OECD regions at a glance

Just 10% of regions accounted for more than half of total employment creation in most OECD countries between 1998 and 2003. This means that national growth tends to be driven by the dynamism of a small number of regions. Policy makers need sound statistical information on the source of regional comp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Staff (corporate author)
Autores Corporativos: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Staff Corporate Author (corporate author), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris, France : OECD 2007.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword; Table of Contents; Executive Summary; Symbols and Abbreviations; 1. Geographic concentration of population; 2. Geographic concentration of the elderly population; 3. Geographic concentration of GDP; 4. Regional contributions to growth in national GDP; 5. Geographic concentration of industries; 6. Regional contributions to changes in employment; 7. Geographic concentration of patents; 8. Regional disparities in GDP per capita; 9. Regional disparities in labour productivity; 10. Regional disparities in specialisation; 11. Regional disparities in tertiary education attainment
  • 12. Regional disparities in unemployment rates13. Regional disparities in participation rates; 14. The factors behind regional performance; 15. Regional growth in the OECD; 16. National factors and regional performances; 17. Regional factors: GDP per capita and population; 18. Regional factors: productivity and specialisation; 19. Regional factors: employment, participation and ageing; 20. Accessibility: distance from the closest urban centre; 21. Education: student enrolments in tertiary education; 22. Voter turnout in national elections; 23. Safety: reported crimes against property
  • 24. Safety: reported murders25. Home ownership; 26. Environment: private vehicle ownership; 27. Environment: municipal waste; 28. Health: age-adjusted mortality rate; 29. Health status: premature mortality; 30. Health status: Incidence of cancer; 31. Health resources: number of physicians; 32. Health resources: density of practising nurses; 33. Health Resources: hospital beds; 34. Health resources: medical technology; 35. Non-medical determinants of health: prevalence of smoking; 36. Non-medical determinants of health: prevalence of obesity; Source and Methodology
  • Territorial Grids and Regional TypologyIndexes and Formulas