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20 Jan 2000
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English
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Labour Migration and the Recent Financial Crisis in Asia
OECD, Pages: 248
This series of reports identifies the impact of the Asian financial crisis on labour migration and the conditions of migrant workers in the region.
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07 Dec 2004
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English
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Learning for Tomorrow's World: First Results from PISA 2003
OECD, Pages: 478
This report presents the first internationally comparable results to OECD's 2003 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) Survey of the educational performance of 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics, and science in 25 OECD countries.
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12 Apr 2007
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English
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Linking Regions and Central Governments: Contracts for Regional Development
OECD, Pages: 200
This book offers a unique analytic framework for assessing multi-level governance arrangements, which is subsequently applied to five case studies of regional development policy: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain.
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11 May 2005
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English
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Learning a Living: First Results of the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey
OECD, Statistics Canada, Pages: 336
Based on the Adult Literacy and Life Skills survey conducted in Bermuda, Canada, Italy, Mexico (Nuevo Leon), Norway, and the United States of America in 2003 and 2004, this book presents an initial set of findings that shed new light on the twin...
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01 Dec 2005
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Local Governance and the Drivers of Growth
OECD, Pages: 280
Innovation, skills, entrepreneurship and social cohesion are key drivers of growth. Each has a strong governance component, which is analysed in this OECD book.
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22 Nov 2005
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English
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Looking Beyond Tariffs: The Role of Non-Tariff Barriers in World Trade
OECD, Pages: 305
This publication analyses where and why certain non-tariff measures are being applied to traded goods that are covered by multilateral rules and disciplines, and how they continue to represent challenges for exporters and policy makers.
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30 June 2005
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English
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Long-term Care for Older People
OECD, Pages: 138
This study reports on the latest trends in long-term care policies in nineteen OECD countries and studies lessons learned from countries that undertook major reforms over the past decade.
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27 July 2004
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Book
French
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Les systèmes de financement des crédits à l'exportation dans les pays membres et non membres de l'OCDE: Supplément 2004
OECD, Pages: 402
Les financements sont indispensables au commerce international ; aussi les organismes de crédit à l'exportation bénéficiant d'un soutien public jouent-ils un rôle crucial en accordant, assurant et garantissant ces financements. Cette publication ...
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17 Jan 2005
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English
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Lessons in Danger
OECD, Pages: 172
Lessons in Danger, the result of a joint OECD-US Department of Education collaboration, provides valuable insight into how school safety and security, particularly in emergency situations, are addressed in over 14 countries.
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16 Apr 2004
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English
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Large-scale Disasters: Lessons Learned
OECD, Pages: 100
The September 11th terrorist attacks, the Chernobyl nuclear accident, Hurricane Andrew and the Kobe earthquake are all recent examples of large-scale disasters that have taken a massive toll in human lives, wealth and property. They have disrupted ...
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03 July 2007
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English
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Linkage of Geoscientific Arguments and Evidence in Supporting the Safety Case: Second AMIGO Workshop Proceedings, Toronto, Canada, 20-22 September 2005
OECD, Nuclear Energy Agency, Pages: 180
This conference proceedings examines how geoscientific arguments and data are compiled and linked to create a unified description of the geological setting to support a safety case.
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26 Oct 2006
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Liberalisation and Universal Access to Basic Services: Telecommunications, Water and Sanitation, Financial Services, and Electricity
OECD, The World Bank, Pages: 276
This volume explores whether and how trade liberalisation can contribute to achieving universal service goals in telecommunications, water and sanitation, financial services, and electricity, and the types of complementary policies that may be required.
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14 Mar 2002
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Learning to Innovate: Learning regions
OECD, Pages: 265
This book presents different approaches to regional development based on knowledge and innovation in Andalusia, Spain (and some other countries).
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15 June 2007
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Book
English
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Legal Aspects of Storing CO2: Update and Recommendations
IEA, Pages: 144
CO2 emissions from energy production and consumption are a major contributor to climate change. Thus, stabilising CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere by reducing these emissions is an increasingly urgent international necessity. Carbon capture and ...
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06 Feb 2006
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English
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Live Longer, Work Longer
OECD, Pages: 146
In this concluding volume in OECD's Ageing and Employment Series, the experience of OECD countries is summarised and the main lessons are presented.
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24 Jan 2006
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English
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Local Capital Markets for Environmental Infrastructure: Prospects in China, Kazakhstan, Russian Federation and Ukraine
OECD, Pages: 254
This report examines opportunities beyond the public sector for financing water and other environmental infrastructure in China, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation and Ukraine.
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07 Nov 2007
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English
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Local Innovations for Growth in Central and Eastern Europe
Pages: 306
Demonstrates that the success of local development strategies depends on the capacity of the government and its partners to accelerate change within the policy and governance aspects of economic and social development.
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22 Nov 2007
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Book
French
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Le pari de la croissance: Contribution du Secrétaire général de l'OCDE aux travaux de la Commission Attali
OECD, Pages: 190
Un recueil d'analyses de l’OCDE sur les politiques susceptibles de relancer durablement l'économie française produit en préparation de l'intervention du Secrétaire général de l’OCDE, M. Angel Gurría, devant la Commission pour la libération de la...
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11 Apr 2008
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Local Development Benefits from Staging Global Events
OECD, Pages: 184
The competition to stage major global events – such as OIympic Games, EXPOs, cultural festivals, and political summits – is more intense than ever before. Despite advances in virtual communication, large-scale gatherings of this kind have again ...
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14 Apr 2008
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French
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Les systèmes de financement des crédits à l'exportation dans les pays membres et les économies non membres de l'OCDE: Supplement 2007
OECD, Pages: 50
Les financements sont indispensables au commerce international ; aussi les organismes de crédit à l'exportation bénéficiant d'un soutien public jouent-ils un rôle crucial en accordant, assurant et garantissant ces financements. Cette publication ...
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