That's one of the conclusions of the latest edition of the OECD's Education at a Glance , which provides annual comparisons in key educational indicators across the world's main developed countries. Access to the full report for journalists on the protected website . The report is available at the OECD's Online Bookshop. The fourth meeting of the Russian Corporate Governance Roundtable will take place in Moscow on 20-22 June and focus on the responsibility of corporate board of directors and the role of stakeholders in corporate governance in Russian companies. At the invitation of the Turkish authorities, the OECD Council will hold its next meeting at Permanent Representative level in Istanbul, on 14 June 2001.
Taxation is inevitable in modern economies.
Subject to democratic control through the electoral process, taxes serve to finance choices in public spending in pursuit of fundamental economic and social objectives. However, governments need to take greater account of efficiency issues in assessing the costs and benefits of such expenditure, according to a new study by the OECD . Just as enterprises are exploiting new technologies to improve the service provided to their clients, so must the tax authorities. Government officials from over 100 countries met in Montreal on 4-6 June to discuss how to develop and implement such a taxation framework. See the Conclusions and the Post Montreal Strategy.