OECD's 2014 Economic Survey of the Slovak Republic examines recent economic developments, policies and prospects. Special chapters cover reforming the public sector and spurring growth in lagging regions.

Slovak Republic 2014 OCDE economic surveys

Colombia has undergone profound change over the last ten years and has made significant progress in implementing its governance agenda with policies that aim to strengthen its institutions and promote sustainable, inclusive growth in all regions of the country. The Public Governance Review therefore offers advice to help Colombia address its governance challenges effectively and efficiently over time. It provides an assessment and recommendations on how to improve its ability to set, steer, and implement multi-year national development strategy. The Review addresses centre-of-government co-ordination, evidence-based decision-making, multi-level governance and thematic issues related to whole-of-government strategic human resource management, e-government, and public procurement. Overall, strategic agility in managing an efficient and effective public administration that delivers sound policy to citizens and business in support of the country´s security, growth and prosperity, are key to ensuring that Colombia´s government can deliver policy in a way that advances the country´s long-term development, cohesion, competitiveness and prosperity agenda.

Colombia : implementing good governance

Perspectives économiques de l'Amérique latine

Les Perspectives de l'emploi de l'OCDE 2013 examinent les marchés du travail au lendemain de la crise. Aujourd'hui encore, plus de 48 millions de personnes sont sans travail dans la zone de l'OCDE. Trouver le juste équilibre entre apporter aux chômeurs une nécessaire garantie de revenu et maintenir de fortes incitations à retrouver un emploi et aider les chômeurs dans leur effort de recherche d'emploi n'est pas tâche facile. L'édition de cette année des Perspectives tire des enseignements utiles d'un examen réalisé récemment par l'OCDE qui a porté sur les systèmes de prestations, les services de l'emploi, publics et privés, et les programmes d'emploi et de formation dans sept pays membres. En outre, les Perspectives observent la situation des jeunes et des travailleurs seniors sur les marchés du travail difficiles d'aujourd'hui, et font le point sur la protection de l'emploi dans les pays de l'OCDE et certaines économies émergentes. Le rapport s'achève sur une présentation des principaux résultats d'une nouvelle étude internationale consacrée aux cessations d'emploi involontaires consécutives à une restructuration, un transfert ou une cessation d'activité. Comme les années précédentes, on trouvera à la fin des Perspectives une annexe statistique développée réunissant les indicateurs clés du marché du travail.

Perspectives de l'emploi de l'ocde 2013

This report compares the performance of 15-year-olds in the United States in PISA against the global patterns and trends. But it goes beyond the aggregate level analysis that have so far been published in the PISA 2012 reports, to give analysis of student performance on individual mathematics test items in order to reveal students’ strengths and weaknesses. Considering this also in the context of the relationship between PISA and the Common Core Standards for Mathematics can help connect these results to what the United States aspires to teach in classrooms and help inform teaching practices that can support performance improvement.

Lessons from PISA 2012 for the United States

Many jurisdictions around the world are trying to retain or increase the share of cycling in urban traffic in order to benefit from the many health and transport efficiency benefits. Safety is a key concern and should be accounted for in these policies. This report of the International Transport Forum's Cycling Safety Working Group monitors international trends in cycling, safety and policy, and explores options that may help decision makers design safe environments for cycling. Key messages relate to strategic goal-setting for cycling policy and managing crash risks while increasing health benefits. The report also discusses how to better capture crash and bicycle usage statistics. The safety impacts of a wide range of pro-cycling measures are examined in detail.

Cycling, Health and Safety

Uruguay has made remarkable progress over the past decade. Stable macroeconomic policies and a favourable external environment have permitted brisk growth and the financing of social policies. Substantial improvements in several dimensions of human well-being have occurred during this period, alongside considerable reductions in external risks. The conditions ahead, however, may present challenges to maintaining performance. Overcoming these challenges will require finding the appropriate balance between long run objectives and macroeconomic and fiscal stability. One of the main obstacles to economic growth is the insufficient and inadequate provision of human capital and skills. A number of challenges remain for education, which, together with fiscal policy, is key means of reducing inequalities and sustaining economic growth. In addition, Uruguay needs to address labour shortages to avoid constraints on future growth, especially as exports become more skills-intensive. It is important to orient social policies and expenditures towards the most vulnerable groups.

Multi-dimensional Review of Uruguay - Initial Assessment-volume

This sixth peer review of the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance analyses the corporate governance framework and practices relating to corporate risk management, in the private sector and in state-owned enterprises. The review covers 26 jurisdictions and is based on a general survey of all participating jurisdictions in December 2012, as well as an in-depth review of corporate risk management in Norway, Singapore and Switzerland.

The report finds that while risk-taking is a fundamental driving force in business and entrepreneurship, the cost of risk management failures is often underestimated, both externally and internally, including the cost in terms of management time needed to rectify the situation. The reports thus concludes that corporate governance should ensure that risks are understood, managed, and, when appropriate, communicated.

Risk management and corporate governance

This study provides practical guidance to revenue bodies wishing to enhance and enrich their existing measures with timely measures of compliance outcomes. The study shares experiences of what has worked for revenue bodies, what challenges have been faced and how they might be overcome.

Slovak Republic 2014 OCDE economic surveys

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