OECD
IGOIntergovernmental organisation
| OECD link () Powerbase Sourcewatch Website | |
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| File:OECD logo new.svg | |
| Abbreviation | OECD, OCDE |
| Predecessor | OEEC |
| Formation | 1961 |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
| Leader | OECD/Secretary-General |
| Type | Intergovernmental organisation |
| Sponsor of | Abt Associates |
| Membership | Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States |
| Dedicate itself to help "democracy" and a "good world economy". Originally started to fund Western Europe in the cold war. | |
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an intergovernmental economic organisation with 35 member countries, founded in 1961 with the stated purpose of stimulating economic progress and world trade. It is a forum of countries describing themselves as committed to democracy and the market economy, providing a platform to compare policy experiences, seeking answers to common problems, identify good practices and coordinate domestic and international policies of its members.[1]