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What's New@OECD
November 2007
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| Topics Highlights | Secretary-General's Activities | OECD Publishing News | Agriculture/Food/Fisheries | Business & Markets | Development | Economic Developments | Economic Statistics | Education | Employment and Social Affairs | Energy | Entrepreneurship/SMEs/Local Development | Environment and Sustainable Development | Health | Information/Communications Technology | Nuclear Energy | Public Management/Governance | Science/Innovation/Industry | Taxation | Trade | Transportation | Urban, Rural, and Regional Affairs | FORTHCOMING World Energy Outlook Makes the Case for Stepping up Co-operation with China and India to Address Global Energy Challenges: Press Release | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Health Care is Improving in OECD Countries but Better Management of Chronic Diseases is Necessary -only half of diabetics get needed eye screening according to Health at a Glance 2007: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD New OECD Latin American Economic Outlook Calls for Fairer Public Spending Policies in the Region: Press Release | Book Announcement | Podcast | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD's New Development Aid at a Glance Makes Foreign Aid Information Easier to Understand and Includes StatLinks to Key Data: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD* SECRETARY-GENERAL GURRÍA'S ACTIVITIES Official visit of the Secretary-General to Hungary: Announcement Receiving Globalist of the Year award, Angel Gurría Stresses the Importance of Multilateral Co-operation: Announcement Presentation of the OECD Evaluation of Chile's Innovation Policy: Speech Address at the Launch of Latin American Economic Outlook, 2008: Speech Sustainable Energy Consumption and Climate Change: Keynote Speech by OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría at the CIGI '07 Conference: Speech OECD.Stat Will be Made Available on the Current SourceOECD early in December 2007. It will allow cross-analysis of various OECD databases and replace the OECD Statistical Compendium on SourceOECD. The Health at a Glance 2007 and Development Aid at a Glance web books have now been added to SourceOECD and are freely available to all users. The OECD Journal. The OECD is revolutionising its journal publishing. From the beginning of next year, harnessing the speed and accessibility of the Internet, the individual articles from six of the OECD’s leading periodical titles in the field of economics and public policy will be accessible online via SourceOECD as soon as they are ready to be released. They will be gathered together in a subscribed collection called OECD Journal. See the OECD Journal Website for more information. OECD Will Attend the Following Events in the Coming Months:
See List of Forthcoming Books: Below AGRICULTURE / FOOD / FISHERIES Government Support to Farmers Falls Slightly amid Higher World Food Prices according to Agricultural Policies in OECD Countries: Monitoring and Evaluation 2007: Announcement | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Information Deficiencies in Agricultural Policy Design, Implementation and Monitoring: Working Paper Italy Should Improve Regulatory Quality to Boost Regional Growth, says OECD in Italy: Ensuring Regulatory Quality across Levels of Government: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD * Protecting Pensions: Policy Analysis and Examples from OECD Countries: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD OECD Anti-Corruption Division Wins “Highly Commended” Award in Smart Regulation category of the 2007 Africa Investor Awards: Acceptance Speech OECD Working Group on Bribery Expresses Serious Concerns about Chile's Compliance with Key Provisions of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention: Announcement MENA, OECD Ministers to Meet in Cairo on Investment, Governance Policies: Announcement OECD's new Development Aid at a Glance Makes Foreign Aid Information Easier to Understand and Includes StatLinks to Key Data: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD * Policy
Coherence for Development 2007: Migration and Developing Countries:
Book
on Online Bookshop
| Book on SourceOECD
* DACNews, November 2007 issue features articles on aid effectiveness, aid for trade, civil society organisations, and the role agriculture plays in poverty reduction: Newsletter Online Release of the Preliminary Edition of the OECD Economic Outlook is Scheduled for December 6, 2007. New OECD Latin American Economic Outlook Calls for Fairer Public Spending Policies in the Region: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD The following OECD Economic Survey was released during the past month. Policy Briefs summarising the findings of Surveys released during the past year are available.
