Policy Brief: Competitive Regional Clusters: National Policy Approaches

Nations and regions are struggling to remain competitive and adapt in the context of globalisation. The regional specialisations built up over decades are transforming rapidly. Many regions that were historically production centres are losing out to lower-cost locations and are reorienting their activities to higher value-added non-manufacturing industries or R&D-intensive manufacturing niches. Yet, given that even some of these

Cross-Border Diaries - West African Local Realities

Cross-Border Diaries - Bulletin on West African Local-Regional Realities, produced by the Sahel and West Africa Club

Atlas on Regional Integration in West Africa

The "Atlas on Regional Integration in West Africa" is an ECOWAS/SWAC initiative, financed by the development co-operations agencies of France, Switzerland and Luxembourg.

Rural environment in West Africa

Rural Environment in West Africa , joint FAO/SWAC publication, March 2007 (available in French only)

OECD ermutigt Deutschland zu einer Neuausrichtung der Förderpolitik für die ländlichen Räume

Prüfbericht zur Politik für ländliche Räume: in Deutschland ist die Politik zur Entwicklung der ländlichen Räume noch immer stark auf den Agrarsektor konzentriert. In anderen Bereichen, die einen bedeutenden Beitrag zu Wachstum und Beschäftigung leisten könnten, werden dagegen die Entwicklungschancen noch nicht ausreichend genutzt.

Policy Brief: OECD Territorial Reviews: Randstad Holland, Netherlands

The Randstad is the poly-centric urban area in western Netherlands, comprising Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, and several smaller cities. It is one of the most densely populated areas in the OECD, which has developed into an advanced urban economy with many leading sectors, such as logistics, horticulture and financial services. The Randstad has one of the lowest unemployment rates in all OECD countries and is one of the

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Globalising Cities and Regions - Rethinking the Urban and Regional Policy Agenda

Angel Gurría addressed the importance of local initiatives and regional development in helping countries adapt to the challenges of globalisation and technological change in his speech delivered at the Danish Growth Council.

Policy Brief: OECD Territorial Reviews: Milan, Italy

Milan ranks among wealthy OECD metropolitan regions and is often identified with the “Made in Italy” brand on the international arena, notably for fashion and design. Once a successful industrial city, Milan has grown into the core of a wider industrial metropolitan region that is home to more than 7 million people. Industrial activities still drive the region’s periphery while the centre of Milan is veering towards becoming a service

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Policy Brief: Reinventing Rural Policy

In OECD countries, rural areas account for three-quarters of the land and are home to a quarter of the population. Rapid changes in the international economy clearly have a different effect on these regions than on cities and towns, offering different challenges but also different opportunities.Improved communications and the Internet make it possible for many people to work just as effectively from a cottage in a village as in a city

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• The New Rural Paradigm: Policies and Governance

Consiglio dell'OCSE a livello Ministeriale, 15-16 Maggio 2002. Comunicato finale

The OECD Council at Ministerial level met on 15-16 May 2002, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt of Belgium, assisted by the vice-chairs from Spain, Mr. Rodrigo de Rato y Figaredo, Vice-President of the Government and Ministe...

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• Conseil de l'OCDE au niveau des ministres, 15-16 mai 2002
• OECD Council at Ministerial Level, 15-16 May 2002