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Charting progress, building visions, improving life

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27-Oct-2009

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

In a keynote speech delivered at the OECD 3rd World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy, Mr. Angel Gurría has warned that unless a new generation of statistics is developed to measure social progress ...

Gurría calls for ‘new generation’ of statistics to reinforce public confidence in government

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27-Oct-2009

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría has warned that unless a new generation of statistics is developed to measure social progress and well-being, people may lose confidence in institutions and in the capacity of governments to address their problems.

OECD World Forum in Busan to explore new ways to measure and foster progress

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06-Oct-2009

Assessing the progress and failings of our societies requires a far broader set of measures than just economic indicators.

Employment Outlook 2009 Country Notes: Korea

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16-Sep-2009

The OECD Employment Outlook 2009 indicates that Korea’s unemployment rate may have peaked in June at 4.0%, since the July rate was slightly lower at 3.8%. The June rate represented a 1 percentage-point increase from its most recent trough in September 2008.

OECD reveals evolving social trends in Asia-Pacific

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13-Aug-2009

Society at a Glance - Asia/Pacific Edition 2009 looks at social trends and policy developments in Asia-Pacific countries, using indicators similar to those in OECD’s recently published Society at a Glance 2009 (focused on OECD economies).

Society at a Glance Asia/Pacific 2009: Key findings for Korea

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13-Aug-2009

Key findings for Korea include life satisfaction, divorce, GDP per capita, social spending, old-age replacement rates and voting.

Society at a Glance - Asia/Pacific Edition 2009

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13-Aug-2009

Society at a Glance – Asia/Pacific Edition 2009 offers a concise quantitative overview of social trends and policies across Asia-Pacific economies.

Briefing note for OECD Health Data 2009: How Does Korea Compare

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01-Jul-2009

Total health spending accounted for 6.8% of GDP in Korea in 2007, the fourth lowest share (with the Czech Republic) among OECD countries, and 2.1 percentage points lower than the OECD average of 8.9%.

Pensions at a Glance 2009: Highlights for Korea

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23-Jun-2009

The old-age dependency ratio in Korea will increase by over 400% in the next 45 years. This is the highest increase among the OECD countries and will leave Korea second only to Japan in 2050. More than 45% of Korea’s pensioners live in poverty (on international measures).

The Changing Boundaries of Social Enterprises

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27-Feb-2009

This book contains recommendations for national and local policy makers and presents a set of international best practices for social enterprises.

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