The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), (in French: Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques; OCDE) is an international organisation of those developed countries that accept the principles of representative democracy and a free market economy. It originated in 1948 as the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation (OEEC), led by Frenchman Robert Marjolin, to help administer the Marshall Plan for the reconstruction of Europe after World War II. Later its membership was extended to non-European states, and in 1961 it was reformed into the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Objectives and action

Structure
The OECD's structure revolves around 3 major bodies.

The OECD member countries, each represented by a delegation led by an ambassador. Together, they form the council.
The OECD Secretariat, led by the Secretary-General (currently Angel Gurria). The Secretariat is organized in directorates. There are some 2,500 agents in the OECD Secretariat.
The OECD committees, one for each work area of the OECD. Committee members are subject-matter experts from member and non-member countries. The committees commission all the work on each theme (publications, task forces, conferences, and so on). The committee members then relay the conclusions to their capitals. OECD bodies
The OECD Secretariat is organized in Directorates:

Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development
Centre for Tax Policy and Administration
Development Co-operation Directorate
Directorate for Education
Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs
Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs
Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry
Economics Department
Environment Directorate
Public Governance and Territorial Development Directorate
Statistics Directorate
Trade and Agriculture Directorate
General Secretariat
Executive Directorate
Public Affairs and Communication Directorate OECD Secretariat

Business and Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC)
Development Centre
International Transport Forum - formally known as the European Conference of Ministers of Transport
International Energy Agency
Nuclear Energy Agency
Sahel and West Africa Club
Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC) Autonomous entities linked with the OECD

Main article: List of OECD Committees and Subbodies Committees
There are currently thirty full members; of these, 25 (marked with *) are described as high-income countries by the World Bank in 2006.
 Austria*
 Belgium*
 Canada*
 Denmark*
 France*
 Germany*
 Greece*
 Iceland*
 Ireland*
 Italy*
 Luxembourg*
 Netherlands*
 Norway*
 Portugal*
 Spain*
 Sweden*
 Switzerland*
 Turkey
 United Kingdom*
 United States*
 Japan* (1964)
 Finland* (1969)
 Australia* (1971)
 New Zealand* (1973)
 Mexico (1994)
 Czech Republic* (1995)
 South Korea* (1996)
 Hungary (1996)
 Poland (1996)
 Slovakia (2000)
The European Commission participates in the work of the OECD, alongside the EU Member States. For more information on OECD's work related to its member countries, visit OECD's country websites.

Relations with non-members and enlargement
The OECD publishes books, statistics, working papers and reference materials.

OECD publishing
The OECD releases between 300 and 500 books each year. Most books are published in English and French. The OECD flagship titles include:
All OECD books are available on SourceOECD and on the OECD online bookshop.

The OECD Economic Outlook, published twice a year. It contains forecast and analysis of the economic situation of the OECD member countries.
The Main Economic Indicators, published monthly. It contains a large selection of timely statistical indicators.
The OECD Factbook, published yearly. The Factbook contains more than 100 economic, environmental and social indicators, each presented with a clear definition, tables and graphs. It is freely accessible online.
OECD in Figures, published yearly. A pocket-sized book full of the latest OECD statistics.
OECD Observer, an award-winning magazine with six issues a year. News, analysis, commentaries and data on global economic, social and environmental challenges. Contains book reviews and special section listing the latest OECD books, plus ordering information.
The OECD Communications Outlook and OECD Information Technology Outlook, which rotate every year. They contain forecasts and analysis of the communications and information technology industries in OECD member countries and non-member economies. OECD books
All OECD activities are backed-up by statistics, and given the variety of OECD activities, it is a very good source of comparable statistics. OECD statistics are available under several forms:

As interactive databases on SourceOECD,
As static files or dynamic database views on the OECD Statistics portal,
and as StatLinks. In most OECD books, there is a url below every table and graph, which links to the underlying data. OECD Statistics
There are 15 working papers series published by the various directorates of the OECD Secretariat. They are available on SourceOECD as well as on many specialised portals. Fiducia

OECD Working Papers
The OECD is also responsible for the Model Tax Convention or the OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals, two continually-updated documents which are de facto standards.

OECD Reference works
The OECD periodically releases an amended 'blacklist' of countries it considers uncooperative in the drive for transparency of tax affairs and the effective exchange of information, officially called "The List of Unco-operative Tax Havens".[3]
March 2004 OECD Blacklist: Andorra, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Marshall Islands, Monaco
April 2002 OECD Blacklist: Andorra, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Vanuatu
June 2000 OECD Blacklist: Anguilla, Andorra, Antigua, Aruba, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cook Islands, Dominica, Gibraltar, Granada, Guernsey/Sark/Alderney, Isle of Man, Jersey, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Montserrat, Nauru, Netherlands Antilles, Niue, Panama, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Seychelles, Tonga, Turks and Caicos Islands, US Virgin Islands, Vanuatu, Samoa

Personnel policy

PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment)
Frascati Manual
Trade bloc
Competition regulator
Transfer pricing
SourceOECD
Good Laboratory Practice
German Marshall Fund