Rural-Urban Partnerships: An Integrated Approach to Economic Development

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OECD Territorial Reviews: Puebla-Tlaxcala, Mexico 2013

A comprehensive economic review of the Puebla-Tlaxcala region of Mexico. The review examines the region's challenges and assets and makes a series of policy recommendations.

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A three-year programme of co-operation between the European Commission and LEED on self-employment and entrepreneurship in Europe.

Policies for inclusive urbanisation in China

Urbanisation in China has long been held back by various restrictions on land and internal migration but has taken off since the 1990s, as these impediments started to be gradually relaxed. People have moved in large numbers to richer cities, where productivity is higher and has increased further thanks to agglomeration effects.

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Capacity building seminar: Supporting the competitiveness of Ukraine’s agribusiness SMEs (Trento, Italy)

The aim of this seminar is to build institutional capacities and transfer methodologies to the Ukrainian policy makers on areas which could improve the country’s agricultural competitiveness and sustain Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), building on the OECD know-how and reflecting on the Trento experience.

The Competitiveness of Global Port-Cities: The Case of Angofasta, Chile

This working paper offers an evaluation of the performance of ports of Antofagasta, an analysis of the impact of the ports on their territory and an assessment of policies in this field. It examines port performance over the last decades and identifies the principal factors that have contributed to it.

The Competitiveness of Global Port-Cities: The Case of Danube Axis, Slovak Republic

This working paper offers an evaluation of the performance of the inland ports of the Slovak Republic within the framework of the Danube Axis, an analysis of the impact of the ports on their territory and an assessment of policies in this field. It examines port performance over the last decades and identifies the principal factors that have contributed to it.

OECD Territorial Reviews: Antofagasta, Chile

Chile has been very successful in turning its natural resource endowments into a generator of growth and modernisation. However, its mining regions, including Antofagasta, face the challenge of developing a critically important primary sector in a manner that contributes to both economic growth and broader measures of well-being.

Local Strategies for Youth Employment (Learning from practice)

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Local Partnership Strategies in Upper Austria: Supporting youth employment and apprenticeships

This short thematic paper summarises the key findings of the study visit.