The OECD Examiners and the Belgian Delegation - Introduction - The basic structure of the education system (The emergence of the communities - Pluralism - Decentralisation - Participation - Notes) - The Belgian commitment to education policy (Quantitative aspects - Modernisation of structures -...

This publication examines the relationship between innovation policy and economic performance in six OECD countries. In-depth analyses highlight countries' strengths and weaknesses in innovation, as well as the effectiveness of their innovation policies in driving economic performance. Taken...

The system of education in the Netherlands has undergone a great number of reforms in recent years. What is needed now is a respite, if only so that the major regulatory and structural changes that have already been made can be consolidated. Achieving a consensus on these reforms is proving a...

The growth potential of countries increasingly depends on the effectiveness of their innovation systems in creating, diffusing and using knowledge. A large share of market-based or informal knowledge flows occur within industrial clusters that can be seen as reduced-form innovation systems....