Society at a Glance 2014 takes stock of available information about the social challenges emerging since the beginning of the economic crisis, and countries¡¯ policy responses to meet those challenges.
This seventh edition shows that despite an improving global economy, the squeeze on public spending in many countries will make it increasingly difficult to cope with the social challenges thrown up by the crisis.(Ãâó:OECD)
Contents
Executive summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Chapter 1. The crisis and its aftermath: A ¡°stress test¡± for societies
and for social policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Chapter 2. Interpreting OECD social indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Chapter 3. General context indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Chapter 4. Self-sufficiency indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Chapter 5. Equity indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Chapter 7. Social cohesion indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133