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/írwionifV* Policy Vtnnmiiiw Tratir Vommiiter
A major forum for reviewing current economic trends and prospects,
exchanging ideas and, when necessary, advising on appropriate courses of
action. Meetings of the Committee, which take place several times a
year, bring together top-level officials directly concerned with economic
and financial policy formulation. More continuous and detailed scrutiny
is ensured by the work of three specialised Working Parties, dealing respect-
ively with problems of the balance of payments, economic growth, and
cost and price stability.
Among reports and studies published :
• OECD Economic Outlook : a twice-year/y
detai/ed survey of economic trends and prospects
over the coming year or so. for mdividua/ coun-
tries and the mdustrialised world as a whole ;
examines the situation regardmg demand. output.
cost and prices. and foreign trade.
• Economic Growth, 1960-1970 : a mid-
decade review of the achievement so far and of
the prospects for fu/f/llmg the aim of raising
the combined output of OECD countries by
50 per cent during the decade (September 1966).
• Policies for Prices, Profits and other
Non-Wage Incomes : a study of the problems
invo/ved when an incomes po/icy is apphed not
on/y to wages and salaries. but to other incomes
as we/l
• The Balance of Payments Adjustment
Process : discusses the means whereby dis-
equi/ibria may be kept withm /imits and e/iminated
with reasonab/e speed.
• OECD Economic Surveys : reports drawn
up following the annual examination of the
economic trends of each Member country and
• Manpower Policy and Problems : com-
prehensive and critical studies of individua/
Member countries.
• Workers' Attitudes to Technical Change :
a survey of socio/ogical /iterature about the
worker's occupational role and the factors that
inf/uence his attitude towards society and eco-
nomic and technical change.
Yugoslavia; each study is accompanied by a
commentary on the po/icy measures app/ied
• Techniques of Economic Forecasting
new methods uti/ised by the pub/ic admmistra-
tions of certam Member countries to improve the
precision of short-term economic forecasting
• Main Economic Indicators : bring together
comparable data (gross figures and figures
adjusted for seasonal variations) which provide
a very precise basis for assessing economic
trends in each of the OECD Member countries.
Many charts i/lustrate the trends by sector or by
subject and faci/itate comparisons between
countries.
• Policies for Economic Growth and Poli-
cies for Price Stability : analysis of the
instruments avai/ab/e to pub/ic authorities in
maintaming the general level of demand while
avoiding nsks of inf/ation; the main emphasis
is on incomes policies.
• Statistics of National Accounts.
• Foreign Trade Statistics Bulletin.
• Office Automation : human and admi-
nistrative problems : the use of computers in
office work is becoming more widespread every
year; detailed p/anning of insta/lation techniques
and manpower policies is essential to ensure
efficient utilisation of this equipment.
• The Requirements of Automated Jobs :
the consequences on professional and human
tnri&ibh* * Trnn&tn
OECD's Trade Committee, in pursu
world trade on a multilateral non-dis
confronting Member countries in thei
with third countries. The Committi
touch with the work of the United
Development (UNCTAD).
The Committee for Invisible Transai
international capital movements — di
credits and loans, the purchase of prc
inheritance ; and current invisible
and profits, royalties, tourist expenses,
Among other Committees in the fielc
are the Fiscal Committee, Insurance i
Restrictive Business Practices, Tour
Committee.
Among reports and studies publis
• Report on the Improvement of Capital
Markets : a new survey covering formation of
savings. the functioning of financia/ markets.
/inks between national fmancial markets. inter-
sectora/ flow of funds. enterprise financing.
security issues. etc.
• Guide to Legislation on Restrictive Busi-
ness Practices in Europe and North America :
contains a/l the leg/slation re/ating to restrictive
business practices in OECD Member countries
and EEC. authoritative commentaries by official
specia/ists. a se/ection of administrative and court
decisions and bibliographical information.
/eve/s of the introduction of automated jobs
and the factors which must be taken into consi-
deration.
• Technical Change and Manpower Plan-
ning : co-ordination at enterprise level :
a series of case-studies in eight countries.
• The Public Employment Service and
Management.
• Accelerated Vocational Training for
Adults : a comparative study carried out in
Belgium. France. the Nether/ands and the United
Kingdom.
• Emp/oyment of special groups : Job Rede-
sign, Training Methods, Placement
Techniques for Older Workers and Women
Workers.
• The Foreign Worker Adaptation to
Industrial Work and Urben Life.
• Demographic Trends, 1965-1980, in West-
ern Europe and North America.
Manpouwr and StH-ial
Af/air& CanuniíÉet*
An active manpower policy, advocated by OECD as a means for promotion
of economic and social progress, includes measures to facilitate the occu-
pational and geographical adaptation of workers to the continually chang-
ing needs of the economy, to absorb disadvantaged groups into gainful
occupations, and to create employment opportunities in labour surplus
areas. The Manpower and Social Affairs Committee is the OECD body
in which ideas and experience of the different countries in this field are
discussed.
Among reports and studies published :