Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. The OECD Observer

Traditionally a male bastion in many countries, the medical profession has seen the proportion of female doctors steadily...

Higher education cannot escape major and sometimes difficult change, and OECD governments were determined to lead those changes,...

OECD Observer: Why did the UK decide to introduce fees for higher education?

After two years of slow growth and rising unemployment, GDP in Poland finally turned around in 2004 and...

"You cannot find a bigger, more complex and all-encompassing subject than that of 'Balancing globalisation' ", said moderator...

The gloomy image that has for so long hung over the world's largest continent may at last be...

Production and consumption of farm products are expanding faster in developing countries than in developed economies. But a...

The Indian economy has benefited from a strong cyclical upswing since 2003, triggered by the return to normal...

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Some public services in China have come under serious strain, even as the economy has boomed. This appears...

"Against the backdrop of a broadening global expansion, ministers identified and discussed two sets of key policy challenges.

It is a great honour to have been given the mandate to lead the OECD following Donald Johnston's...

The UK was the world's largest recipient of inward FDI in 2005, attracting $165 billion of FDI from...

Are house prices peaking? They have certainly risen strongly, even in real terms-thai is, when adjusted for inflation-since...

Health spending continues to rise in OECD countries and, if current trends continue, governments will have to raise...

Around 900 million people, or approximately 15% of the world's population, live in so-called weak governance zones, particularly...

Poverty is multifaceted by nature, making cross-country comparisons difficult. Some countries may have a large poverty rate but...

"Rising participation rates, diminishing labour market opportunities and intense competition for public and private funds have combined to...

The Netherlands, Denmark and Japan have been warned to take stronger action against bribery of foreign officials, in...

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