The Economist explains

What is the OECD?

What does “a club of mostly rich countries” actually do?

By BUTTONWOOD

MANY articles in The Economist cite reports or statistics from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development or OECD. Often we add the description, “a club of rich countries” (something it isn’t that happy about). What is this club, and what does it actually do?

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