OECD
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. It was established in 1961 and it is located in Paris, France. Thirty countries are members of the OECD (Mexico has been member since 18 May 1994). Thanks to this organization, governments from the different countries can compare policy experiences, they look for answers for problems they have in common (such as the economic crisis), and identify and coordinate domestic and international policies.
Its mission:
- Support sustainable economic growth
- Boost employment
- Raise living standards
- Maintain financial stability
- Assist other countries’ economic development
- Contribute to growth in world trade
The OECD helps governments to encourage prosperity and fight poverty through economic growth and financial stability by using its wealth of information.
The Council, the committees, and the secretariat are the ones who drive the OECD’s work.
The Council is the decision-making power; the Council meets frequently at the level of permanent representatives to OECD and by consensus, the decisions are made.
Committees: the representatives of the members of the OECD meet in this committees to advance ideas and review progress in some policy areas like economics, trade, etc.
The OECD Secretariat is made up of about 2,500 staff (includes economists, lawyers, scientists, etc) and they support the activities of the committees.
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