OECD regional outlook 2016 : productive regions for inclusive societies.

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Regions and cities are where the effects of policies to promote economic growth and social inclusion are felt in day-to-day life. The OECD Regional Outlook 2016 examines the widening productivity gap across regions within countries, and the implications of these trends for the well-being of people living in different places. It discusses how structural policies, public investment and multi-level governance reforms can help boost productivity and address inclusion. Drawing on a survey of OECD countries, the Outlook highlights country practices in regional, urban, and rural development policy that guide public investment. The Special Focus Part II on rural areas looks at different types of rural area and their productivity performance trends, and suggests that countries move towards a "Rural Policy 3.0". The Policy Forum on Regions and Cities: Implementing Global Agendas includes chapters by many leading global organisations on how regions and cities can be instrumental in achieving the targets of agreements such as the Paris Accord and the Sustainable Development Goals. Individual country profiles provide an overview of regional, urban and rural development policies as well as performance in terms of productivity and well-being among different regions.  Read more... Foreword -- Reader's Guide -- Executive Summary -- Regional productivity gaps and their consequences -- Regional development: Policies to promote catching up -- Understanding rural economies -- Rural Policy 3.0 -- Investing in "voice" to implement global agendas -- A New Urban Agenda for the 21st century: The role of urbanisation in sustainable development -- Financing subnational and local governments: The missing link in development finance -- Cities and regions -- Connected by water in mutual dependency -- United States rural policy: Increasing opportunities and improving the quality of life of rural communities -- Global dimensions of malnutrition: Territorial perspectives on food security and nutrition policies -- Response to the Paris Climate Accord: Scaling up green projects from a bottom-up perspective -- Australia -- Austria -- Belgium -- Canada -- Chile -- Czech Republic -- Denmark -- Estonia -- Finland -- France -- Germany -- Greece -- Hungary -- Iceland -- Ireland -- Israel -- Italy -- Japan -- Korea -- Luxembourg -- Mexico -- Netherlands -- New Zealand -- Norway -- Poland -- Portugal -- Slovak Republic -- Slovenia -- Spain -- Sweden -- Switzerland -- Turkey -- United Kingdom -- United States.