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SUMMARY OF SOCIAL INDICATORS USED BY THE OECD Denis Ward Statistics Directorate OECD. How OECD works. Governing Council of 30 countries. OECD Secretariat (in 16 Directorates). 230 OECD Committees and subsidiary bodies. 2005 OBJECTIVES OF OECD.
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SUMMARY OF SOCIAL INDICATORS USED BY THE OECD Denis Ward Statistics Directorate OECD
How OECD works Governing Council of 30 countries OECD Secretariat (in 16 Directorates) 230 OECD Committees and subsidiary bodies
2005 OBJECTIVES OF OECD • Promote sustainable economic growth, financial stability and structural adjustment • Provide employment opportunities for all, improve human capital and social cohesion and promote a sustainable environment • Contribute to the shaping of globalisation for the benefit of all through the expansion of trade and investment • Enhance public and private sector governance • Contribute to the development of non-member economies
Role of statistics • Statistics are an important part of OECD work – input to policy formulation discussions – dissemination in own right to governments around globe • OECD has one of the world’s largest and most reliable sources of comparable statistical data - provided by Member countries and selected non-member economies
SOCIAL INDICATORS USED BY THE OECD Economic Statistics nat. accounts trade industry services prices energy Social statistics labour market education health environment demography housing OECD DATABASES OECD objectives Economic growth Employment opportunities Shaping of globalisation Governance Development of NMEs
SOCIAL INDICATORS USED BY THE OECD Attempt to shed light on: • How far Member countries have progressed in terms of social development – social status • Extent to which progress is result of deliberate policy actions by government or other social institutions – societal response.
SOCIAL INDICATORS USED BY THE OECD Horizontal analyses Employment Outlook Economic Outlook Country surveys Society at a Glance OECD objectives Economic growth Employment opportunities Shaping of globalisation Governance Development of NMEs Specific analyses Education at a Glance Health at a Glance Social Expenditures
SOCIAL INDICATORS USED BY THE OECD Complete listing provided OECD Society at a Glance Also at: www.oecd.org/els/social/indicators
STATISTICS COLLECTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE OECD Summary OECD Statistical Programme of Work: 2005 Available at: http://www.oecd.org/statsportal