The organization for Economic Cooperation and development (OECD, interpret.: Organization for economic co-operation and development) is an international, strictly intergovernmentale organization. It has its seat in Paris.

Function

The OECD is called also the organization of the states of the first world. Nearly everything of the 30 states is industrialized countries. (Conditions 01/2005)

Statutory goals of the OECD are

• to contribute to an optimal economic development and a rising standard of living in their member states,
• to promote in their member countries and the developing countries the economic growth,
• to favour an expansion of the world trade.

This very general objective makes it possible to her to react very flexibly to new questions.

Structure and decision making

The OECD is not a supranational organization, but has rather the character of a permanently meeting conference. The organization is strictly intergouvernmental written, their resolutions is not binding. At its point stands the advice, that meets in relatively short distances and is represented in that all members with their Permanent Representative. Usually once per year the advice on Minister level meets. All decisions and recommendations require the unanimity, however the possibility of the abstention exists; if a country of this possibility makes use, it does not have to use the recommendation concerned. The practical work takes place in specialized committees and working groups, in which beside government representatives also independent experts can be represented, who take however only an advisory function.

The organizational line of the OECD is incumbent on the secretariat, which on five years a selected Secretary-General manages. It is represented and supported by four vice-Secretaries-General. Among them there is 11 arranged according to technical criteria you acct rate with one director each at the point.

Since 1996 the Canadian Donald J. Johnston is acting Secretary-General. In June 2006 it is replaced by its successor fishing rod from Mexico, already appointed. This is the first Secretary-General of the OECD, which does not come from one richest industrialized countries.

Altogether secretariat and you acct rate understand themselves primarily as think tank, which recognizes problems promptly and presents solution types for discussion. The OECD rendered large services by its work within the statistic range and as forum for exchange of experience.

History

As forerunner organization of the OECD on 16 April 1948 of 18 European countries the organization was created for European Economic CO operation (OEEC) to compile and convert over a common concept to the economic reconstruction and to co-operation. A primary goal was it to merge the European countries into the decision-making process over the use of the funds from the European Recovery Program (ERP - "Mars resounding plan").

The OEEC was transferred in September 1961 into the OECD, establishment states of the OECD is thereby Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Canada, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, Turkey, the united kingdom and the United States.

Member states

in Europe

outside of Europe

Special institutions of the OECD

• CERI Centre for Educational Research and innovation
• DEV development Centre
• ECMT European Conference OF of Minister OF transport
• IEA internationally Energy Agency
• NEA Nuclear Energy Agency
• Sahel SAW and west Africa club
• SIGMA support for Improvement in Governance and management in cent ral and Eastern European Countries

OECD studies

• Regular reports on the situation in the countries for economic development in the member countries
• Restaurant economics for the OECD countries (2x annually)
• Employment Outlook (annual)
• Science and Technology Outlook
• Urban Renaissance
• PISA study (since the year 2000 in three-year rotation)

See also

• Europe, European union, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Euro, euro, multilateral investment agreement, OECD scale

Related links

• http://www.oecd.org (English, French)
• http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/www/de/aussenpolitik/aussenwirtschaft/awpolitik/oecd_html - basic informations of the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany
• OECD Factbook 2005 (English)
• History of the OECD
• Deuschland in the OECD comparison

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