OECD Economics Department Working Papers released during the past month: OECD Statistics Newsletter, November 2007 features articles on non-profits' contribution to GDP, 8th International Trade Statistics Expert meeting and OECD-Eurostat Trade-in-Services Statistics meeting; International Comparisons of Harmonized Indexes of Consumer Prices; Working Party on Financial Statistics and Working Party on National Accounts: Newsletter New Tables on International Trade in Services in the OECD Main Economic Indicators: Announcement Latest OECD Consumer Prices: Inflation rebounds to 2.2% in OECD area: More Latest Purchasing Power Parities: More Latest OECD Composite Leading Indicators: Continued Weakening Outlook Signaled for Major Global Economies: More Latest Standardised Unemployment Rates. Unemployment in the OECD area remains stable at 5.6%: More Unit Labour Costs on the rise in most OECD countries: More Quarterly GDP Growth: Quarterly Release | Spreadsheet Slower growth in G7 merchandise trade continues in second quarter 2007: More Main Economic Indicators for Non-member Countries: More (183 kb) IEA Monthly Oil Market Report: More OECD Statistics Portal: Website Reviews of National Policies for Education: Basic Education in Turkey: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Globalisation and Labour Markets: Working Paper ENERGY (Also see Nuclear Energy) World Energy Outlook Makes the Case for Stepping up Co-operation with China and India to Address Global Energy Challenges: Press Release | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Generation: Case studies of Recently Constructed Coal- and Gas-Fired Power Plants: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD ENTREPRENEURSHIP / SMEs / LOCAL DEVELOPMENT OECD LEED Conference on “Perspectives on Strengthening Entrepreneurship in East Germany”, Berlin, Germany, 27 November 2007: Announcement The Social Economy: Building Inclusive Economies: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Investment
Strategies and Financial Tools for Local Development:
Book
on Online Bookshop
| Book on SourceOECD Local Innovations for Growth in Central and Eastern Europe: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Sustainable Energy Consumption and Climate Change: Keynote Speech by OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría at the CIGI'07 Conference: Speech Guidance Manual on Environmentally Sound Management of Waste (ESM): Document (3.67 mb) Health Care is Improving in OECD Countries but Better Management of Chronic Diseases is Necessary - only half of diabetics get needed eye screening according to Health at a Glance 2007: Press Release | Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Internet update for OECD Health Data 2007 Just Released. Online version on SourceOECD to be updated next week: Announcement INFORMATION / COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY OECD Launches Broadband Portal: Website Radioactive Waste Management in Spain: Co-ordination and Projects: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD PUBLIC MANAGEMENT / GOVERNANCE / URBAN, RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS Italy Should Improve Regulatory Quality to Boost Regional Growth, OECD suggests in Italy: Ensuring Regulatory Quality across Levels of Government: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD * OECD Reviews of Human Resource Management in Government: Belgium: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Updated OECD 2007 Budget Practices and Procedures Database: Website OECD
Journal on Budgeting Volume 7 Issue 2
includes articles on budgeting in Turkey, structural balance policies
in China, integrating current and development budgets, performance
budgeting and accrual budgeting and engaging the public in national
budgeting: Subscribe
on Online Bookshop
| Issue on SourceOECD Globalisation and Regional Economies: Can OECD Regions Compete in Global Industries? Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD SCIENCE / INNOVATION / INDUSTRY Genetic Testing: A Survey of Quality Assurance and Proficiency Standards: Book Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECDNowcasting Patent Indicators: Working Paper Chile Should Boost Innovation to Drive Economic Growth, says OECD in OECD Review of Innovation Policy: Chile: Announcement | Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD Tax
Co-operation 2007: Towards a Level Playing Field: Assessment by
the Global Forum on Taxation: Book
on Online Bookshop
| Book on
SourceOECD Isle of Man Signs Agreements with Nordic Economies on Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes: Announcement Public Comments on the Revised Draft of Part IV (Insurance) of Report on Attribution of Profits to Permanent Establishments: Comments Discussion Draft on Tax Treaty Issues Related to Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs): Draft Do Bilateral and Regional Approaches for Reducing Technical Barriers to Trade Converge Towards the Multilateral Trading System? Working Paper Competitive Tendering of Rail Services: Book on Online Bookshop | Book on SourceOECD
Babies
and Bosses: Synthesis Report OECD DAC Handbook on Security System Reform: Supporting Security and Justice OECD Economic Surveys: Chile 2007 OECD Economic Surveys: The Netherlands 2007 Energy
Policies of IEA Countries: Switzerland - 2007: Book
Listing OECD Environmental Performance Reviews Australia Book Listing OECD Environmental Performance Reviews Denmark Book Listing Fundamental Reform of Corporate Income Tax: Book Listing Globalisation and Fisheries: Proceedings of an OECD-FAO Workshop An
Immigrant Profile at the Turn of the Millennium: Book
Listing No More Failures: Ten Steps to Equity in Education: Book Listing Oil Supply Security: Emergency Response of IEA Countries 2007: Book Listing Opportunities and Challenges of Fisheries Globalisation Sickness,
Disability and Work - Breaking the Barriers (Vol. 2): Australia,
Luxembourg, Spain and the United Kingdom:
Book
Listing Trusting the Internet * For a few books, SourceOECD links may not yet be live. They should be active within a few days |
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