This publication presents detailed data on the industrial activity of multinationals in OECD countries. highlighting the increasing importance of multinationals in the economies of 23 countries for the period 2000-2004. Volume I provides data for the manufacturing sector covering 18 variables including production, employment, investment, research and trade. Volume II presents data for services. Nine variables are covered: number of enterprises, employment, turnover, value added, personnel costs, R&D expenditure and personnel, exports and imports. These data provide a measure of the impact of...
This publication presents detailed data on the industrial activity of multinationals in OECD countries. highlighting the increasing importance of mult...
This directory provides official information on the mandates, dates of creation and durations of current mandates, composition of member countries and observers, and chairmanship of the OECD Council and its related committees, sub-committees, working groups, expert groups, and ad hoc groups. It includes coverage of the International Energy Agency and the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency and is updated annually. It is, in effect, a guide to country participation in the many activities of the OECD.
This directory provides official information on the mandates, dates of creation and durations of current mandates, composition of member countries and...
Ce Rpertoire fournit des informations officielles sur les mandats, les dates de cration et les dures des mandats courants, la composition des pays membres, les observateurs, la prsidence du Conseil de l'OCDE et ses comits subsidiaires, sous-comits, groupes de travail, groupes d'experts, et groupes ad hoc. Il fournit galement des informations sur l'Agence internationale de l'nergie et sur l'Agence de l'OCDE pour l'nergie nuclaire. Il est mis jour chaque anne. L'ouvrage est en fait, un guide de la participation des pays aux multiples activits de l'OCDE.
Ce Rpertoire fournit des informations officielles sur les mandats, les dates de cration et les dures des mandats courants, la composition des pays mem...
Although SMEs are a major source of growth and job creation, SMEs appear to be under-represented in the international economy relative to their contribution in national and local economies. Two original OECD-APEC surveys investigated how SME policy makers and SMEs perceive the barriers to SME access to international markets. This proceedings presents a report on the results of the surveys, a synthesis of the conference discussions, and the main outcome of the conference: the Athens Action Plan for Removing Barriers to SME Access to International Markets.
Although SMEs are a major source of growth and job creation, SMEs appear to be under-represented in the international economy relative to their contri...
Finland is one of the most rural countries within the OECD, and it is also one of the early adopters of a multi-sectoral approach to rural policy. The Finnish model of rural policy has been reasonably successful in achieving coherence among sectoral policies oriented to rural areas (the so-called broad rural policy) and in tailoring specific programs to promote rural development (the so-called narrow rural policy). This review examines developments in Finnish rural policy since the last review in 1995, examining in particular public service delivery and competitiveness and business...
Finland is one of the most rural countries within the OECD, and it is also one of the early adopters of a multi-sectoral approach to rural policy. The...