Transparency Mechanisms and Non-Tariff Measures: Case Studies

Transparent design and implementation of domestic regulation reduces business costs for the public and private sector, according to these case studies from Australia, the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Better Policies to Support Eco-innovation

This report reviews policies in OECD countries. It studies selected eco-innovations (e.g. carbon capture and storage, electric vehicles and fuel cells) and explains why policies differ in Canada, France, or Germany.

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OECD Rural Policy Reviews: England, United Kingdom

Rural England plays a significant role in the economy of the United Kingdom, but an even larger social and cultural role, and being geographically compact is is unique among OECD regions.

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United Kingdom - Phase 1 ter: Report on Implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention

This report was approved and adopted by the Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions on 16 December 2010.

Regulatory Reform in OECD Countries: Reports by Country

The unique OECD peer review process has helped improve public policy. It assesses how countries manage the design, adoption and enforcement of regulations according to a conceptual framework. It ensures comparability while taking account of institutional and cultural differences across countries.

Dispute Resolution: Country Mutual Agreement Procedure Statistics for 2008 and 2009

As part of its ongoing work on the mutual agreement procedure (MAP) under tax treaties, the OECD makes available to the public annual statistics on the MAP caseloads of member countries and of certain non-OECD economies. MAP statistics have now been released for 2008 and 2009.

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Sickness, Disability and Work: Breaking the Barriers - Key findings and challenges for United Kingdom

This country note highlights key findings and challenges for United Kingdom from the synthesis on Sickness, Disability and Work: Breaking the Barriers.

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Local development benefits from staging global events: Achieving the local development legacy from London 2012

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Taxation, Innovation and the Environment

By putting a price on pollution, do environmentally related taxes spur innovation? What types of innovation result? Does the design of the tax play a critical role? What is the effect of this innovation? This publication also explores the use of environmentally related taxes in OECD countries.&l

Third Lancet Series on Chronic Diseases: England - Key Facts

Obesity rates in the United Kingdom are the highest in Europe. Two in 3 men and more than 1 in 2 women are overweight in the United Kingdom. One in 4 people are obese.