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Toronto must be more competitive, says OECDEnglish | View long abstract 09-Nov-2009 Toronto is home to 40% of the Canada’s business headquarters, the world’s seventh largest stock exchange, and it produces almost 20% of the national GDP. |
Restoring growth in a post-bailout era: the crucial contribution of citiesEnglish | View long abstract 09-Nov-2009 Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General After two years of bad news and trillions of dollars of losses, the global economy is now stabilising. The challenge is to move from a policy-based recovery to self-sustained growth. How can cities, the main economic engines of this world, contribute to build stronger, cleaner and fairer economies? |
OECD Territorial Reviews: Toronto, CanadaEnglish | View long abstract 30-Oct-2009 The review proposes a new sustainable competitiveness agenda to enhance productivity in Toronto. This agenda could focus on innovation, cultural diversity and infrastructure; and apply a green lens to policies. |
Local Development Benefits from Staging Global EventsEnglish | View long abstract 27-Mar-2008 This book identifies how international events work as a trigger for local development and what hosting cities and nations can do to ensure that positive local development is realised. Related documents: |
Competitive Regional Clusters: National Policy ApproachesEnglish | View long abstract 07-Dec-2006 "Competitive Regional Clusters: National Policy Approaches" analyses the objectives, targeting, instruments and inter-governmental role sharing used by 26 programmes in 14 OECD countries. |
Developed countries must do more to integrate immigrant workers, says OECDEnglish | View long abstract 05-Dec-2006 Well-managed immigration flows offer benefits both for host countries and for migrants and their families. But the effective integration of immigrants into the societies of the countries where they settle is crucial, and this requires commitment and action at national and local level. Also available: |
From Immigration to Integration: Local Solutions to a Global ChallengeEnglish | View long abstract 11-Oct-2006 Today the battle for talent is as important as the battle for capital. In the knowledge economy, skilled migrants can offer a significant comparative advantage to local economies. Unskilled migrants are also in demand, particularly where demographic... Also available:Related documents: |
OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance: CanadaEnglish | View long abstract 02-Aug-2006 This site contains a list of key references on Canada. The documentary database includes documents on partnership and local governance that have been published by governments, universities and other organisations. |
Clusters, Innovation and EntrepreneurshipEnglish | View long abstract 20-Jun-2006 John Potter; Gabriela Miranda Explores the success of major innovation and entrepreneurship clusters in OECD countries, the challenges they now face in sustaining their positions and the lessons for other places seeking to build successful clusters. Also available:Related documents: |
