Making Trade Work for Developing Countries

Adapting to change is vital for success in the modern global economy, for individuals, companies, industries and regions. New technologies breed new industries, and freer trade leads to new markets as well as global competition. “Structural adjustment” or adaptation to structural change is necessary for economies to reap the benefits of new technologies and emerging market opportunities. But such structural change can create losers as

Agricultural Support, Farm Land Values and Sectoral Adjustment: The Implications for Policy Reform

This report focuses on the capitalisation of government support into land rents and prices, assesses the consequences of inflated asset values, and suggests lessons for future policy making.

The Export Credits Arrangement: 1978 - 2008: Achievements and Challenges-Continued!

The Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits has moved from a relatively simple to a more sophisticated market-reflective instrument, worth commemorating, especially in the light of its continuing relevance and dynamism.

Policy Brief: Agriculture: Improving Policy Coherence for Development

Agriculture plays a central role in economic growth and poverty reduction in developing countries. Although aid remains an important driver for development, including rural development, mutually supportive policies across a wide range of economic, social and environmental issues are needed to support development and poverty reduction.Policy incoherences are actions that reduce growth prospects in developing countries and undermine aid

Trade and Labour Market Adjustments

OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 64. This study describes recent developments in international trade and OECD labour markets and the links between them. It studies OECD labour market impacts of offshoring, trade in tasks and the integration of emerging economies in the world economy.

Agricultural Policy Design and Implementation: A Synthesis

Are current agricultural policies based on measurable objectives? Is the current policy set adequately addressing stated objectives? What could an improved agricultural policy set look like and how to get onto a reform trajectory?

Welcome to Export Credits

Documents listed in home page of export credits

Evaluation of Agricultural Policy Reforms in Korea

This report is an analysis of the Korean agricultural sector and Korean agricultural policy.

OECD Global Forum on Trade, Globalisation and Emerging Economies, 25-26 June 2008

Information on the OECD Global Forum on Trade, held in Paris on 25-26 June 2008.

Fishing for Coherence in West Africa: Policy Coherence in the Fisheries Sector in Seven West African Countries

This publication provides an analytical framework adapted to the West African context, as well as an action framework based on the facts and realities in the field in order to improve the coherence of fisheries policies in West Africa.

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• Globalisation and Fisheries: Proceedings of an OECD-FAO Workshop