Gender gaps are pervasive in all walks of economic life and imply large losses in terms of foregone productivity and living standards to the individuals concerned and the economy. This new OECD report focuses on how best to close these gender gaps under four broad headings: ...more

• Published: 17 Dec 2012
• ISBN: 9789264179363
• £72.00

This report gives an update on fiscal consolidation strategies across OECD member countries since last year. ...more

• Published: 12 Dec 2012
• ISBN: 9789264179448
• £68.00

Driven by technological change, global competition and the liberalisation of markets, international direct investment plays a key role in the process of global economic integration. OECD compiles and disseminates reliable and up-to-date ...more

• Published: 11 Dec 2012
• ISBN: 9789264185708
• £80.00

Each year about 1.3 million people are killed and another 50 million people are injured on roads worldwide. These road crashes cost countries between 1 and 3 percent of their GDP. Many of these crashes can be ...more

• Published: 11 Dec 2012
• ISBN: 9789282103753
• £36.00

This publication highlights the importance of promoting growth in all types of OECD regions, particularly in underdeveloped ones. ...more

• Published: 06 Dec 2012
• ISBN: 9789264174627
• £72.00

The National Accounts of OECD Countries, Financial Accounts includes financial transactions (both net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities), by institutional sector (non-financial corporations...more

• Published: 06 Dec 2012
• ISBN: 9789264187740
• £85.00

This publication highlights how immigrants and their children are integrating into OECD societies, judging their progress against key indicators. Many areas are considered (material living conditions, health, education, labour market, civic engagement) as ...more

• Published: 03 Dec 2012
• ISBN: 9789264171527
• £35.00

Data on government sector receipts and on taxes in particular, are basic inputs to most structural economic descriptions and economic analyses and are increasingly used in international comparisons. This annual publication gives a conceptual framework to define which government receipts should be regarded as taxes and to ...more

• Published: 29 Nov 2012
• ISBN: 9789264180284
• £117.00

This book presents a series of papers that explore the extent to which technological innovation can lower the cost of achieving climate change mitigation objectives. Technological innovation can lower the cost of achieving environmental objectives, so it is ...more

• Published: 22 Nov 2012
• ISBN: 9789264174566
• £43.00

The Development Co-operation Report is the key annual reference document for statistics and analysis on trends in international aid. ...more

• Published: 20 Nov 2012
• ISBN: 9789264178083
• £80.00

This second edition of Health at a Glance: Europe presents a set of key indicators of health status, determinants of health, health care resources and activities, quality of care, health expenditure and financing in 35 European countries, including the 27 European Union member states, 5 candidate countries and 3 EFTA ...more

• Published: 19 Nov 2012
• ISBN: 9789264183605
• £27.00

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• Published: 19 Nov 2012
• ISBN: 9789264181380
• £45.00

In Colombia, the beginning of a new century has brought with it a palpable feeling of optimism. ...more

• Published: 16 Nov 2012
• ISBN: 9789264180680
• £85.00

Industry and government decision-makers and others with a stake in the energy sector all need WEO-2012. It presents authoritative projections of energy trends through to 2035 and insights into what they mean for energy security, environmental sustainability and economic development....more

• Published: 12 Nov 2012
• ISBN: 9789264180840
• £135.00

Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) is increasingly recognised as a policy approach that can make a key contribution to green growth and the challenges that are posed by sustained global economic and demogarphic growth. One of the key challenges of the SMM approach is to effectively address the environmental ...more

• Published: 06 Nov 2012
• ISBN: 9789264174245
• £54.00

The UNWTO Basic Set 2012 is a package set which includes both, the 2012 edition of the Yearbook of Tourism Statistics and the expanded Compendium of Tourism Statistics which include relevant data from 2006?-?2010. ...more

• Published: 01 Nov 2012
• ISBN: 9789284414536
• £247.00

Trends in bank profitability and factors affecting it are major indicators of changes in the state of health of national banking systems. This publication provides information on financial statements of banks in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries. The coverage of banks is ...more

• Published: 25 Oct 2012
• ISBN: 9789264179783
• £81.00

This book features the results of a stocktaking exercise of business integrity and anti-bribery policies for 20 countries in Africa. It is the result of a collaborative initiative between OECD ...more

• Published: 23 Oct 2012
• ISBN: 9789264169524
• £40.00

In many Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, governments have invested large amounts of public money to support renewable energy (RE) development and are requiring significant quantities of it to be sold by energy ...more

• Published: 11 Oct 2012
• ISBN: 9789264180420
• £81.00

This report analyses the major underlying forces behind the developments in the three decades prior to the recent economic downturn, when wage gaps widened and household income inequality increased in a large majority of OECD countries. ...more

• Published: 19 Dec 2011
• ISBN: 9789264111639
• £67.00

Plan Avanza, Spain's national Information Society strategy, has created a strong momentum for furthering information society (IS) policy in Spain, mobilising close to 9 billion euros over four years from national, sub-national ...more

