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24 Jan 2008
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Book
English/French
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Creditor Reporting System on Aid Activities 2007: Aid Activities in Support of HIV/AIDS Control
OECD, Pages: 112
Comprehensive statistics on aid flows in support of HIV/AIDS control covering the years 2000-2006.
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16 Jan 2008
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Book
English/French
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Labour Force Statistics 2007
OECD, Pages: 482
Provides detailed statistics on population, labour force, employment and unemployment, broken down by gender, as well as unemployment duration, employment status, employment by sector of activity and participation and unemployment rates.
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20 Dec 2007
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Book
English
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Jobs for Youth/Des emplois pour les jeunes: Korea 2007
OECD, Pages: 126
This book, part of a series of country reports, contains a survey of the main barriers to employment for young people, an assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of existing measures to improve the transition from school-to-work, and a set of...
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18 Dec 2007
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Book
English
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Sickness, Disability and Work: Breaking the Barriers (Vol. 2): Australia, Luxembourg, Spain and the United Kingdom
OECD, Pages: 178
Too many workers leave the labour market permanently due to health problems, and yet too many people with a disabling condition are denied the opportunity to work. This report explores possible factors behind this paradox.
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13 Dec 2007
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Book
English
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Benefits and Wages 2007: OECD Indicators
OECD, Pages: 206
Launched in 1998, the latest edition of this series (formerly entitled Benefit Systems and Work Incentives) provides detailed descriptions of all cash benefits available to those in and out of work as well as the taxes they are liable to pay across...
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06 Dec 2007
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Book
English
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Modernising Social Policy for the New Life Course
OECD, Pages: 222
This seminar proceedings examines whether The fundamental policy question addressed in the seminar was whether the current designs of social protection systems in OECD societies are well-suited to contemporary life-course realities.
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29 Nov 2007
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Book
English
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Babies and Bosses - Reconciling Work and Family Life: A Synthesis of Findings for OECD Countries
OECD, Pages: 216
This book synthesises the finding of the 13 individual country reviews published previously and extends the scope to include other OECD countries, examining tax/benefit policies, parental leave systems, child care support, and workplace practices.
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14 Nov 2007
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Book
English
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Policy Coherence for Development 2007: Migration and Developing Countries
OECD, Pages: 148
This book takes stock of what we know about the effects of migration on development, and distills from that knowledge a set of policy recommendations for sending and receiving countries alike.
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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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30 Oct 2007
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Book
English
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The Social Economy: Building Inclusive Economies
Pages: 250
This publication offers new insights into the economic theory of social economy organisations, their role in an evolving political and economic context, and the links to local development and the empowerment of users.
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04 Oct 2007
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Book
English
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The Battle against Exclusion: Social Assistance in Belgium, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Norway
OECD, Pages: 192
Institutions whose goal is to help those at the margins have been a feature of social life for centuries. Today, social assistance institutions have integration and encouragement as their goal. They seek to avoid exclusion and stigmatisation ...
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04 Oct 2007
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Book
English
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Genetic Testing: A Survey of Quality Assurance and Proficiency Standards
OECD, Pages: 131
This report presents the results of a survey of over 800 genetic testing laboratory directors in 18 OECD countries. It provides the first detailed overview of the availability and extent of molecular genetic testing across OECD member countries.
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14 Sep 2007
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Book
English
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Structural Change in Fisheries: Dealing with the Human Dimension
OECD, Pages: 219
This conference proceedings analyses the social issues and policy challenges that arise from fisheries adjustment policies, and how OECD member countries are meeting those challenges.
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09 Sep 2007
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Book
English
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International Migration Outlook 2007
OECD, Pages: 399
This annual publication analyses recent developments in migration movements and policies in these countries, with a special focus in this edition on immigration of health workers.
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21 Aug 2007
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Book
English
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Gaining from Migration: Towards a New Mobility System
Jeff Dayton-Johnson, Louka T. Katseli, Gregory Maniatis, Rainer Münz, Demetrios Papademetriou, Pages: 89
Presents a summary of recommendations on how we can all gain from migration. New ideas, based on an exhaustive review of past policy experiences in Europe and elsewhere, are offered for policies related to labour markets, integration, development...
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26 July 2007
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Book
English
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Ageing and the Public Service: Human Resource Challenges
OECD, Pages: 260
Government work forces are ageing even more rapidly than the rest of society. This book reviews the experience of nine OECD countries in dealing with this challenge.
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04 July 2007
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Book
English
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Understanding the Social Outcomes of Learning
OECD, Pages: 132
This report is OECD’s first attempt to gather and synthesise developments in measuring the social effects of education. It focuses on health and civic and social engagement.
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26 June 2007
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Book
English
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Jobs for Youth/Des emplois pour les jeunes: Slovak Republic 2007
OECD, Pages: 110
This report surveys the main barriers to employment for young people in the Slovak Republic, assesses the adequacy and effectiveness of existing measures to improve the transition from school to work, and makes a series of recommendations for further...
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21 June 2007
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Book
English
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Jobs for Immigrants (Vol. 1): Labour Market Integration in Australia, Denmark, Germany and Sweden
OECD, Pages: 288
This publication presents reviews of the labour market integration of immigrants and their children in four OECD countries (Australia, Denmark, Germany and Sweden), and provides country-specific recommendations.
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19 June 2007
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Book
English
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OECD Employment Outlook 2007
OECD, Pages: 278
This 2007 edition of OECD's annual Employment Outlook presents a series of articles supporting the recommendation that rather than seeing globalisation as a threat, OECD governments should focus on improving labour regulations and social protection...
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