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26 Mar 2002
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English
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Handbook of Biodiversity Valuation: A Guide for Policy Makers
OECD, Pages: 160
This Handbook describes the types of values usually associated with biodiversity. While there are exceptions to the need to prioritise economic values over other values, economic valuation has a sound theoretical foundation that can help clarify the...
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11 Oct 1999
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English
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Handbook of Incentive Measures for Biodiversity: Design and Implementation
OECD, Pages: 176
This unique Handbook draws on the experiences described in 22 case studies to develop a comprehensive step-by-step process for identifying and implementing appropriate incentive measures for biodiversity conservation, and the sustainable use of its...
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03 Nov 2004
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English
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Handbook of Market Creation for Biodiversity: Issues in Implementation
OECD, Pages: 182
This OECD Handbook shows how public policy in the form of market creation can be used to internalise the loss of biodiversity. It promotes the use of markets to ensure that our collective preferences for conservation and sustainable use are reflected...
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22 Aug 2008
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English
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Handbook on Constructing Composite Indicators: Methodology and User Guide
OECD, European Union, Joint Research Centre- European Commission, Pages: 162
A guide for constructing and using composite indicators for policy makers, academics, the media and other interested parties. In particular, this handbook is concerned with indicators which compare and rank country performance.
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29 Nov 2010
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English
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Handbook on Contracting Out Government Functions and Services in Post-Conflict and Fragile Situations
OECD, Pages: 165
This handbook is a tool to help government officials assess whether contracting out might be a possible way forward – either temporarily or over a longer period of time – for delivering a core service or a government function.
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03 Dec 2009
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English
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Handbook on Deriving Capital Measures of Intellectual Property Products
OECD, Pages: 168
This handbook considers intellectual property products (IPPs) collectively by type and detailed transaction in order that estimates for national accounts valuations be comparable across countries.
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21 Sep 2006
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English
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Handbook on Hedonic Indexes and Quality Adjustments in Price Indexes: Special Application to Information Technology Products
Jack Triplett, Pages: 260
Price indexes can be constructed using a "hedonic method" that adjusts for changes in the quality of a product. This handbook sets out best practice for constructing hedonic indexes.
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22 Apr 2013
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English
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Handbook on Residential Property Price Indices
OECD, Eurostat, International Labour Office, International Monetary Fund, The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, The World Bank, Pages: 260
For most citizens, buying a residential property (dwelling) is the most important transaction during their lifetime. Residential properties represent the most significant component of households’ expenses and, at the same time, their most valuable...
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27 May 2003
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English
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Hard Core Cartels: Recent progress and challenges ahead
OECD, Pages: 64
This book reviews progress in the fight against hard core cartels. It quantifies the harm caused by cartels and identifies improved methods of investigation. It also examines progress in strengthening sanctions against businesses and individuals.
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19 May 1998
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Book
English
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Harmful Tax Competition: An Emerging Global Issue
OECD, Pages: 84
Tax competition in the form of harmful tax practices can distort trade and investment patterns, erode national tax bases and shift part of the tax burden onto less mobile tax bases. The Report emphasises that governments must intensify their...
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10 May 2002
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Book
English
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Harmonised Integrated Classification System for Human Health and Environmental Hazards of Chemical Substances and Mixtures
OECD, Pages: 249
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14 Apr 2003
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Book
English
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Harmonising Donor Practices for Effective Aid Delivery
OECD, Pages: 128
This book presents a set of practical steps related to harmonising donor practices that should significantly improve the effectiveness of development assistance.
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10 Apr 2006
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Book
English
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Harmonising Donor Practices for Effective Aid Delivery, Volume 2: Budget Support, Sector Wide Approaches and Capacity Development in Public Financial Management
OECD, Pages: 82
Following the first volume of good practices for effective aid delivery, this second volume focuses more specifically on good practice in providing budget support and support to sector-wide approaches.
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02 June 2003
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English
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Harnessing Markets for Biodiversity: Towards Conservation and Sustainable Use
OECD, Pages: 140
This publication provides a conceptual framework for market creation in the biodiversity policy arena, as well as several examples of where the use of markets can assist policy makers in the search for more sustainable use and conservation of...
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24 May 2011
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English
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Harnessing Variable Renewables: A Guide to the Balancing Challenge
IEA, Pages: 200
Written for decision makers, Harnessing Variable Renewables: a Guide to the Balancing Challenge sheds light on managing power systems with large shares of variable renewables.
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02 Oct 2001
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Book
English
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Health at a Glance 2001
OECD, Pages: 106
Health at a Glance is a new statistical publication from OECD covering life expectancy, health care resources, health system activities, health care financing, and health expenditure. At the same time, it provides striking evidence of variations...
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16 Oct 2003
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English
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Health at a Glance 2003: OECD Indicators
OECD, Pages: 152
Brings together the latest comparable data and trends concerning health status and risks, the activity and resources of health care systems, as well as health expenditure and financing across the 30 OECD countries. It contains a larger set of...
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08 Nov 2005
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Book
English
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Health at a Glance 2005: OECD Indicators
OECD, Pages: 172
This third edition of Health at a Glance – OECD Indicators 2005 provides the latest comparable data and trends on different aspects of the performance of health systems in OECD countries.
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13 Nov 2007
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Book
English
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Health at a Glance 2007: OECD Indicators
OECD, Pages: 198
This 2007 edition of Health at a Glance provides the latest comparable data and trends on different aspects of the performance of health systems in OECD countries.
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08 Dec 2009
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Book
English
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Health at a Glance 2009: OECD Indicators
OECD, Pages: 202
This fifth edition of Health at a Glance provides the latest comparable data on different aspects of the performance of health systems in OECD countries.
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