The world is currently facing the aftermath of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Going for Growth 2010 examines the structural policy measures that have been taken in response to the crisis, evaluates their possible impact on long-term economic growth, and identifies the most imperative reforms needed to strengthen recovery. In addition, it provides a global assessment of policy reforms implemented in OECD member countries over the past five years to boost employment and labour productivity. Reform areas include education systems, product market regulation, agricultural policies, tax and benefit systems, health care and labour market policies. The internationally comparable indicators provided enable countries to assess their economic performance and structural policies in a wide range of areas.

In addition, this issue contains three analytical chapters covering intergenerational social mobility, prudential regulation and competition in banking, and key policy challenges in Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa.

Editorial: Shifting Gears by Pier Carlo Padoan
Executive Summary
PART I. TAKING STOCK OF STRUCTURAL POLICIES IN OECD COUNTRIES
Chapter 1. Responding to the Crisis while Protecting Long-term Growth
-Growth-enhancing structural policy responses to the crisis
-Sustainable growth after the crisis
Chapter 2. Responding to the Going for Growth Policy Priorities: An Overview of Progress since 2005
-Introduction
-Notes
-Bibliography
-Annex 2.A1. Constructing Qualitative Indicators of Reform Action
-Annex 2.A2. Incorporating Terms-of-Trade Gains and Losses into International Income Comparisons
Chapter 3. Country Notes
Chapter 4. Structural Policy Indicators
PART II. THEMATIC STUDIES
Chapter 5. A Family Affair: Intergenerational Social Mobility across OECD Countries
-Intergenerational social mobility reflects equality of opportunities
-Assessing intergenerational social mobility and its channels
-Cross-country patterns in intergenerational social mobility
-How do policies and institutions affect intergenerational social mobility?
-Concluding remarks
Chapter 6. Getting it Right: Prudential Regulation and Competition in Banking
-Introduction and main findings
-Prudential banking regulation
-Prudential regulation and competition in banking
Chapter 7. Going for Growth in Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, and South Africa
-Introduction
-Overview of performance differences among the BIICS and vis-a-vis OECD countries
-Applying the Going for Growth framework to the BIICS
-Other Policy Reforms to speed up convergence