OECD

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is an international organization that brings together the governments of countries committed to democracy and the market economy from around the world to:


 * Support sustainable economic growth
 * Boost employment
 * Raise living standards
 * Maintain financial stability
 * Assist other countries' economic development, and
 * Contribute to growth in world trade

OECD member countries include Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, and the United States.