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Society at a Glance 2011 - OECD Social Indicators: Key findings for the United States12-Apr-2011 This one-pager note presents key findings for the United States from Society at a Glance 2011 - OECD Social indicators. This 2011 publication also provides a special chapter on unpaid work across the OECD. Related documents: |
Transparency Mechanisms and Non-Tariff Measures: Case Studies11-Apr-2011 Evdokia Möisé Transparent design and implementation of domestic regulation reduces business costs for the public and private sector, according to these case studies from Australia, the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States. |
Senior budget official country reviews of budgeting systems31-Mar-2011 The objective of senior budget official country reviews is to provide a comprehensive overview of the budget process in the country under examination, to evaluate national experiences in the light of international best practice and to provide specific policy recommendations. Also available: |
Harmony and dissonance in international law25-Mar-2011 Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General Speaking at the annual meeting of the American Society of International Law, Angel Gurría underlined that the OECD has 50 years of experience in turning dissonance into harmony by setting out international ... |
Towards Coherence in International Economic Law: Perspectives at the 50th Anniversary of the OECD23-Mar-2011 Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General For the last 50 years, the OECD has been instrumental in developing policies, international rules and best practices to address global challenges. Now, as the world emerges from the grip of a major financial ... |
Education: Sixteen countries and regions convened for first-ever international summit on the teaching profession to promote building, developing and sustaining world class teaching force17-Mar-2011 Education ministers, teachers and union leaders from rapidly improving and high-performing nations and regions shared common challenges and best practices in building a world-class teaching force. |
Building a High-Quality Teaching profession17-Mar-2011 Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General As fundamental technological and demographic challenges re-shape our economies, the quality of teaching, which is the biggest in-school influence on student learning, is the yardstick for long-term growth, said OECD Secretary-General. |
Evaluation of Agricultural Policy Reforms in the United States28-Feb-2011 U.S. agricultural policy reform should continue its recent shift towards less distortion of production and trade, notably with market-based approaches for support programmes and agricultural risk management, according to this study of reforms since 1985. |
Environmental Impacts of International Shipping: The Role of Ports17-Feb-2011 This book examines the environmental impacts of international maritime transport, and looks more in detail at the impacts stemming from near-port shipping activities, the handling of the goods in the ports and from the distribution of the goods to the surrounding regions. Also available: |
Government budgets: Save or spend?09-Feb-2011 Dae Whan Chang, Executive Chairman, World Knowledge Forum, and Publisher, Maeil Business Newspaper & TV A heated debate between Princeton University economist Paul Krugman and Harvard economic historian Niall Ferguson was a highlight of the 11th World Knowledge Forum*-held in Seoul, Korea from 12-14 October-and ... Also available: |