ISBN:
9789264200722
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (147 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Society at a Glance 2014: OECD Social Indicators
DDC:
306.091713
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
The seventh edition of Society at a Glance, the biennial OECD overview of social indicators, 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; in total: 25 indicators. It includes data for the 34 OECD Member countries and where available data for key partners (Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia and South Africa) and for other G20 countries (Argentina and Saudi Arabia). This report features a special chapter on the social i
Description / Table of Contents:
Foreword; Table of contents; Acronyms and conventional signs; Editorial; Executive summary; Chapter 1. The crisis and its aftermath: A "stress test" for societies and for social policies; Introduction; Box 1.1. About the social and economic indicators in this chapter; 1. Social outcomes in the wake of the economic crisis; Economic losses heighten social risks; Figure 1.1. Economic output has begun a recovery everywhere, but employment and wages have not; Figure 1.2. Most people want to protect social spending, even where support for reducing fiscal gaps is strong
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Social risks are higher when hardship is concentrated in specific groupsFigure 1.3. Employment perspectives of youth and low-skilled deteriorated sharply during the crisis; Figure 1.4. Public-sector jobs were often more secure despite consolidation efforts; Economic hardship felt most acutely among low income earners and youth; Figure 1.5. Very large increases in the number of workless households are a major test for social policies; Figure 1.6. Recessions widen income gaps, and recoveries often fail to close them
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Economic hardship carries serious consequences for families and society as a wholeFigure 1.7. Growing numbers of people feel they cannot afford food; Where the crisis has bitten, life satisfaction is now lower than in 2007; Emerging economies were less affected by the crisis, but still face major social challenges; Box 1.2. Major emerging economies continue efforts to strengthen redistribution; Symptoms of a social crisis - and the right policy responses; Figure 1.8. Crisis exposure and policy shape key social outcomes; 2. Social policy responses to date
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Social spending increased most in countries least affected by the crisisFigure 1.9. Social spending keeps rising in real terms, but has stabilised as a share of GDP; Figure 1.10. Social spending increased least in countries most affected by the crisis; Figure 1.11. Spending on working-age cash transfers rose steeply; Figure 1.12. Unemployment benefit amounts changed little, but durations were extended substantially in some countries; Figure 1.13. More people receive unemployment benefit, but receipt of "inactive" benefits has largely remained stable
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But social policies are now at the core of fiscal consolidationFigure 1.14. Rising social spending and social needs, but decreasing fiscal space; Figure 1.15. Fiscal pressures will persist well into the next decade; Figure 1.16. Social transfers are more often part of consolidation plans than other areas of public spending; Table 1.1. Significant changes to unemployment, minimum-income, and incapacity benefits; Table 1.2. Significant changes to family-related benefits (family/child/child-birth/childcare benefit)
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Table 1.3. Significant changes to the generosity or accessibility of old-age pensions
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Description based upon print version of record
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