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No. 2012/03 | 17 May 2012 |
Skills for Competitiveness: Country Report for Canada
To be successful in today’s knowledge economy, communities need to boost not only the skills of local people but also the utilisation and deployment of these skills by employers. By ensuring that skills are utilised effectively, local economies can... |
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No. 2012/02 | 31 Jan 2012 |
Knowledge Networks and Their Impact on New and Small Firms in Local Economies
New and small firms can be important engines of job creation and local development when they identify and exploit entrepreneurial opportunities. We live in an economy more and more characterised by open innovation methods, where new companies and... |
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No. 2012/01 | 11 Jan 2012 |
Enabling Local Green Growth
The transition to a green economy will not necessarily mean job losses, but there are some barriers that need to be overcome in order to ensure a successful transition. The need to align local and national strategies towards green growth, build... |
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No. 2011/23 | 15 Dec 2011 |
The Territorial Dimension of the European Social Fund
The European Union Treaty of Lisbon brought a new dimension to cohesion – the territorial dimension, which has become one of the most frequently discussed aspects for achieving cohesion and, at the same time, one of the challenges for EU policies.... |
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No. 2011/22 | 01 Dec 2011 |
Climate Change, Employment and Local Development in Poland
This report presents analysis on the cases of Podlaskie and Pomorskie in Poland in the context of a transition to the green economy. This study seeks to examine the current situation in these two regions in terms of labour market, economic... |
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No. 2011/17 | 01 Dec 2011 |
Leveraging Training Skills Development in SMEs: An Analysis of East Flanders, Belgium
This policy review of vocational education and training in East Flanders, Belgium was prepared within the framework of the OECD LEED project, "Leveraging Training and Skills Development in SMEs". The report has contributed to a better understanding... |
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No. 2011/16 | 01 Dec 2011 |
Leveraging Training Skills Development in SMEs: An Analysis of OSTIM Organised Industrial Zone, Turkey
This policy review of vocational education and training in the Ostim Organised Industrial Zone, Turkey was prepared within the framework of the OECD LEED project, "Leveraging Training and Skills Development in SMEs". The findings and recommendations... |
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No. 2011/15 | 01 Dec 2011 |
Leveraging Training Skills Development in SMEs: An Analysis of the West Midlands, England, UK
This policy review of vocational education and training in the West Midlands, United Kingdom was prepared within the framework of the OECD LEED project, "Leveraging Training and Skills Development in SMEs". The report identifies ways of overcoming... |
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No. 2011/14 | 29 Nov 2011 |
Climate Change, Employment and Local Development, Sydney, Australia
This report presents the analysis and key findings of the project on Climate Change, Employment and Local Development in Sydney, Australia, carried out by the OECD Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Programme. Sydney and its main... |
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No. 2011/13 | 01 Oct 2011 |
Building Flexibility and Accountability Into Local Employment Services: Country Report for the Netherlands
Human resources and skills are becoming increasingly important to economic development. In the context of the economic downturn, challenges such as high youth unemployment call for a collaborative approach between local employment officials,... |
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No. 2011/12 | 01 Oct 2011 |
Building Flexibility and Accountability Into Local Employment Services: Country Report for Denmark
Human resources and skills are becoming increasingly important to economic development. In the context of the economic downturn, challenges such as high youth unemployment call for a collaborative approach between local employment officials,... |
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No. 2011/11 | 01 Oct 2011 |
Building Flexibility and Accountability Into Local Employment Services: Country Report for Belgium
Human resources and skills are becoming increasingly important to economic development. In the context of the economic downturn, challenges such as high youth unemployment call for a collaborative approach between local employment officials,... |
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No. 2011/10 | 01 Oct 2011 |
Building Flexibility and Accountability Into Local Employment Services: Synthesis of OECD Studies in Belgium, Canada, Denmark and the Netherlands
Human resources and skills are becoming increasingly important to economic development. In the context of the economic downturn, challenges such as high youth unemployment call for a collaborative approach between local employment officials,... |
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No. 2011/09 | 01 Jun 2011 |
Ensuring Labour Market Success for Ethnic Minority and Immigrant Youth
The labour market integration of young people from ethnic minority and immigrant backgrounds is one of those issues which government finds it a challenge to address, particularly in the current climate of growing youth unemployment. Supporting access... |
