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The OECD is a unique forum where the governments of 30 democracies work together to address the economic, social and environmental challenges of globalisation. The OECD is also at the forefront of efforts to understand and to help governments respond to new developments and concerns, such as corporate governance, the information economy and the challenges of an ageing population. The Organisation provides a setting where governments can compare policy experiences, seek answers to common problems, identify good practice and work to co-ordinate domestic and international policies.
Examines whether globalization processes can be managed so as to minimize inequality and exclusion, and to strengthen social cohesion. It details the driving forces behind globalization, which include deregulation in OECD countries (a process that also fosters regionalization), the emergence of technologies that have altered the way in which firms organize production (from Taylorism to ‘post‐Taylorist’ flexible production), globalization of financial services (which has increased governments’ vulnerability to market instabilities), and the entry of non‐OECD countries into the global marketplace. Moreover, regionalization carries risks of exclusion and protectionism, which also threaten to create destabilizing inequalities.
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