The report provides comparative knowledge, both policy and data, through thematic chapters and country-specific policy and statistical profiles....

Tourism is a major part of the contemporary experience economy, in which food plays an important role. Food is a key part of all cultures, a major element of global intangible heritage and an increasingly important attraction for tourists....

This is the 18th edition of the Agricultural Outlook and the eighth prepared jointly with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It brings together the commodity, policy and country expertise of both organisations, and input from collaborating member countries....

Improving water quality is consistently ranked as a top environmental concern in OECD public opinion surveys. The key challenges for policy makers in addressing water quality issues in agriculture are to reduce water pollution while encourage benefits, such as maintaining aquatic life....

Un milliard et demi de personnes sur la planete vivent dans des pays touches par des cycles repetes de violence et d\'insecurite. Ces pays font face a d\'immenses defis extraordinaires dans leur transition d\'une situation de conflit a une situation de paix....

This publication provides an overview of approaches and measures in MENA-OECD Investment Programme economies to promote, support and advance women\'s entrepreneurship development in the Middle East and North Africa....

This report develops a framework of social unrest within a complex understanding of systemic risk. The goal is to try to identify triggers (events that lead to social unrest) and drivers (causal roots) for the emergence of social unrest and, based on this functional analysis, to design policy options on how to avoid, mitigate or handle unrest....

A detailed reference work on gas supply and demand covering not only the OECD countries but also the rest of the world, this publication contains essential information on LNG and pipeline trade, gas reserves, storage capacity and prices....

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 initative between OECD and the African Development Bank....

Many companies and other large employers have put in place initiatives to address the traffic-related nuisances generated by their activities and, in particular, the traffic generated by their workers and customers....

OECD\'s 2010 survey of Luxembourg\'s economy. This edition includes chapters covering recovery from the crisis, achieving sustainable improvments in living standards, making the labour market work better and the Luxembourg financial centre and the crisis.Table of Content :Executive summary Assessment and recommendations Chapter 1....

Economic growth, trade and the concentration of population in large cities will intensify demand for interurban transport services. Concurrently, the need to manage environmental impacts effectively will increase....

More than one-third of Official Development Assistance is spent annually on fragile and conflict-affected countries. Nonetheless, aid does not always flow promptly and effectively to where it is most needed, especially in countries recovering from conflict....

This review of human resource management (HRM) in the federal government of Brazil provides a detailed diagnosis of the management of government employees, and solutions for improving it. The assessments and the recommendations are based on the lessons learned from the experience of OECD member countries....

Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Developing Countries 2010: Disbursements, Commitments, Country Indicators (Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Aid Recipients)...