accountability; ...

Performance Budgeting in the United States

29-Jul-2009

This article describes the history of performance management in the United States government, including the Budget and Performance Integration initiative (BPI), the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART), ...

OECD Conference on E-consumers

20-Jul-2009

This conference gathered stakeholders from the OECD and non-OECD countries who reviewed the effectiveness of the OECD Guidelines for e-Consumer Protection and identified areas of e-commerce which would require adapted or new rules and instruments.

Aid for Trade at a Glance 2009 - United States

06-Jul-2009

The Aid for Trade at a Glance 2009: Maintaining Momentum report presents the results of the second monitoring exercise of the Aid for Trade Initiative and documents its success so far.

Guidance Note - Compliance Management of Large Business Task Group: Experiences and Practices of Eight OECD Countries

03-Jul-2009

Large business taxpayers have different characteristics and tax compliance behaviour and, therefore, present different risks to the revenue. To manage risks effectively, the revenue body needs to develop ...