How can growing social diversity be harnessed to make for more creative societies in the future? Three powerful forces are simultaneously shaping the social foundations of the future: deep-seated change in underlying economic systems, rapid global integration, and growing social diversity...

As economic globalisation runs its seemingly relentless course, the demands on OECD economies' flexibility are set to increase still further in the years to come. What kind of society will be able to cope with these pressures? How much and what kinds of adaptability will be required of...

As border barriers to international trade and investment continue to be reduced thanks to liberalisation efforts, "behind-the-border" barriers -- which are typically regulations aiming at achieving domestic objectives such as health, safety, environmental or consumer protection -- are...

Cette publication fait suite à une manifestation exceptionnelle qui a réuni des représentants de la société civile venant de pays pauvres et des experts de l'OCDE en Décembre 2000. Il ressort de cet ouvrage que la mondialisation peut avoir un impact positif sur les pays pauvres, à...