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Politics & Government

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Innovation Policy And Performance: A Cross-country Comparison

Business & Money

OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Education & Reference

This review of Turkey's economy examines its recent strong recovery and prospects for growth. It recommends policies designed to strengthen confidence with a view to extending the recovery. Separate chapters cover: improving the quality of public expenditure, establishing an open business environment, and aspects of sustainable development.SPECIAL FEATURES Improving the quality and cost efficiency of public expenditure Establishing an open and non-discriminatory business environment

Oecd Economic Surveys: Turkey

Economics

<p>The OECD Communications Outlook provides an extensive range of indicators for different types of communications networks and compares performance indicators such as revenue, investment, employment and prices for service throughout the OECD area.These indicators are essential for industry and for regulators who use benchmarking to evaluate policy performance. This book is based on data from the OECD Telecommunications Database 2007, which provides time series for OECD countries from 1980 to 2005. Readers of the OECD Communications Outlook 2007 e-book will find a URL that provides online access to the OECD Telecommunications Database 2007.Graphics and tables in all editions include StatLinks, URLs linking to spreadsheets containing the underlying data.</p>

Education At A Glance: Oecd Indicators

Organisation For Economic Co-operation And Development

<p>This report presents the first internationally comparable results to OECD's 2003 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) Survey of the educational performance of 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics, and science in 25 OECD countries.</p>

Learning For Tomorrow's World: First Results From Pisa 2003 (Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA))

This annual report is the key reference document for statistics and analysis on the latest trends in international aid. It is of particular importance this year as the world reflects on progress in development five years after the UN Millennium Summit set a series of goals to be reached by 2015, and considers the contribution that donors can make to improve results.In addition to the statistical tables, Chapter 1 contains an overview by the Chair of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC), this year looking in particular at progress towards the Millennium Development Goals, the links between security and development, and the volume, allocation and effectiveness of aid. This is followed in Chapter 2 by a look at aid trends from the point of view of the recipients of aid, plus a special focus on aid to the water sector and on the role of remittances. Chapter 3 underpins the opening chapter with more detailed analysis of the Millennium Goals, conflict prevention and peace building, and DAC's important work programme around aid effectiveness, which will lead to a High-Level Forum in Paris on 28 February-2 March 2005. Chapter 4 gives an accessible breakdown by donor of the main features of the programmes of all members of the DAC, with information on the programmes of some other bilateral donors, notably other members of the OECD. A separate section, “The DAC at Work”, gives an overview of the work of the DAC and of its various subsidiary bodies.

Development Co-operation: 2004 Report (DEVELOPMENT CO-OPERATION REPORT: EFFORTS AND POLICIES OF THE MEMBERS OF THE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE COMMITTEE)

Manning, Richard

This second OECD Economic Survey of Brazil makes a detailed examination of macroeconomic policies, financial markets, the regulatory framework and social policies and expenditure. It finds that the Brazilian economy is bouncing back and is achieving more balanced growth, but that it needs to continue the consolidation of macroeconomic stabilisation. It suggests that the main challenges Brazil faces are improving the quality of fiscal consolidation, enhancing the investment climate, and improving the cost-effectiveness of social programmes.

OECD Economic Surveys: Brazil

This publication provides comprehensive data on the volume, origin and types of aid and other resource flows to over 180 recipient countries, including countries in transition in Eastern Europe. The data shows each country's intake of Official Development Assistance or Official Aid, as well as other official and private funds from members of the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD, multilateral agencies and other donors. Key development indicators are given for reference.

Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Aid Recipients 1999-2003 (Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Aid Recipients)

Unknown, Author

Social policy is often disparaged as being a burden on society, but this book attempts to show that well-designed social protection can be an asset that is critical for sustaining social development. It maintains that to fulfill that potential, however,social protection now needs to recognize new needs of individuals and families, and new constraints on their functioning. Successful programs will require new means to attain their goals, to leverage the initiatives of a broad range of actors, and to involve clients at every stage in the design and delivery of programs. In examining these questions, this report stresses the importance of shifting the focus of social programs from insuring individuals against a few, well-defined contingencies towards investing in their capabilities and making use of them to the best of their potential at every stage of the life course. It also underscores the importance of broadening the roles played by individuals, employers and trade unions, as well as profit and not-for-profit providers of social services. The book opens with an assessment of the situation in OECD countries, comparing levels of poverty, social isolation, and social spending and indicators such as fertility rates, divorce rates, and distribution of household types (single, single parents, couples without children, couples with children). In the second part, issues relating to families and children are explored, with data provided on gender gaps in employment and earnings, time spent by men and women on child care, maternity and parental leave, and family poverty. The third part of the book examines poverty among prime-aged persons and includes extensive information on social assistance and disability. The final part examines social issues faced by older people and includes information on employment of older people, effective ages of retirement in different countries, training of older employees, pensions, and long-term care.

Extending Opportunities: How Active Social Policy Can Benefit Us All

The International Direct Investment Statistics Yearbook 1992-2003 gathers detailed statistics on international direct investment into and from OECD countries.  Comparative tables and charts complement the information included for individu

International Direct Investment Statistics Yearbook: 1992-2003

OECD. Published by : OECD Publishing

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