Few would dispute that having a higher education is more important than ever to help people build positive economic futures and strengthen the knowledge economies of countries. Yet as the second issue of the OECD’s new brief series Education Indicators in Focus explains, OECD countries have...

Gliederung: I. HISTORY AND DEFINITION OF INDICATORS 1. Bottani, Norberto/Tuijnman, Albert: International education indicators: framework, development and interpretation - 2. Bryk, Anthony/Hermanson, Kim: Observations on the structure, interpretation and use of education indicator systems - 3....

There is broad political support for lifelong learning because it is so vital to sustained economic progress and social cohesion in the "new economy". But its implementation is potentially costly and depends on making the learning process more cost-effective and on securing financial and in-kind...

El Salvador’s first competition law took effect on 1 January 2006. The law, following some important amendments in 2007, is sound in most respects. It employs enforcement standards that are consistent with best practices in the worldwide competition community. It provides the new competition...