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No. 2011/08 | 01 May 2011 |
Framework and Tools for Assessing and Understanding the Green Economy at the Local Level
The transition to a green economy will imply many changes in the labour market locally and the local development systems. The impacts are still difficult to measure as definitions vary and policy uncertainties persist. The OECD Local Economic and... |
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No. 2011/07 | 01 Apr 2011 |
Green Jobs Strategy and the Transition to the Low-Carbon Economy in Northern Virginia
This paper looks at Arlington County Virginia’s efforts to become more economically competitive, energy efficient, sustainable and emit fewer greenhouse gases. It reviews the county’s experiences in the creation of green jobs to accelerate deployment... |
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No. 2011/06 | 01 May 2011 |
Leveraging Training Skills Development in SMEs
This report, one of five country reports from the LEED study on Leveraging Training and Skills Development in SMEs, examines the development needs and the barriers to accessing training and other forms of skills development facing SMEs in Poland.... |
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No. 2011/05 | 01 Apr 2011 |
Climate Change, Employment and Local Development in London, UK
London and the UK are far from immune from the impacts of climate change. The UK is already experiencing the effects of climate change in the form of increased sea-surface temperature and rising sea levels. If global GHG emissions continue unabated,... |
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No. 2011/04 | 01 Apr 2011 |
Climate Change, Employment and Local Development in Extremadura, Spain
Extremadura is the fifth largest region in Spain, with certainly one of the most diverse eco-systems and abundant natural resources. Extremadura launched a series of initiatives to facilitate the transition to a green economy which means a model that... |
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No. 2011/03 | 01 Apr 2011 |
Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development in Andalusia, Spain
Andalusia has experienced remarkable growth over the last decades, only halted by the recent economic crisis. The challenge today is to renew with the "prodigious decade" (mid 1990s-mid 2000s) of Andalusia’s development, which will require endogenous... |
OECD Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Papers
The OECD Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Programme Papers present innovative ideas and practical examples on how to boost local development and job creation. A wide range of topics are addressed, such as employment and skills; entrepreneurship; the social economy and social innovation; culture; and local capacity building, among others. The series highlights in particular policies to support disadvantaged places and people, such as the low skilled, the unemployed, migrants, youth and seniors.
English, French
- ISSN: 20794797 (online)
- https://doi.org/10.1787/20794797
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Skills for Competitiveness: Country Report for Canada
Anil Verma
17 May 2012
To be successful in today’s knowledge economy, communities need to boost not only the skills of local people but also the utilisation and deployment of these skills by employers. By ensuring that skills are utilised effectively, local economies can...
Knowledge Networks and Their Impact on New and Small Firms in Local Economies
Alessandra Proto, Simone Tani, Joerg Bühnemann, Olaf Gaus and Mathias Raith
31 Jan 2012
New and small firms can be important engines of job creation and local development when they identify and exploit entrepreneurial opportunities. We live in an economy more and more characterised by open innovation methods, where new companies and...
Enabling Local Green Growth
Gabriela Miranda and Graham Larcombe
11 Jan 2012
The transition to a green economy will not necessarily mean job losses, but there are some barriers that need to be overcome in order to ensure a successful transition. The need to align local and national strategies towards green growth, build...
The Territorial Dimension of the European Social Fund
Cristina Martinez-Fernandez, Pawel Chorazy, Tamara Weyman and Monika Gawron
15 Dec 2011
The European Union Treaty of Lisbon brought a new dimension to cohesion – the territorial dimension, which has become one of the most frequently discussed aspects for achieving cohesion and, at the same time, one of the challenges for EU policies....
Climate Change, Employment and Local Development in Poland
Gabriela Miranda, Randall W. Eberts, Elvira González, Vanessa Foo and Przemyslaw Kulawczuk
01 Dec 2011
This report presents analysis on the cases of Podlaskie and Pomorskie in Poland in the context of a transition to the green economy. This study seeks to examine the current situation in these two regions in terms of labour market, economic...
Leveraging Training Skills Development in SMEs: An Analysis of East Flanders, Belgium
Ans De Vos and Ine Williams
01 Dec 2011
This policy review of vocational education and training in East Flanders, Belgium was prepared within the framework of the OECD LEED project, "Leveraging Training and Skills Development in SMEs". The report has contributed to a better understanding...
Leveraging Training Skills Development in SMEs: An Analysis of OSTIM Organised Industrial Zone, Turkey
Sirin Elci
01 Dec 2011
This policy review of vocational education and training in the Ostim Organised Industrial Zone, Turkey was prepared within the framework of the OECD LEED project, "Leveraging Training and Skills Development in SMEs". The findings and recommendations...
