The OECD : a decade of transformation : 2011-2021 / Peter Carroll, Aynsley Kellow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carroll, Peter (Professor), author.

Kellow, Aynsley J. (Aynsley John), 1951- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European cooperation--Economic aspects.

European cooperation.

Economic development--Europe.

Economic development.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development--History.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 156 pages) : illustrations (chiefly colour)

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2021]

Summary:

In the last decade, the OECD has undergone a period of transformation under the leadership of Secretary-General Angel Gurría and his senior management - a transformation that has revitalised the organisation's operations and outputs. Now celebrating its 60th anniversary, the OECD provides an increasingly valuable resource for its members and partners worldwide. This, the only book to cover the last ten years of the OECD's work, focuses on the policy-related advice, evidence-based global standards, trusted statistics and analysis, and support for policy reform that it has developed. The book commences with a brief history of the OECD and its key decision processes and then examines the impact of its leadership in driving a wide range of achievements and in securing an expanding, increasingly global role. It focuses on the organisation's green agenda and the move to measure living conditions in a more detailed fashion, rather than relying largely on GDP, and on the inclusive growth project that aims at making markets work for all. It discusses the OECD's remarkably influential work in education, including PISA and PIAAC, and demonstrates the capacity of the OECD to embrace new areas of work - the importance of innovation and the digital economy in driving economic growth. Based on access to a wide range of documents and extensive interviews with senior officials and members, this comprehensive book also sheds light on the OECD's partnership with the G20 in the push for stronger international co-operation and transparency in tax matters as well their Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit shifting (BEPS), aimed at tackling tax avoidance. The OECD's strategic response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the drive to develop 'Smart Data' are also covered.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Leaders' Testimonials (December 2020)

Acknowledgements

Contents

1 Introduction

2 How the Organisation Works

3 From the Cold War to the OECD's 50th Anniversary

4 Leadership

5 Going National

6 Going Global

OECD in Pictures

7 Going Green

8 From GDP to Well Being, Inclusive Growth, Education

9 Innovation and the Digital Economy

10 International Taxation

11 Systemic Thinking and Smart Data

12 From Radiation Health to COVID-19: Health Work at the OECD

13 Conclusion

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

9783110735833

3110735830

OCLC:

1269268965