This report, published by the OECD's International Futures Programme in co-operation with the Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre in Australia, aims to stimulate informed debate about the main integration issues facing the Asia-Pacific region in the decades ahead.&nbsp; It examines such issues as how the region compares to other regions of the world in terms of economic and political integration; regional co-operation on trade, investment and environment; and security and transportation concerns.&nbsp; The book concludes with Mike Moore's "Reflections on Asia Pacific Integration".

Regional Integration in the Asia Pacific: Issues And Prospects

Business & Money

OECD Publishing

International

Organization for Economic

This 15th edition of the Agricultural Outlook edition presents the outlook for commodity markets during the 2009 to 2018 period, and analyses world market trends for the main agricultural products, as well as biofuels. It provides an assessment of agricultural market prospects for production, consumption, trade, stocks and prices of the included commodities.  This edition of the Outlook was prepared in a period of unprecedented financial market turmoil and rapidly deteriorating global economic prospects. Because macroeconomic conditions are changing so quickly, this report complements the standard baseline projections with an analysis of revised short-term GDP prospects and alternative GDP recovery paths. Lower GDP scenarios result in lower commodity prices, with reductions in crop and biofuel prices about one-half those for livestock products. A sensitivity analysis to highly uncertain crude oil prices shows the important links between energy and agricultural prices. The Outlook also reports on a survey of various actors in the agri-food chain in terms of the current impacts of the global economic crisis and credit market constraints. The issue of food security and the capacity of the agricultural sector to meet the rising demand for food remains very high on the international political agenda.  This report provides a brief overview of critical factors such as land availability, productivity gains, water usage and climate change, and suggests that agricultural production could be significantly increased, provided there is sufficient investment in research, infrastructure and technological change, particularly in developing countries.

OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2009-2018

Industries

OECD's 2005 survey of the Swedish economy examines its key economic challenges including population ageing, maintaining the welfare system, increasing the labour supply, and achieving environmental objectives.  Individual chapters examine strength

Oecd Economic Surveys 2004-2005 Sweden: By Country 2004-2005 Sweden

Economics

Employee stock option plans have become a common component of remuneration packages in multinational enterprises. This publication presents and examines the many important tax issues that arise for beneficiaries and companies.   Focusing first on domestic tax issues, it considers what tax treatment would provide no tax-related incentives for a company to either increase or cut the use of stock options, and would be neutral regarding the choice of either granting stock options or paying ordinary salary. The approach is non-prescriptive and serves to provide a benchmark for policymakers. This is complemented by a survey of taxation of stock options in OECD countries in 2002 that calculates the effective rate of tax and compares it with tax on ordinary salary. Cross-border taxation issues are then discussed. Issues such as the timing of the benefits from stock options, the distinction between employment income and capital gains and the identification of the services to which they relate are relevant to the application of tax treaties, which are based on the OECD Model Tax Convention, and the resulting changes to the Model's Commentary are fully explained.  Finally, the effects on transfer pricing are analysed in three circumstances: when an enterprise grants stock options to employees of a subsidiary in another country, when using transfer pricing methods that are affected by remuneration costs, and when employees benefiting from stock options are involved in activities that are the subject of a cost contribution arrangement. This detailed study is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the intricacies of taxation of stock options.

OECD Tax Policy Studies The Taxation of Employee Stock Options

Org. for Economic Cooperation & Development

This 2005 Economic Survey of Korea's economy examines key challenges in Korea's shift to a more market-oriented and open economy. In particular, it covers public sector decentralisation, innovation and the education system, enhancing flexibility and participation in the labour market, and reforming the corporate and financial sectors.

Oecd Economic Surveys: Korea

Biofuels For Transport: An International Perspective

This comprehensive review of Mexican regulatory policy outlines progress made by Mexico since the 1999 review conducted by the OECD, and makes recommendations for further reforms aimed at promoting investment and boosting productivity and competitiveness. In particular, the review examines the government's capacity to assure high quality regulation, the extent of market openness, and the performance of regulatory agencies for energy, water, financial services, and telecommunications. A special chapter looks at electricity, for which OECD recommends important changes. Table of contents in English Summary Mexico Monitoring Exercise: Synthesis Government Capacity to Assure High Quality Regulation Market Openness Regulatory Agencies in Mexico: the Case of Energy, Water, Financial Services and Telecommunications Electricity ANNEX A

Oecd Reviews Of Regulatory Reform, Mexico: Progress In Implementing Regulatory Reform

<p>What happens in education today will affect the lives of individuals and the health of whole communities for decades to come. Yet educational decision-making is mostly about dealing with pressing immediate issues or seeking more efficient ways of maintaining established practice, rather than about shaping the long term. How to redress the balance? Scenario methods offer one highly promising answer. This latest volume in the Schooling for Tomorrow series goes beyond the OECD's own set of educational futures already published. It discusses how to develop scenarios and use them to address the challenges confronting policy and practice. Its chapters give both authoritative scholarly overviews and very practical lessons to be applied, including from Jay Ogilvy, a prominent exponent of scenario thinking for the business world, and school change expert Michael Fullan. Educational readers will benefit from the detailed coverage of scenario approaches from other sectors. They will be able to relate to examples of educational "futures thinking in action" initiatives in England, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Ontario, Canada. These initiatives, with OECD active involvement, have brought together leading stakeholders in fresh ways to inject long-term thinking into educational agendas. This book is relevant for the many - policy makers, school leaders and teachers - concerned with the long-term future of education.</p>

Schooling for Tomorrow Think Scenarios, Rethink Education

Education & Reference

KOREA Topics covered: Pollution Management , Nature and Biodiversity Management , Environmental-Economic Interface , Environmental-Social Interface , International Co-operation This book is part of the OECD Environmental Performance Reviews Programme which conducts peer reviews of environmental conditions and progress in each member country. It scrutinises efforts to meet both domestic objectives and international commitments. The analyses presented are supported by a broad range of economic and environmental data and lead to recommendations for further environmental and sustainable development progress. A first cycle of Environmental Performance Reviews, covering all member countries was completed in 2000. The second cycle focuses on environmental management, sustainable develop-ment and international commitments. Latest Reviews Available : Russian Federation* 1999 , Turkey 1999 , Hungary 2000 , Greece 2000 , Ireland 2000 , Luxembourg 2000 ,OECD Countries 2001 , Germany 2001 , Iceland 2001 , Norway 2001 , Portugal 2001 , Slovak Republic 2002 , Japan 2002 , United Kingdom 2002 , Italy 2002 , Netherlands 2003 , Poland 2003 , Mexico 2003 , Austria 2003 , Canada 2004 , Sweden 2004 , Spain 2004 , France 2005 , Chile* 2005 , Czech Republic 2005 , United States 2006 , Korea 2006

Korea: Oecd Environmental Performance Reviews

Dans l'édition 2006 de l'examen périodique de l'économique tchèque, on constate que l'horizon économique du pays s'est éclairci et que la situation est bonne sur le front monétaire ; en revanche, il reste beaucoup à faire pour réformer les dépenses publiques, améliorer le marché du travail et optimiser l'environnement des entreprises. Dans cette édition, des dossiers spéciaux sont consacrés à la réforme des pensions, à la viabilité budgétaire des administrations nationales et municipales, à la modernisation du système éducatif et à la stimulation de l'innovation.

Etudes Economiques De L'ocde: Republique Tcheque 2006

Human Resources

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