Leveraging Training Skills Development in SMEs: An Analysis of the West Midlands, England, UK
Anne E. Green and Laura Martinez-Solano
01 Dec 2011
This policy review of vocational education and training in the West Midlands, United Kingdom was prepared within the framework of the OECD LEED project, "Leveraging Training and Skills Development in SMEs". The report identifies ways of overcoming...
Climate Change, Employment and Local Development, Sydney, Australia
Gabriela Miranda, Paul Dalziel, Cecilia Estolano, Kris Krasnowski and Graham Larcombe
29 Nov 2011
This report presents the analysis and key findings of the project on Climate Change, Employment and Local Development in Sydney, Australia, carried out by the OECD Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Programme. Sydney and its main...
Building Flexibility and Accountability Into Local Employment Services: Country Report for the Netherlands
Ruud Dorenbos and Francesca Froy
01 Oct 2011
Human resources and skills are becoming increasingly important to economic development. In the context of the economic downturn, challenges such as high youth unemployment call for a collaborative approach between local employment officials,...
Building Flexibility and Accountability Into Local Employment Services: Country Report for Denmark
Mploy
01 Oct 2011
Human resources and skills are becoming increasingly important to economic development. In the context of the economic downturn, challenges such as high youth unemployment call for a collaborative approach between local employment officials,...
Building Flexibility and Accountability Into Local Employment Services: Country Report for Belgium
Kristel Bogaerts, Hans Echelpoels, Wouter Van Dooren, Ive Marx and Francesca Froy
01 Oct 2011
Human resources and skills are becoming increasingly important to economic development. In the context of the economic downturn, challenges such as high youth unemployment call for a collaborative approach between local employment officials,...
Building Flexibility and Accountability Into Local Employment Services: Synthesis of OECD Studies in Belgium, Canada, Denmark and the Netherlands
Francesca Froy, Sylvain Giguère, Lucy Pyne and Donna E. Wood
01 Oct 2011
Human resources and skills are becoming increasingly important to economic development. In the context of the economic downturn, challenges such as high youth unemployment call for a collaborative approach between local employment officials,...
Ensuring Labour Market Success for Ethnic Minority and Immigrant Youth
Francesca Froy and Lucy Pyne
01 Jun 2011
The labour market integration of young people from ethnic minority and immigrant backgrounds is one of those issues which government finds it a challenge to address, particularly in the current climate of growing youth unemployment. Supporting access...
Framework and Tools for Assessing and Understanding the Green Economy at the Local Level
Randall W. Eberts
01 May 2011
The transition to a green economy will imply many changes in the labour market locally and the local development systems. The impacts are still difficult to measure as definitions vary and policy uncertainties persist. The OECD Local Economic and...
Green Jobs Strategy and the Transition to the Low-Carbon Economy in Northern Virginia
Peter Garforth and Dale Medearis
01 Apr 2011
This paper looks at Arlington County Virginia’s efforts to become more economically competitive, energy efficient, sustainable and emit fewer greenhouse gases. It reviews the county’s experiences in the creation of green jobs to accelerate deployment...
Leveraging Training Skills Development in SMEs
Michal Kubisz
01 May 2011
This report, one of five country reports from the LEED study on Leveraging Training and Skills Development in SMEs, examines the development needs and the barriers to accessing training and other forms of skills development facing SMEs in Poland....
Climate Change, Employment and Local Development in London, UK
Gabriela Miranda, Mads Greaker, Kris Krasnowski, Bettina Schaefer and Andy Westwood
01 Apr 2011
London and the UK are far from immune from the impacts of climate change. The UK is already experiencing the effects of climate change in the form of increased sea-surface temperature and rising sea levels. If global GHG emissions continue unabated,...
Climate Change, Employment and Local Development in Extremadura, Spain
Gabriela Miranda, Hyoung-Woo Chung, David Gibbs, Richard Howard and Lisa Rustico
01 Apr 2011
Extremadura is the fifth largest region in Spain, with certainly one of the most diverse eco-systems and abundant natural resources. Extremadura launched a series of initiatives to facilitate the transition to a green economy which means a model that...
Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development in Andalusia, Spain
Marco Marchese and Jonathan Potter
01 Apr 2011
Andalusia has experienced remarkable growth over the last decades, only halted by the recent economic crisis. The challenge today is to renew with the "prodigious decade" (mid 1990s-mid 2000s) of Andalusia’s development, which will require endogenous...