OECD World Forum - Istanbul, 27 - 30 June 2007 - Agenda, papers and presentations
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Global Project on Measuring the Progress of Societies
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OECD Factbook 2008: Economic, Environmental and Social Statistics
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Quotes Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD"Measuring whether life is getting better is one of the most important roles the OECD can take on". Mamphela Ramphele, Co-chair, Global Commission on International Migration (GCIM)"The measurement of anything that is of importance elevates its importance". Kemal Dervis, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP"World GDP growth has been faster than it has been for a very long time. But people are not particularly happy". François Bourguignon, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank"Progress indicators are a way for people to hold their governments accountable". |
