GLOBAL STUDIES REPORTS

• Computerisation and E-Government in Social Security: A Comparative International Study by Mark Adler and Paul Henman. This international study provides comparative data on the history of computerization, the current scope, past and present aims, and consequences (for organization, costs and procedural justice) of computerization, surveillance and data collection, the relationship between policy makers and computer professionals, and experience of and attitudes to new and emerging technologies in 13 OECD countries.

• Cooperation Between Social Security and Tax Agencies in Europe by Danny Pieters, Paul Schoukens, and Bernhard Zaglmayer. This report contends that as social policy continues to evolve, governments now may need to look beyond the traditional structures of social security and taxation.

• Global Movement Management: Securing the Global Economy by W. Scott Gould and Christian Beckner. Global Movement Management (GMM) is a comprehensive and achievable framework for securing the key flows - people, goods, conveyances, money, and information - in the global economy against disruptive threats and building resiliency into the system. This framework can help overcome the key impediments to efforts to promote security in the global movement system, and motivate key stakeholders to work together to integrate security and resilience into the system.

• International Experience Using Outsourcing, Public-Private Partnerships, and Vouchers by Jon R. Blondal. The report focuses on key design and implementation issues for three principal market-type mechanisms used to provide public services in OECD countries: (1) outsourcing, (2) public-private partnerships, and (3) vouchers. The report describes each of these instruments, surveys its use in OECD countries, analyzes the key design and governance issues around each mechanism, and offers and overall assessment for the future use of each instrument.

• Moving from Outputs to Outcomes: Practical Advice from Governments Around the World by Burt Perrin. Perrin’s report provides substantial evidence that countries are moving toward a results-oriented approach in a wide variety of government contexts.