• Published: 15 Feb 2011
• ISBN: 9789264072671
• £40.00  £32.00

'Revenue Statistics 2010' presents a unique set of detailed and internationally comparable tax data in a common format for all OECD countries from 1965 onwards....more

• Published: 15 Dec 2010
• ISBN: 9789264091290
• £112.00  £84.00

The 2010 edition of the 'OECD Information Technology Outlook' analyses the economic crisis and recovery, and suggests that the outlook for IT goods and services industries is good after weathering a turbulent economic period better than during the crisis at the beginning of the 2000s. ...more

• Published: 30 Nov 2010
• ISBN: 9789264084667
• £88.00  £61.60

'Insurance Statistics Yearbook 2010' is a well respected and widely utilised annual publication providing major official insurance statistics for all OECD countries, including data on:...more

• Published: 23 Dec 2010
• ISBN: 9789264085633
• £121.00  £84.70

'Tax Co-operation 2010: Towards a Level Playing Field' is the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes's annual assessment of the legal and regulatory systems for the exchange ...more

• Published: 10 Nov 2010
• ISBN: 9789264086562
• £72.00  £50.40

This timely resource comes as the world appears to be emerging from the worst economic crisis in decades. Many countries have made pledges under the Copenhagen Accord to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. Commitments have also been made by the G-20 and APEC to phase out inefficient fossil-fuel subsidies. ...more

• Published: 10 Nov 2010
• ISBN: 9789264086241
• £135.00

This eagerly awaited new publication - 'Regional Policies in OECD Countries'- is the first systematic, comparative analysis of OECD countries' regional policies. Policy makers need both a handy reference guide to the regional policies of their own and other countries and a broader analysis of trends in regional policies, based on sound, comparable information. This timely publication responds to this need. ...more

• Published: 04 Nov 2010
• ISBN: 9789264087224
• £72.00  £50.40

OECD 'Statistics on Measuring Globalisation 2010' presents detailed data on the role played by multinationals in OECD economies....more

• Published: 08 Oct 2010
• ISBN: 9789264095175
• £81.00 (£97.20 inc. VAT)

The most widely respected and utilised annual reference for statistics and analysis on the latest trends in international aid. 'Development Co-operation Report 2010' is an essential resource for all those involved in economic and political development with wide-ranging application. ...more

• Published: 23 Apr 2010
• ISBN: 9789264079878
• £80.00  £56.00

An essential resource for all those involved in the education sector and education policy making. The rising demand for education across the globe, coupled with the search to make education more effective, means this is an essential and timely resource....more

• Published: 08 Sep 2010
• ISBN: 9789264055988
• £67.00  £46.90

'OECD Employment Outlook 2010' is the new annual report from the global authority on economic co-operation. It is a timely overview of the employment and labour market in the OECD area and beyond....more

• Published: 07 Jul 2010
• ISBN: 9789264084681
• £72.00  £50.40

A popular and widely used annual publication that analyses recent developments in migration movements and policies in OECD countries. ...more

• Published: 05 Jul 2010
• ISBN: 9789264086012
• £76.00  £53.20

This 'Review of Fisheries in OECD Countries 2009' covers all major developments affecting fisheries in OECD in 2005, 2006 and some recent events of 2007, including changes in national and international policies, trade, and fisheries and aquaculture production. ...more

• Published: 01 Jun 2010
• ISBN: 9789264079748
• £76.00  £53.20

Volume III of National Accounts of OECD Countries comprises Volume IIIa - Financial Accounts - Flows and Volume IIIb - Financial Balance Sheets - Stocks. In both volumes, data, based on the System of National Accounts (SNA 1993), are expressed in national currency (in euros for euro area countries). ...more

• Published: 01 Jun 2010
• ISBN: 9789264085039
• £252.00  £176.40

'Making Reform Happen: Lessons from OECD Countries' is an invaluable new resource for policy makers engaged in reform work. ...more

• Published: 15 Jun 2010
• ISBN: 9789264086289
• £81.00  £56.70

Estonia grew faster than most emerging market economies during 2000-2007, but it is now in a severe recession. This first edition of OECD's periodic review of Estonia's economy includes chapters covering getting back to a sustainable growth path, fiscal policy, labour market reform, housing policy, and the business environment....more

• Published: 07 May 2010
• ISBN: 9789264060005
• £40.00

A comprehensive overview of up-to-date OECD research and analysis on risk and regulatory policy. Each chapter deals with the fundamental challenges of today. They offer practical and considered measures for developing, or improving, ...more

• Published: 06 May 2010
• ISBN: 9789264082922
• £63.00  £44.10

This new publication includes expert analysis of how development agencies and companies work, what they do and what constitutes success and value added. It explores international practices in a variety of locations and contexts, and defines both ...more

• Published: 06 May 2010
• ISBN: 9789264060814
• £117.00  £81.90

'Energy Policies of IEA Countries: Belgium' analyses the energy challenges facing Belgium and provides critiques and recommendations for further policy improvements. This is an invaluable guide as the country continues ...more

• Published: 04 May 2010
• ISBN: 9789264060395
• £63.00