The OECD a study of organisational adaptation
1. Introduction -- 2. The OECD approaching 50 -- 3. Key processes : peer reviews, roundtables and budgets -- 4. The origins of the OECD and its development in the 1960s -- 5. The quest for a more active role in the 1970s -- 6. The OECD in the 1980s : changing roles and influence -- 7. The 1990s : ne...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cheltenham [England]
Edward Elgar Pub
2011
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| Collection: | Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 1. Introduction -- 2. The OECD approaching 50 -- 3. Key processes : peer reviews, roundtables and budgets -- 4. The origins of the OECD and its development in the 1960s -- 5. The quest for a more active role in the 1970s -- 6. The OECD in the 1980s : changing roles and influence -- 7. The 1990s : new challenges -- 8. A new century -- 9. Accession and policy transfer -- 10. The OECD and civil society -- 11. The OECD and international organisations -- 12. The OECD and the environment -- 13. The health-related work of the OECD -- 14. Conclusion : an evolving OECD The book reveals, for the first time, the origins, growth and complex role of the OECD as it celebrates its fiftieth anniversary, showing how it has adapted--for the most part successfully--to the changing needs of its members, both large and small |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 301 p ill |
| ISBN: | 9780857939890 1845429540 9781845429546 |