Publications & Documents

Decoupling the Environmental Impacts of Transport from Economic Growth

Transport activity continues to cause large adverse impacts on the environment, human health and the economy. But is a negative impact of transport on the environment a necessary consequence of economic growth?

Financial Support to Fisheries: Implications for Sustainable Development

A report exploring the range of economic, environmental and social effects of financial support to the fisheries sector in OECD member countries.

Size and Sector - Firm Project 2006

Questionnaire Firm Project 2006

Data for Canada - Firm Project 2006

Expert Meeting on the Human Side of Fisheries Adjustment

The expert meeting has brought together experts and delegates to analyse the social issues and policy challenges that arise as a result of fisheries adjustment policies, and how OECD member countrie

The Political Economy of Environmentally Related Taxes

This book provides a comprehensive discussion of these issues and of recent research on the environmental and economic impacts of applying environmentally related taxes.

Coherence of Agricultural and Rural Development Policies

At a time when agriculture is no longer the dominant sector in rural economies in OECD countries, this study examines the advantages of developing coherence between agricultural and rural development policies.

Recommendation of the Council on Good Practices for Public Environmental Expenditure Management [C(2006)84]

Recommends that Member countries take effective measures to ensure that public environmental expenditure programmes are environmentally effective, economically efficient and managed in accordance with sound principles of public expenditure management.

Good Practices in the National Sustainable Development Strategies of OECD countries

All countries should have national sustainable development strategies in place, but many still lack strategies and others fall short of good practices in terms of long-term perspectives, integrated government approaches, consultation with stakeholders, realistic targets, etc.