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OECD Observer

An award-winning magazine to keep you ahead of today's economic and social policy challenges.
PRINT RUN: 16,000 copies in English, October 2011. For details on the French edition, see www.observateurocde.org .
The OECD Observer magazine presents concise, up-to-date and authoritative analysis of world economic, social and environmental issues. Since 1962 it has been keeping policymakers, business people, NGOs, researchers and journalists ahead of the policy debate. It is a catalyst for new discussion and ideas, and a source of key data.
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DISCLAIMER: ALL SIGNED ARTICLES IN THE OECD OBSERVER EXPRESS THE OPINION OF THE AUTHORS AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE OPINION OF THE OECD OR ITS MEMBERS.

Editorial team

Contact OECD Observer at observer(at sign)oecd.org.

• Editor-in-Chief: Rory J. Clarke
• Senior editor: Ricardo Tejada
• Assistant managing editor: Alison Benney
• Associate writer: Marilyn Achiron
• Copy editing, proofing: Tatiana Novikova

Marketing and advertising manager: François Barnaud

French edition

• Loïc Verdier
• Web editor: Loïc Verdier, Tatiana Novikova
• Illustrators
  David Rooney; André Faber; Ruairi O Brien
• Cartoon strip: Frankie.org
  Stik

For more on David Rooney's work, see http://www.davidrooney.com/
For more on André Faber's work, contact andre.faber@wanadoo.fr
For more on Ruairi O'Brien's work, visit http://splashfreespaghetti.blogspot.com/
For more on Stik, visit http://www.stik.biz/business.html

Print edition designed and laid out by Design Factory, Dublin, Ireland

Subscriptions

Subscribe to the print edition today. A subscription to the OECD Observer includes:

• a free copy of the OECD in Figures, worth €20
• a monthly update of key OECD economic indicators
• policy briefs
• promotional discounts on selected books.

See also http://www.oecdobserver.org/subscribe.html. For all order enquiries, contact sales@oecd.org. or contact OECD Observer.

Facts and figures

OECD in Figures is an annual pocket-size book which presents statistical snapshots of the OECD countries, from economy and industry to development and the environment. Order your print edition now. Subscribers to the OECD Observer get their copy free. www.oecd.org/infigures.
Policy Briefs are 4-8 page spotlights which address pressing public policy challenges. For samples and more information, please click here.

Have your say

Your views and ideas, whether on Observer articles or OECD issues generally, are welcome. We consider all editorial letters for publication. Please send your letter to observer@oecd.org or write to us by post at OECD, 2 rue Andre Pascal, 75775 Paris Cedex 16, France. Also, see www.oecdinsights.org
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