《2010年OECD经合组织发展合作报告》(281页).rar ORGANISATION　FOR　ECONOMIC　CO-OPERATION　AND　DEVELOPMENT Pursuant　to　Article　1　of　the　Convention　signed　in　Paris　on　14th　December　1960,　and　which　came　into force　on　30th　September　1961,　the　Organisation　for　Economic　Co-operation　and　Development　(OECD) shall　promote　policies　designed: –　To　achieve　the　highest　sustainable　economic　growth　and　employment　and　a　rising　standard　of living　in　member　countries,　while　maintaining　financial　stability,　and　thus　to　contribute　to　the development　of　the　world　economy. –　To　contribute　to　sound　economic　expansion　in　member　as　well　as　non-member　countries　in　the process　of　economic　development. –　To　contribute　to　the　expansion　of　world　trade　on　a　multilateral,　non-discriminatory　basis　in accordance　with　international　obligations. The　original　member　countries　of　the　OECD　are　Austria,　Belgium,　Canada,　Denmark,　France, Germany,　Greece,　Iceland,　Ireland,　Italy,　Luxembourg,　the　Netherlands,　Norway,　Portugal,　Spain,　Sweden, Switzerland,　Turkey,　the　United　Kingdom　and　the　United　States.　The　following　countries　became members　subsequently　through　accession　at　the　dates　indicated　hereafter:　Japan　(28th　April　1964), Finland　(28th　January　1969),　Australia　(7th　June　1971),　New　Zealand　(29th　May　1973),　Mexico　(18th　May 1994),　the　Czech　Republic　(21st　December　1995),　Hungary　(7th　May　1996),　Poland　(22nd　November　1996), Korea　(12th　December　1996)　and　the　Slovak　Republic　(14th　December　2000).　The　Commission　of　the European　Communities　takes　part　in　the　work　of　the　OECD　(Article　13　of　the　OECD　Convention). In　order　to　achieve　its　aims　the　OECD　has　set　up　a　number　of　specialised　committees.　One　of　these　is　the Development　Assistance　Committee,　whose　members　have　agreed　to　secure　an　expansion　of　aggregate　volume　of resources　made　available　to　developing　countries　and　to　improve　their　effectiveness.　To　this　end,　members periodically　review　together　both　the　amount　and　the　nature　of　their　contributions　to　aid　programmes,　bilateral　and multilateral,　and　consult　each　other　on　all　other　relevant　aspects　of　their　development　assistance　policies. The　members　of　the　Development　Assistance　Committee　are　Australia,　Austria,　Belgium,　Canada,　Denmark, Finland,　France,　Germany,　Greece,　Ireland,　Italy,　Japan,　Korea,　Luxembourg,　the　Netherlands,　New　Zealand,　Norway, Portugal,　Spain,　Sweden,　Switzerland,　the　United　Kingdom,　the　United　States　and　the　Commission　of　the　European Communities.