Economic Policy Reforms 2018: Going for Growth Interim Report
by OECD (Author)

About the Author
The OECD is an international organization that consists of 30 Member countries from the developed world that accept the principles of representative democracy and free market economy. It originated in 1948 as the Organization for European Economic Cooperation (OEEC) to help administer the Marshall Plan for the reconstruction of Europe after World War II. Later its membership was extended to non-European states, and in 1961 it was reformed into the OECD. The organization provides a forum where governments can compare policy experiences, seek answers to common problems, identify good practice and co-ordinate domestic and international policies. With active relationships with some 70 other countries and economies, NGOs and civil society, the organization has a global reach. Renowned for its publications and statistics, its work covers economic and social issues from macroeconomics, to trade, education, environment, development and science and innovation.

About this book
Going for Growth is the OECD's regular report on structural reforms in policy areas that have been identified as priorities to boost incomes in OECD and selected non-OECD countries (Argentina, Brazil, the People's Republic of China, Colombia, Costa Rica, India, Indonesia, Lithuania, the Russian Federation and South Africa). From one issue to the next, Going for Growth follows up on how these recommendations and priorities evolve, not least as a result of governments taking action on the identified policy priorities.

Table of contents
Editorial: An opportunity that governments should not miss
Executive Summary
    Actions taken on policy priorities
    Special chapters – reviewing indicators to enrich the Going for Growth analysis
    The links between green and growth: what the indicators reveal
    Facilitating orderly exit: insights from the new OECD insolvency regimes indicators
Chapter 1. Overview of structural reforms actions in 2017
    Main Findings
    1.1. Introduction
    1.2. Overview of reform progress across countries
    1.3. Economic performance and Going for Growth 2017 reform priorities - a snapshot
    1.4. Progress in unlocking skills development and innovation for all
        1.4.1. Reforms to foster primary and secondary education
        1.4.2. Reforms to expand higher and vocational education and training
        1.4.3. Reforms to improve innovation capacity
    1.5. Progress in boosting business dynamism and faster diffusion of knowledge
        1.5.1. Reforms to economy-wide and sector-specific regulations to facilitate firms’ entry and exit
        1.5.2. Reforms to make the tax system more friendly to growth
        1.5.3. Reforms to improve physical and legal infrastructure
    1.6. Preserving social cohesion and helping workers make the most out of a labour market
        1.6.1. Reforms to reduce the gender gap in labour market participation and work conditions
        1.6.2. Reforms to integrate migrants and minorities
        1.6.3. Reforms to reduce obstacles to job creation, labour force participation and employment in formal sector jobs
        1.6.4. Reforms to reduce policy barriers to mobility
        1.6.5. Reforms to address public healthcare challenges
    Endnotes
    References
    Annex 1.A. Structural policy indicators
Chapter 2. Going for green(er) growth - what can indicators tell us?
    Main findings
    2.1. Environment and growth (and well-being)
    2.2. Green growth – measuring performance and progress
        2.2.1. Environmental performance – assets and productivity
        2.2.2. Indicators of efforts, opportunities and policies
    2.3. Gaps in green growth measurement - what would we like to measure (better)?
    Endnotes
    References
    Annex 2.A. List of selected available green growth indicators and coverage
Chapter 3. Policies for productivity: the design of insolvency regimes across countries
    Main findings
    3.1. Introduction
    3.2. Why do insolvency regimes matter for productivity growth?
    3.3. The characteristics of effective insolvency regimes and how they can be assessed
        3.3.1. General objectives of insolvency regimes
        3.3.2. Existing measures of insolvency regimes
    3.4. The new OECD indicators of insolvency regimes
        3.4.1. Treatment of failed entrepreneurs
        3.4.2. Prevention and streamlining features
        3.4.3. Restructuring tools
        3.4.4. Other design features
    3.5. Cross-country differences in overall insolvency regimes
    Endnotes
    References

Length: 112 pages
Publisher: Org. for Economic Cooperation & Development (May 2, 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9264291954
ISBN-13: 978-9264291959