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Title Society at a glance 2016 : OECD social indicators / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Publication Info. [Paris, France] : OECD Publishing, 2016.
Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2018.

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Edition [Enhanced Credo edition]
Description 1 online resource (39 entries) : 103 images ; digital files.
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
Contents Acronyms and conventional signs -- Executive summary -- Chapter 1. The NEET challenge: What can be done for jobless and disengaged youth? Introduction; 1. Youth employment in the aftermath of the Great Recession; 2. Who are the NEETs? A profile of jobless youth; 3. Safety nets for low-income youth; 4. Policies to promote self-sufficiency among young people -- Chapter 2. Interpreting OECD social indicators: The purpose of Society at a Glance; The selection and description of indicators; What can be found in this publication -- Chapter 3. General context indicators: Household income; Fertility; Migration; Family; Demographic trends -- Chapter 4. Self-sufficiency indicators: Employment; Unemployment; Skills; Education spending; Labour market entry -- Chapter 5. Equity indicators: Income inequality; Poverty; Living on benefits; Social spending; Recipients of out-of-work benefits -- Chapter 6. Health indicators: Life expectancy; Perceived health status; Suicide; Health spending; Tobacco and alcohol consumption -- Chapter 7. Social cohesion indicators: Life satisfaction; Trust; Voting; Crime and prisoners; Social networks.
Access Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
Summary This report addresses the growing demand for quantitative evidence on social well-being and its trends. It updates some indicators included in the previous editions published since 2001 and introduces several new ones, with 25 indicators in total. It includes data for the 35 OECD member countries and where available data for key partners (Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia and South Africa); other G20 countries (Argentina and Saudi Arabia) are also included.
System Details Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Note Description based on title page of print version.
Subject Social indicators -- OECD countries.
Economic indicators.
Quality of life -- Statistics.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, publisher.
Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.
Other Form: Print version: 9789264265714
ISBN 9781786848536 electronic version
9789264265714

 
    
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