Consumers need regulatory protection, not market self-regulation
46 national governments and the European Union adopted a declaration on ‘Protecting and Empowering Consumers in the Digital and Green Transitions’ at an OECD meeting of Consumer Policy Ministers. The declaration notes that consumer spending accounts for around 60% of gross domestic product ...
Unions and democracy
Social dialogue is too rarely considered in the debate about strengthening democracy. That’s the key claim in an article ‘Democracy at work and beyond: the role of trade unions in strengthening citizens’ participation and trust in public institutions’ by TUAC General Secretary ...
The Interim Economic Outlook: the OECD’s policy recommendations will not help the economy turn the corner
The OECD’s Interim Economic Outlook Report supports the recent turn in monetary policy and recognizes that there is room to lower interest rates. At the same time, it urges central banks to be prudent and carefully judge the timing and scope of reductions to contain underlying inflationary ...
