Society at a glance 2014 OECD social indicators
The seventh edition of Society at a Glance, the biennial OECD overview of social indicators, this report addresses the growing demand for quantitative evidence on social well-being and its trends. It updates some indicators included in the previous editions published since 2001 and introduces severa...
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Paris, France :
OECD Publishing
2014.
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| Edición: | [Enhanced Credo edition] |
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- Foreword; Table of contents; Acronyms and conventional signs; Editorial; Executive summary; Chapter 1. The crisis and its aftermath: A "stress test" for societies and for social policies; Introduction; Box 1.1. About the social and economic indicators in this chapter; 1. Social outcomes in the wake of the economic crisis; Economic losses heighten social risks; Figure 1.1. Economic output has begun a recovery everywhere, but employment and wages have not; Figure 1.2. Most people want to protect social spending, even where support for reducing fiscal gaps is strong
- Social risks are higher when hardship is concentrated in specific groupsFigure 1.3. Employment perspectives of youth and low-skilled deteriorated sharply during the crisis; Figure 1.4. Public-sector jobs were often more secure despite consolidation efforts; Economic hardship felt most acutely among low income earners and youth; Figure 1.5. Very large increases in the number of workless households are a major test for social policies; Figure 1.6. Recessions widen income gaps, and recoveries often fail to close them
- Economic hardship carries serious consequences for families and society as a wholeFigure 1.7. Growing numbers of people feel they cannot afford food; Where the crisis has bitten, life satisfaction is now lower than in 2007; Emerging economies were less affected by the crisis, but still face major social challenges; Box 1.2. Major emerging economies continue efforts to strengthen redistribution; Symptoms of a social crisis - and the right policy responses; Figure 1.8. Crisis exposure and policy shape key social outcomes; 2. Social policy responses to date
- Social spending increased most in countries least affected by the crisisFigure 1.9. Social spending keeps rising in real terms, but has stabilised as a share of GDP; Figure 1.10. Social spending increased least in countries most affected by the crisis; Figure 1.11. Spending on working-age cash transfers rose steeply; Figure 1.12. Unemployment benefit amounts changed little, but durations were extended substantially in some countries; Figure 1.13. More people receive unemployment benefit, but receipt of "inactive" benefits has largely remained stable
- But social policies are now at the core of fiscal consolidationFigure 1.14. Rising social spending and social needs, but decreasing fiscal space; Figure 1.15. Fiscal pressures will persist well into the next decade; Figure 1.16. Social transfers are more often part of consolidation plans than other areas of public spending; Table 1.1. Significant changes to unemployment, minimum-income, and incapacity benefits; Table 1.2. Significant changes to family-related benefits (family/child/child-birth/childcare benefit)
- Table 1.3. Significant changes to the generosity or accessibility of old-age pensions
