Knowledge moves:

Afonso, Natércio; Costa, Estela

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“…Even where there appeared to be a strong link between OECD recommendations and member country policy, such as the UK, there was little evidence that the OECD set the agenda for change. Recent in-depth studies of education reform in Belgium, Hungary, and Portugal, however, show that negative PISA rankings helped to trigger or accelerate the reform process (Bajoni, Berenzi, and Neuman, 2007; Barroso et al ., 2007; Delvaux et al ., 2007). Certainly, a significant group of countries prospered inspite of not following the OECD Jobs Strategy’s prescription for the ‘liberalization’ of domestic labour markets.…”

Section: The Oecd In the Emerging Structure Of Transnational Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

Standardizing and disseminating knowledge: the role of the OECD in global governance

Mahon

McBride

2009

Eur. Pol. Sci. Rev.

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If ‘knowledge is power’, it is unsurprising that the production, legitimation, and application of social scientific knowledge, not least that which was designed to harness social organization to economic growth, is a potentially contentious process. Coping with, adapting to, or attempting to shape globalization has emerged as a central concern of policy-makers who are, therefore, interested in knowledge to assist their managerial activities. Thus, an organization that can create, synthesize, legitimate, and disseminate useful knowledge can play a significant role in the emerging global governance system. The OECD operates as one important site for the construction, standardization, and dissemination of transnational policy ideas. OECD staff conducts research and produces a range of background studies and reports, drawing on disciplinary knowledge (typically economics) supplemented by their ‘organizational discourses’. This paper probes the contested nature of knowledge production and attempts to evaluate the impact of the OECD’s efforts to produce globally applicable policy advice. Particular attention is paid to important initiatives in the labour market and social policy fields – the Jobs Study and Babies and Bosses.

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Section: The Oecd In the Emerging Structure Of Transnational Governancementioning

confidence: 99%