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The Development Centre (DEV, www.oecd.org/dev) helps policy makers in OECD and partner countries find innovative solutions to the global challenges of development and poverty alleviation. It is a unique institution within the OECD and the international community, where the governments of Member and partner countries, entreprises and civil society organisations discuss questions of common interest informally. (learn more about us).
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20-Nov-2008
The current financial crisis is now hitting developing and emerging countries hard. The Development Centre is currently analysing several aspects of the crisis, with the objective of offering relevant policy insights and solutions to better tackle the consequences of the financial crisis.
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06-Nov-2008
In the presence of the French Minister of State for Cooperation and Francophony, Jeff Dayton-Johnson of the Development Centre reminded participants at an international seminar of the importance of greater co-ordination between migration and development policies – in order to meet more effectively both sets of policy goals.
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28-Oct-2008
Fiscal policy, says the latest Latin American Economic Outlook (LEO 2009) from the OECD’s Development Centre, can be a powerful tool for economic, political and social development in Latin America if taxes are raised efficiently and fairly and spending is directed to promoting growth and reducing poverty and inequality.
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28-Oct-2008
Are Latin American governments making the most of fiscal policy to boost economic growth and combat poverty and inequality? Or could governments be making better use of debt management, tax systems and public spending to foster development?
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10-Sep-2008
A year of work on the “ownership” principle of effective aid has taught us: the best development policies have buy-in from citizens, parliaments and other groups, not just from central government. Moreover, they are not just home-owned, but home-grown. Our publications and events on "ownership" have been core ingredients of last weeks discussions on the issue at the Accra High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (2-4 September).
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from 07-Jul-2008 to 09-Jul-2008
The environment and climate change, development and Africa and the global economy were the key themes set out by Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukada for this year's G8 Summit, which OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría attended.
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on 27-Jun-2008
The OECD Development Centre and the African Development Bank hosted the most successful International Forum on African Perspectives to date on Friday June 27, 2008 at the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Employment. People working on and passionate about Africa’s future came out in record numbers (over 500) to listen to rich discussions and exchange with panelists.
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on 17-Jun-2008
OECD Development Centre Director Javier Santiso will present the Centre's research on China's and India's economic impact in Latin America at this seminar organised by Casa America and Casa Asia in Madrid.
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on 20-May-2008
This year’s Plenary of the Global Forum brought together senior policy makers and experts to discuss “ownership”, the first principle of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness. Participants grappled with controversial issues like conditionality, called for more transparent and predictable aid, and agreed on the need to support Southern research institutions and think tanks.
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