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WATER: sharing a precious commodity

07-Mar-2012Water management needs urgent reform if the world is to head off a serious deterioration in the quality and quantity of water available, according to a new OECD report.Read more

GENDER: Only 10% of board members of top companies are women

05-Mar-2012Women are still under-represented in top corporate jobs, despite efforts in many countries to promote their participation on boards, according to new OECD data.Read more

AGRICULTURE: Strategic investment needed to fight rural poverty

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02-Mar-2012Agricultural policies to reduce poverty in developing countries should focus on strategic investments to raise productivity and benefit from high food prices, according to a new OECD study.Read more

DEVELOPMENT: A shared goal for all countries

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01-Mar-2012Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the OECD Development Centre, Angel Gurria said that inequality, climate change and conflict make development a shared global objective with implications for both rich and poor countries.Read more

ECONOMY: Structural reforms can make the difference

24-Feb-2012The pace of reform has accelerated in those OECD countries where it is needed most, says the latest Going for Growth report. It identifies the specific action needed to help governments steer their economies out of the crisis, stimulate growth and create jobs.Read more

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OECD at 50

Gender (in)equality

www.shutterstock.com Men earn more than women, work less, and occupy more of the top jobs – but women live longer, are better educated and get to retire younger. How best to harness the talents of both sexes for better lives all round?

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Create Your Better Life Index

The Better Life Index allows citizens to compare well-being across 34 countries based on 11 dimensions in the areas of material living conditions and quality of life: housing; income; jobs; community; education; environment; governance; health; life satisfaction; safety; work-life balance.

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Key issues

Restoring public finances

NEW: Solving Europe's banking and debt crisis

Boosting jobs and skills

NEW: Help wanted

Restoring public trust

NEW: Identification and quantification of the proceeds of bribery

New sources of growth

NEW: Greening the global energy system

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