15-April-2011
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How do services commitments in RTAs influence multilateral negotiations? Through 4 case studies of the RTAs of Chile, Japan, the EU and the US, this paper looks at political economy issues underlying RTAs in general, as well as the specific concessions that countries make on trade in services.
11-April-2011
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Transparent design and implementation of domestic regulation reduces business costs for the public and private sector, according to these case studies from Australia, the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States.
16-March-2010
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A study of water (irrigation) pricing in France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Mexico, a background report to the book Sustainable Management of Water Resources in Agriculture (OECD, 2010).
16-June-2008
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Agri-environmental indicators for the European Union and data on the environmental performance of EU agriculture. Extract from the publication Environmental Performance of Agriculture in OECD Countries since 1990 (2008).
17-October-2005
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In this report, the European commission summarizes the main developments in competition law and policy in 2004.
7-April-2005
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Case studies include: motor vehicle sector in Japan, Poland, South Africa and Australia; health services in the USA and Mexico, Japan, Philippines and Thailand; international IT sourcing in the United States, India and Europe plus IBM and Infosys.
7-April-2005
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Studies include: textile and clothing sectors in Bangladesh, Colombia, Lesotho, Mauritius, USA, Australia and the Slovak Republic; the steel industry in Europe and the US; and shipbuilding in the EU, Japan and Australia.
11-February-2005
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Information on the administration, legal framework and other aspects of fisheries management in the European Union.
16-June-2004
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This report contains an analysis of changes to the Common Agricultural Policy agreed by European Member States in June 2003.
7-June-2004
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The agricultural sector in many OECD countries continues to be characterised by high levels of support and protection. Support to agricultural producers accounted for 32% of total farm receipts -- a slight increase from 2002, but down from 37% from the late 1980s.