At A Glance Publications

This book assembles information from a wide range of official and non-official sources..

The Space Economy at a Glance 2007 paints a richly detailed picture of the space industry, its downstream services activities, and its wider economic and social impacts. Space applications are becoming an increasingly important part of everyday life. Weather forecasting, air traffic control, global communications and broadcasting, disaster management -- these and many other key activities would be almost unthinkable today without satellite technology. The space industry itself is relatively small compared to other manufacturing sectors, but its technological dynamism and strategic significance mean that it plays an ever more critical role in modern society. Book announcement. The Space Economy at a Glance on SourceOECD.

How education systems operate and the results achieved...

Education at a Glance 2007: OECD Indicators OECD's annual Education at a Glance looks at who participates in education, what is spent on it, how education systems operate and the results achieved. The latter includes indicators on a wide range of outcomes, from comparisons of students’ performance in key subject areas to the impact of education on earnings and on adults’ chances of employment. Book announcement.  Education at a Glance on SourceOECD.

The key economic, social and environmental statistics in a single publication..
The  OECD Factbook 2007  includes more than 100 indicators covering a wide range of areas: economy, agriculture, education, energy, environment, foreign aid, health and quality of life, industry, information and communications, population/labour force, trade and investment, taxation, public expenditure and R&D. Data are provided for all OECD member countries with area totals, and for selected non-member economies. The 2007 edition includes a special focus on migration data. For each indicator, there is a two-page spread. The page on the left is textual, and includes a short introduction followed by a detailed definition of the indicator, comments on comparability, an assessment of long-term trends, and a list of references for further information. The page on the right contains a table and graph providing - at a glance - the key message conveyed by the data. A dynamic link (StatLink) is provided for each table and graph, which directs the user to a web page where the corresponding data are available in Excel(R) format. The  OECD Factbook Website.  The OECD Factbook 2007 on SourceOECD. 

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This second edition updates in-depth information on the key features of mandatory pension systems...

Pensions at a Glance
Presents a consistent framework for comparing public-pension policies across OECD countries, as well as reliable data. Government-mandated pension and retirement policies have changed dramatically during the past decade. The report thus provides the basis for not only evaluating existing pension systems, but also designing and implementing future reforms. This second edition updates in-depth information on the key features of mandatory pension systems—both public and private--in the 30 OECD countries, including projections of retirement income for today’s workers. Two new and important sections have been added to this edition:  A description and analysis of pension reform in OECD countries during the past decade; and a closer look at the complex range of private, voluntary retirement plans now playing a greater role in pension-provision in many OECD countries. This edition includes StatLinks, URLs under each statistical table and graph linking to Excel ® spreadsheets containing the underlying data. Book announcement. Pensions at a Glance on SourceOECD

Presents a series of indicators for OECD countries...

OECD Regions at a Glance
will enable policy makers and analysts to evaluate differences in economic performance among regions and to better design and assess regional policies. Organised around three major themes, the book first examines regions' contributions to national growth in population, employment, and the economy. The book then looks at regional disparities in terms of incomes, activity rates and unemployment and regional assets in terms of skills available, productivity, and industrial specialisation.  Finally, it presents a series of regional indicators for variables likely to be key to a regions competitiveness including accessibility, education, health resources, safety, and environment. Book announcement. Regions at A Glance on SourceOECD. 

OECD's biennial stocktaking of social indicators of OECD countries...

Society at a Glance: OECD Social Indicators
This unique publication has been revised to be structurally similar to OECD's annual Factbook.  For each of the almost 40 indicators provided, a two-page spread shows on the left side definitions of indicators and commentaries on trends, while the right side shows tables and graphs highlighting key messages found in the data. This edition includes general context indicators such as income per capita, self-sufficiency indicators such as mothers in paid employment; equity indicators such as gender wage gaps; health indicators such as sick-related absences from work; and social cohesion indicators such as trust in political institutions. This edition includes StatLinks, URLs under each table and graph that link to Excel(R) spreadsheets containing the underlying data. Book Announcement. Society at a Glance on SourceOECD.