Oecd: 782 books
by Collectif
Language: French
Release Date: February 5, 2009
Language: French
Release Date: February 5, 2009
Cette publication est la septième édition de la version abrégée du Modèle de Convention fiscale concernant le revenu et la fortune de l’OCDE. Cette version abrégée contient le texte intégral du Modèle de Convention fiscale tel qu'il se lisait le 17 juillet 2008, excluant toutefois les notes...
by Collective
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2009
Chile is one of the major players in the world fishing scene. But during the past fifty years, Chile has had to face issues of over-investment, sharp declines in catch levels, disputes among stakeholders, fleet downsizing, and aquaculture diseases, among others. This report describes the challenging...
Concentration in Seed Markets
Potential Effects and Policy Responses
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2018
Recent mergers in the seed industry have led to concerns about market concentration and its potential effects on prices, product choice, and innovation. This study provides new and detailed empirical evidence on the degree of market concentration in seed and GM technology across a broad range of crops...
Public Procurement in Nuevo León, Mexico
Promoting Efficiency through Centralisation and Professionalisation
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2018
This review examines the ongoing public procurement reforms in Nuevo León, Mexico: both the progress achieved so far and the many challenges that remain. It discusses the benefits of further centralisation of public procurement activities for goods and services, greater aggregation, and a shift in...
by Collectif
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2017
This report takes a case study approach, analysing the management and implementation of policies in the Drava and South-East regions of Slovenia. It provides a comparative framework to understand the role of the local labour market policy in matching people to jobs, engaging employers in skills development...
Advancing the Aquaculture Agenda
Workshop Proceedings
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2010
Aquaculture now provides more than 50% of the global supply of fisheries products for direct human consumption. This conference proceedings addresses key policy challenges of the aquaculture sector. Policy makers, academics, industry representatives, NGOs and international organisations gathered to...
Engaging Young Children
Lessons from Research about Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2018
The first years of life lay the foundations for a child’s future development and learning. Many countries have increased their financial support for provision of early childhood education and care (ECEC) over the past years. More recently, the focus of debate has been shifting from expanding access...
Building Resilient Cities
An Assessment of Disaster Risk Management Policies in Southeast Asia
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2018
Asian cities are particularly vulnerable to risks associated with natural disasters. While they are exposed to various types of natural hazards, flooding and other water-related disasters pose particularly significant risks and undermine long-term economic growth, especially in coastal cities. Managing...
by Collectif
Language: French
Release Date: July 31, 2014
Language: French
Release Date: July 31, 2014
Études économiques de l'OCDE : Zone Euro 2014 examine les développements récents, la politique et les perspectives économiques de ce pays. Ce rapport comporte un chapitre consacré à améliorer le fonctionnement de la zone euro: l'union bancaire et le cadre budgétaire.
Environmental Impacts of International Shipping
The Role of Ports
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2011
While efficient ports are vital to the economic development of their surrounding areas, the related ship traffic, the handling of the goods in the ports and the hinterland distribution can cause a number of negative environmental impacts.
This book examines the environmental impacts of international...
by Collectif
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2018
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can find it challenging to cope and comply with regulations and adapt regulatory changes. Good regulatory practice (GRP) helps create a stable and enabling regulatory environment for investment, trade, and entrepreneurhsip, and thus supports healthy economies...
by Collectif
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2018
Governments today are confronted with a complex array of interconnected problems, increased citizen expectations, and fiscal constraints. Furthermore, they must operate in a context of fast-paced technological, geopolitical, economic, social, and environmental change. Existing policies and programmes...
Health at a Glance: Europe 2018
State of Health in the EU Cycle
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2018
Health at a Glance: Europe 2018 presents comparative analyses of the health status of EU citizens and the performance of the health systems of the 28 EU Member States, 5 candidate countries and 3 EFTA countries. It is the first step in the State of Health in the EU cycle of knowledge brokering. This...
Behavioural Insights for Public Integrity
Harnessing the Human Factor to Counter Corruption
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2018
At the core of integrity is a human choice. Behavioural research reveals two determinants of integrity: the internal dynamics of how individuals make moral decisions and how these decisions are shaped and influenced by other people. This report describes how behavioural insights can help make integrity...