Author: John E. Dicken
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: unfunded, largely, governments, taking, action, liabilities, benefits, local, government, retiree, health, state
Number of Pages: 49
Published: 2010-06
ISBN-10: 1437927378
ISBN-13: 9781437927375

Accounting standards require governments to account for the costs of other post-employment benefits (OPEB) -- the largest of which is typically retiree health benefits -- when an employee earns the benefit. As state and local governments have historically not funded retiree health benefits when the benefits are earned, much of their OPEB liability may be unfunded. This report provides info. on governments' retiree health liabilities. It describes: (1) what has been reported in state and local governments' comprehensive annual financial reports regarding OPEB liabilities; (2) actions state and

Author: Sunita Kikeri
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Keywords: governments, divest, workers, happens, labor, privatization
Number of Pages: 60
Published: 1998-02
ISBN-10: 0821341480
ISBN-13: 9780821341483

Despite its importance, labor is one of the least addressed issues in privatization. The lack of information on the employment impact of privatization has exacerbated the fears and concerns of governments and workers alike. This paper examines the effects of privatization on labor and analyzes the mechanisms that governments can use to minimize the political and social costs of labor restructuring in privatization, by drawing on the experience of mixed economies.

Author: Oman Charles P.
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Keywords: competition, among, study, governments, fdi, attract, investment, direct, centre, studies, policy, foreign, development
Number of Pages: 132
Published: 2000-03-08
ISBN-10: 9264171975
ISBN-13: 9789264171978

Competition for foreign direct investment has been neglected as a subject of research. Yet many claim that such competition is having deleterious effects, such as lowering governments’ standards of protection of the environment and workers’ rights. ...

Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Keywords: role, business, fight, corruption, enhancing, enterprises, report, oecd, guidelines, multinational, annual
Number of Pages: 187
Published: 2003
ISBN-10: 9264019146
ISBN-13: 9789264019140

The Guidelines are recommendations to multinational enterprises on their conduct in such areas as labour, environment, consumer protection and the fight against corruption. The recommendations are made by the adhering governments and, although they are not binding, governments are committed to promoting their observance. This book provides an account of what the 38 adhering governments have been doing to enhance the contribution of the Guidelines to the improved functioning of the global economy.It also provides an overview of how the business sector’s contribution to the fight against corr

Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Develop
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Keywords: role, business, fight, corruption, enhancing, enterprises, report, oecd, guidelines, multinational, annual
Number of Pages: 187
Published: 2003-12-01
ISBN-10: 926401912X
ISBN-13: 9789264019126

The Guidelines are recommendations to multinational enterprises on their conduct in such areas as labour, environment, consumer protection and the fight against corruption. The recommendations are made by the adhering governments and, although they are not binding, governments are committed to promoting their observance. This book provides an account of what the 38 adhering governments have been doing to enhance the contribution of the Guidelines to the improved functioning of the global economy.It also provides an overview of how the business sector’s contribution to the fight against corr

Author: Timothy Irwin
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Keywords: infrastructure, private, risk, public, dealing
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 1997
ISBN-10: 0821340301
ISBN-13: 9780821340301

Many infrastructure privatizations still leave governments-and thus taxpayers-exposed to significant financial risks. This book examines these risks and considers how governments should respond to investors' requests for guarantees and other forms of government support. The report examines how governments can decide which risks to bear and which to avoid, how they can reduce the risks that private investors face without giving guarantees, and how they can measure, budget, and account for the risks they do take on.

Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Keywords: instruments, corporate, responsibility, global, enterprises, guidelines, multinational, oecd
Number of Pages: 131
Published: 2001-11-29
ISBN-10: 9264196013
ISBN-13: 9789264196018

The Guidelines are recommendations to multinational enterprises on their business conduct in such areas as labour, environment, consumer protection and the fight against corruption. The recommendations are made by the 33 adhering governments and, although they are not binding, governments are committed to promoting their observance. This book provides an account of what governments have been doing to enhance the contribution of the Guidelines to the improved functioning of the global economy. It also provides a comparative analysis and comments by the business, labour and NGO communities on th