How's Life?: Measuring Well-Being - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9264111611 ISBN 13 : 9789264111615

Editeur : Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 2011

Synopsis

Every person aspires to a good life. But what does "a good or a better life" mean? This report looks at the most important aspects that shape people's lives and well-being: income, jobs, housing, health, work and life balance, education, social connections, civic engagement and governance, environment, personal security and subjective well-being. It paints a comprehensive picture of well-being in OECD countries and other major economies, by looking at people's material living conditions and quality of life across the population. The report responds to the needs of citizens for better information on well-being and of policy makers to give a more accurate picture of societal progress. The report finds that well-being has increased on average over the past fifteen years: people are richer and more likely to be employed; they enjoy better housing conditions and are exposed to lower air pollution; they live longer and are more educated; they are also exposed to fewer crimes. But differences across countries are large. Furthermore, some groups of the population, partiarly less educated and low-income people, tend to fare systematically worse in all dimensions of well-being considered in this report: for instance they live shorter lives and report greater health problems; their children obtain worse school results; they participate less in political activities; they can rely on lower social networks in case of needs; they are more exposed to crime and pollution; they tend to be less satisfied with their life as a whole than more educated and higher-income people. How's Life? is part of the OECD Better Life Initiative, launched by the Organization on the occasion of its 50th Anniversary. The OECD Better Life Initiative aims to promote "Better Policies for Better Lives", in line with the OECD's overarching mission.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9264111611
• ISBN 13: 9789264111615
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 284
• Éditeur: Organisation For Economic Co-Operation And Development
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