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Society at a Glance - Asia/Pacific Edition 2009

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13-Aug-2009

Society at a Glance – Asia/Pacific Edition 2009 offers a concise quantitative overview of social trends and policies across Asia-Pacific economies.

Civil Service Reform in China

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29-Jul-2009

The Chinese government has undertaken extensive reforms to its civil service system over the past ten years. The capacity of the civil service has improved, but perhaps due to reasons other than civil ...

Budget Reform in China

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29-Jul-2009

China has made crucial progress in the field of public expenditure management in the past ten years. This article reviews the reforms in budget formulation, approval, implementation and audit. Some weaknesses ...

Fall in shipbuilding set to continue for some time, says OECD Council Working Party on Shipbuilding

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15-Jul-2009

The economic downturn has hit shipbuilding hard.  New orders have contracted by up to 90% and cancellations have increased, which is likely to result in significant excess shipbuilding capacity.  This outlook is unlikely to improve for some time.

Ensuring Environmental Compliance: Trends and Good Practices

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19-May-2009

Despite progress in recent years, there is growing evidence that OECD countries are not on track to reach some of their key environmental goals. This report examines the strategies and instruments that governments use to ensure compliance with pollution prevention and control regulations.

Cleaner Coal in China

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05-May-2009


This study sheds light on the Chinese coal supply and transformation sectors.

Seminar on Employment outcomes and inequality: Brazil, China and India

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08-Apr-2009

OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs (ELS)
and OECD Development Centre (DEV) Joint Seminar
Employment and Inequality Outcomes:
New Evidence, Links and Policy Responses in Brazil, China and India
OECD Conference Centre, Paris, France
Wednesday, 8 April 2009

International Seminar: Employment and Inequality Outcomes

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08-Apr-2009

The creation of more and better jobs remains a key challenge all over the world, not least due to the increasing demand for jobs in many developing countries. This joint ELS/DEV seminar presents recent experiences from China, India and Brazil.

Economic crisis threatens China’s rural strategy, says OECD

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24-Mar-2009

China should speed up investment in rural services and infrastructure and create jobs in non-agricultural sectors for returning migrants, according to a new OECD report. This will help offset the fast-rising impact of the economic slowdown on the rural economy.

Regulatory Reform in China - Executive Summary and Chapter 1

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22-Mar-2009

This is the preliminary version of the executive summary and Chapter 1 of the report: Regulatory Reform in China: Defining the Boundary between the Market and the State. The full version of the report ...