The objective of this paper is to identify high employment industries in Australia, Japan and the U.S using input-output (IO) analysis. It is found that (1) the high and low employment generating industries in 1980 and/or 1990 are almost the same as those in 1997. Thus on a relative basis, there...

The book reveals, for the first time, the origins, growth and complex role of the OECD as it celebrates its fiftieth anniversary, showing how it has adapted – for the most part successfully – to the changing needs of its members, both large and small. Peter Carroll and Aynsley Kellow provide...

This book provides a unique examination of how a middle power uses international organisations to achieve greater global influence. This detailed study of how a nation state engages with an international organisation will be a great source of insight and information for scholars and advanced...

Frontmatter -- Leaders’ Testimonials (December 2020) -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 How the Organisation Works -- 3 From the Cold War to the OECD’s 50th Anniversary -- 4 Leadership -- 5 Going National -- 6 Going Global -- OECD in Pictures -- 7 Going Green -- 8 From...

The broad aim of effective engagement with non-members, including developing countries, industrialised countries, other international organisations and interest groups, especially in the pursuit of economic development, was laid down in the OECD's founding Convention in 1961 (OECD 2013). The aim...