Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development Oecd
Progress in the prevention and treatment of diseases has contributed to remarkable improvements in life expectancy and quality of life in OECD countries in recent decades. At the same time, spending on health care is consuming an ever-increasing share of nationalincome. This fourth edition of Health at a Glance provides the latest comparable data and trends on the performance of health systems in OECD countries. It provides striking evidence of large variations across countries in indicators of health status and health risks. For the first time, this publication also includes a chapter on...
Progress in the prevention and treatment of diseases has contributed to remarkable improvements in life expectancy and quality of life in OECD coun...
Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development Oecd
Space applications are becoming an increasingly important part of everyday life. Weather forecasting, air traffic control, global communications and broadcasting, disaster management, and many other key activities would be almost unthinkable today without satellite technology. While the space industry itself is relatively small compared with other manufacturing sectors, its technological dynamism and strategic significance mean that it plays an ever more critical role in modern society. Who are the main spacefaring nations? How large are revenues and how much employment is there in the...
Space applications are becoming an increasingly important part of everyday life. Weather forecasting, air traffic control, global communications an...
Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development Oecd
The STI Scoreboard 2007 provides a comprehensive picture of performance in the areas of science, technology, globalization and industry. This eighth edition brings together the latest internationally comparable data, including all OECD countries as well as key nonmember countries (notably Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), to explore the growing interaction between innovation and economic growth and social wellbeing. Subjects include - R& D and investment in knowledge - Innovation policy, strategies, and performance - Human resources in S& T and ICT, including the...
The STI Scoreboard 2007 provides a comprehensive picture of performance in the areas of science, technology, globalization and industry. This eight...
Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development Oecd
The second edition of the OECD Environmental Outlook is based on projections of economic and environmental trends to 2030, and even to 2050 in some key areas. It looks at the best policies to tackle the challenges we face today, including climate change, biodiversity loss, toxic chemicals, and water scarcity. The focus has been expanded from the 2001 edition to reflect developments in OECD countries and Brazil, Russia, India, and China, as well as the interactions among them. OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030 addresses the following questions: how will economic and social developments...
The second edition of the OECD Environmental Outlook is based on projections of economic and environmental trends to 2030, and even to 2050 in some...
Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development Oecd
The "OECD Factbook" is an essential tool providing a global overview of world economic, social and environmental trends. It brings together in a single publication 100 indicators that are essential for evaluating the relative position of any OECD country, both at a given moment and over time, in the following fields: Population and migration; Macroeconomic trends; Economic globalization; Prices; Labor market; Science and technology; Environment; Education; Public policies; Quality of life; and a special chapter dedicated to globalization.The 2006 edition presents many new features, including...
The "OECD Factbook" is an essential tool providing a global overview of world economic, social and environmental trends. It brings together in a singl...