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1. Financial Support to Fisheries

Author

Cox, Anthony, Schmidt, Carl-Christian, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Cox, Anthony, Schmidt, Carl-Christian, and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Subjects
Fisheries--Economic aspects--OECD countries, Sustainable development--OECD countries, Fishery policy--Social aspects--OECD countries, Fishery policy--Environmental aspects--OECD countries, Fishery policy--Economic aspects--OECD countries, Fisheries subsidies--Social aspects, Sustainable fisheries--OECD countries, Fisheries subsidies--Economic aspects, Fisheries subsidies--OECD countries
Abstract

OECD governments pay out around 6 billion USD a year to support the fisheries sector. Some of this expenditure is provided to help ensure the effective management of fisheries through the provision of research, administrative and enforcement services. However, its effects on economic profitability and resource sustainability are open to debate. Such support has often been linked to over-fishing and over-capitalization, and its reform may lead to improved economic, environmental and social outcomes. This report analyzes the impacts of such transfers from a sustainable development perspective by addressing the economic, environmental and social dimensions of financial transfers. Through this focus, this study aims to deepen policymakers'understanding of the complex issues at play in the fisheries sector, a sector that is characterized by ongoing concerns regarding economic profitability, community resilience, and resource sustainability.--Publisher summary.

Published
2006

2. Competitive Cities in the Global Economy

Author

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Subjects
Cities and towns--Growth--Planning, Sustainable development, Metropolitan areas--Economic aspects--OECD countries, Community development--Case studies, Urban economics, Urbanization--Social aspects, Metropolitan government--Case studies, Urbanization--Social aspects--OECD countries, Sustainable development--OECD countries, Metropolitan government--OECD countries, Community development--OECD countries, Regional planning--OECD countries
Abstract

Urban areas are now home to more than half the population of OECD countries. Megacities like Tokyo with more than 35 million people and Mexico with about 18.5 million, and large agglomerations such as Montreal, Helsinki, Madrid and Stockholm are often called'engines of national growth.'They represent an important part of the national economy (up to 50% for Budapest, Seoul and Helsinki) and feature higher GDP per capita and productivity levels than their countries'averages. But the urban paradox is that cities also harbor large pockets of unemployment and poverty and suffer from ills such as congestion, pollution and crime. So are urban regions sustainable in the long term? Balancing the economic advantages of cities with their accompanying problems, policymakers are rethinking the strategies to keep these'engines'running smoothly. This book is a synthesis report drawing from OECD metropolitan reviews. Based on an international database of 78 metro-regions, it provides indications related to large cities'performance within their countries. The report also addresses key dilemmas, including competitiveness and social cohesion, intergovernmental relationships and urban finance.--Publisher abstract

Published
2006

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