Tuesday, October 28, 2008
[IWS] OECD: LATIN AMERICAN ECONOMIC OUTLOOK 2009 [28 October 2008]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Latin American Economic Outlook 2009 [28 October 2008]
http://www.oecd.org/document/5/0,3343,en_2649_33973_40692869_1_1_1_1,00.html
or
www.oecd.org/dev/publications/leo
Executive Summary
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/14/60/41577384.pdf
[full-text, 22 pages]
Press Release 28 October 2008
Latin America Needs Better Taxes and Better Spending
http://www.oecd.org/document/30/0,3343,en_2649_34487_41575838_1_1_1_1,00.html
[excerpt]
28/10/2008 - Fiscal policy, says the latest Latin American Economic Outlook (LEO 2009) from the OECD's Development Centre, can be a powerful tool for economic, political and social development in Latin America if taxes are raised efficiently and fairly and spending is directed to promoting growth and reducing poverty and inequality.
Fiscal policy taxing and spending is part of the political process and should contribute to the consolidation of democracy, the report says. LEO 2009 argues that taxes and public spending can directly attack poverty and inequality, twin problems that continue to beset the region.
AND MUCH MORE...
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Latin American Economic Outlook 2009 [28 October 2008]
http://www.oecd.org/document/5/0,3343,en_2649_33973_40692869_1_1_1_1,00.html
or
www.oecd.org/dev/publications/leo
Executive Summary
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/14/60/41577384.pdf
[full-text, 22 pages]
Press Release 28 October 2008
Latin America Needs Better Taxes and Better Spending
http://www.oecd.org/document/30/0,3343,en_2649_34487_41575838_1_1_1_1,00.html
[excerpt]
28/10/2008 - Fiscal policy, says the latest Latin American Economic Outlook (LEO 2009) from the OECD's Development Centre, can be a powerful tool for economic, political and social development in Latin America if taxes are raised efficiently and fairly and spending is directed to promoting growth and reducing poverty and inequality.
Fiscal policy taxing and spending is part of the political process and should contribute to the consolidation of democracy, the report says. LEO 2009 argues that taxes and public spending can directly attack poverty and inequality, twin problems that continue to beset the region.
AND MUCH MORE...
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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