Collective: 471 books
Regional Challenges of West African Migration
African and European Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2009
This publication presents contributions by international experts on various aspects of West African migration. It provides a contrasting perspective to current debates which essentially focus on security issues. This rather non-institutional approach promotes a constant dialogue based on analyses...
Managing Risk in Agriculture
A Holistic Approach
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2009
The sources of risk in agriculture are numerous and diverse, ranging from events related to climate and weather conditions to animal diseases; from changes in agriculture commodities prices to changes in fertilizer and other input prices; and from financial uncertainties to policy and regulatory risks....
Sickness, Disability and Work: Breaking the Barriers
A Synthesis of Findings across OECD Countries
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2010
Too many workers leave the labour market permanently due to health problems or disability, and too few people with reduced work capacity manage to remain in employment. This is a social and economic tragedy common to virtually all OECD countries. It also raises an apparent paradox that needs explaining:...
Uranium 2009
Resources, Production and Demand
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2010
With several countries currently building nuclear power plants and planning the construction of more to meet long-term increases in electricity demand, uranium resources, production and demand remain topics of notable interest. In response to the projected growth in demand for uranium and declining...
by Collective
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2010
These workshop proceedings highlight the significant amount of work accomplished over the past decade in delivering transparent, proportionate regulation for geological disposal, and identify important differences between national regulations even if these are not in contradiction with international...
by Collective
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2010
This review is the first to analyse e-government at the country level using a revised framework designed to capture the new challenges faced by countries today. It highlights the richness of initiatives and actions taken by Denmark in relation to a number of areas, including the impact of e-government...
Agricultural Policies in Emerging Economies 2009
Monitoring and Evaluation
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
This report analyses policy agricultural developments during 2006-08 in seven economies: Brazil, Chile, China, India, Russia, South Africa and Ukraine. This period was marked by a significant increase in world prices for most, but not all, agricultural commodities. Policy responses to rising food...
Innovation in Firms
A Microeconomic Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2009
Innovation has become a key factor for economic growth, but how does the process take place at the level of individual firms? This book presents the main results of the OECD Innovation Microdata Project -- the first large-scale effort to exploit firm-level data from innovation surveys across 20 countries...
OECD Reviews of Human Resource Management in Government: Brazil 2010
Federal Government
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2010
This review of human resource management (HRM) in the federal government of Brazil provides a detailed diagnosis of the management of government employees, and solutions for improving it. The assessments and the recommendations are based on the lessons learned from the experience of OECD member countries.
This...
Governing Regional Development Policy
The Use of Performance Indicators
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2009
This report examines both the challenges and the opportunities associated with designing and using indicator systems as a tool for the governance of regional development policy. It draws on the experiences of a number of OECD countries and provides an in-depth look at the cases of Italy, the United...
by Collective
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2011
Climate change is becoming more evident and, as it increases, will alter the productivity of fisheries and the distribution of fish stocks. From an economic point of view, the changes will have impacts on fisheries and coastal communities in different ways. These expected changes require adaptable...
Annual Report on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises 2010
Corporate responsibility: Reinforcing a unique instrument
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2010
The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises are recommendations to international business for conduct in such areas as human rights, labour, environment, consumer protection, the fight against corruption and taxation. The recommendations are made by the adhering governments and, although not...
Stability and Buffering Capacity of the Geosphere for Long-term Isolation of Radioactive Waste
Application to Crystalline Rock
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2009
Geological settings selected as potential host formations for the deep geological disposal of radioactive waste are chosen for, among other assets, their long-term stability and buffering capacity against destabilising events and processes. These proceedings present the outcomes of a geosphere stability...
Breaking Out of Policy Silos
Doing More with Less
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2010
In the context of the economic recovery and public budget cuts, policy silos and fragmented short-term policy interventions have become luxuries that our economies can no longer afford. Government intervenes in a myriad of ways at the local level, and rarely are these interventions co-ordinated effectively....