Composite Indicators of Country Performance: A Critical Assessment (STI Working Paper 2003/16)

This paper reviews the steps in constructing composite indicators and their inherent weaknesses. It also offers suggestions on how to improve the transparency and use of composite indicators for analytical and policy purposes.

Les risques émergents: vers un programme d'action

Le risque est indissociable de notre vie depuis l’aube de l’humanité. Les situations de risque sont plus nombreuses aujourd’hui, et les progrès de la technologie nous y ont sensibilisés davantage, qu’il s’agisse de ceux que nous connaissions déjà dans le passé, ou de nouveaux risques...

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